Oct 04 Watch 3:43 Amid Ukraine furor, IRS whistleblower alleges Treasury wrongdoing The IRS conducts annual audits of the president’s and vice president’s tax returns in a process intended to be protected from politics. But now, a whistleblower is alleging that at least one political appointee at the Treasury Department interfered with… Continue watching
Oct 04 Supreme Court takes up Louisiana abortion law By Associated Press The Supreme court will consider Louisiana's law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Continue reading
Oct 04 Ukraine to review case into company that employed Hunter Biden By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Prosecutors are auditing all the cases that were closed or dismissed by former prosecutors, including several related to Mykola Zlochevsky, owner of the gas company Burisma that hired Hunter Biden in 2014,… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 6:44 Why Flint residents are still dealing with water worries, 5 years after lead crisis By John Yang, Rachel Wellford Since 2014, Flint, Michigan, has been synonymous with tainted water. Five years on, not all of the city's residents have access to safe water. Some wait for hours in line to obtain bottled water, while others deal with the physical… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 6:27 How General Motors strike reflects pivotal moment for U.S. auto industry A national strike by the United Auto Workers is now in its 18th day. The walkout of 46,000 employees affects more than 50 General Motors sites, and although the two sides continue to talk and are said to be making… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 7:32 'Border Wars' examines what motivated Trump's focus on immigration The Trump administration’s policies around immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border have stirred major controversy for more than a year. Now a new book, “Border Wars,” examines how the administration implemented its “zero tolerance” policy and looked for other ways to… Continue watching
Oct 03 WATCH: Law enforcement should be able to access encrypted online messages, Barr says By Associated Press U.S. Attorney General William Barr and other U.S., U.K. and Australian officials are pressing Facebook to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages sent by users, re-igniting tensions between tech companies and law enforcement. Continue reading
Oct 03 New data shows how basic universal income recipients spent free money By Adam Beam, Associated Press The first data from an experiment in a California city where needy people get $500 a month from the government shows they spend most of it on things like food, clothing and utility bills. Continue reading
Oct 03 Some in GOP want inquiry into Trump, but balk at impeachment talk By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Their comments represent thin cracks in what has been a solid foundation for Trump, a sign that some rank-and-file Republicans are unwilling to dismiss the inquiry as baseless. Continue reading
Oct 03 State with heavy greenhouse gas emissions moves to join climate initiative By Marc Levy, Associated Press Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf took a step toward capping greenhouse gas emissions from power plants Thursday, part of an effort to fight climate change in a heavily populated and fossil fuel-rich state that has long been one of the nation's… Continue reading