Feb 10 Shutdown deadline looms as wall negotiations hit a snag By Jonathan Lemire, Alan Fram, Associated Press Republican Sen. Richard Shelby told “Fox News Sunday” that talks between Republicans and Democrats to negotiate a deal that will prevent another partial government shutdown have "stalled," after a dispute about immigration detentions. Continue reading
Feb 10 More states adopting gun-seizure laws after Parkland tragedy By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press In the year since the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school, more and more states have passed laws making it easier to take guns away from people who may be suicidal or bent on violence against others, and… Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 5:17 The tense U.S.-Iran relationship, 40 years after the Islamic Revolution By PBS NewsHour This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution when Ayatollah Khomeini returned to establish an Islamic republic and toppled the U.S.-backed regime of the Shah. Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the history… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 4:13 Border wall funds debated by congressional committee A bipartisan group of Congress members working on a deal to avoid another partial government shutdown next Friday are still negotiating some major issues including the funding amount for increased border security and number of detention beds. Annie Karni of… Continue watching
Feb 09 Virginia Gov. Northam, Lt. Gov. Fairfax reject growing calls for resignation By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Calls were mounting for Virginia’s lieutenant governor to resign Saturday, at the tail end of an astonishing week that saw the state’s top three elected officials — all Democrats — embroiled in potentially career-ending scandals fraught with questions of race,… Continue reading
Feb 09 Likely deal to prevent shutdown would give Trump fraction of $5.7 billion wall money By Alan Fram, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Congressional bargainers are working toward a border security deal amid indications that the White House is preparing to accept a bipartisan agreement that would give President Donald Trump a fraction of the money he’s demanded for his proposed southern border… Continue reading
Feb 09 Black Virginia voters feel betrayed, left in no-win scenario By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press Black voters who factored prominently in the 2017 election and helped Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam win are feeling betrayed over scandals that have engulfed the state this past week: a governor and attorney general who wore blackface and a lieutenant… Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren enters 2020 presidential race By Elana Schor, Associated Press Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her bid for the presidency official on Saturday in this working-class city, grounding her 2020 campaign in a populist call to fight economic inequality and build “an America that works for everyone.”… Continue reading
Feb 08 Opinion: Why I am celebrating ‘Black Lives Matter at School’ By Jesse Hagopian We worried that when the day actually came, few might be bold enough to publicly proclaim their belief in the value of black lives. Then the t-shirt orders started coming in. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 7:42 Why Bezos’ accusations against the National Enquirer are a ‘big deal’ Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is accusing the National Enquirer of extortion and blackmail. Bezos says its parent company, AMI, tried to deter him from investigating how the tabloid obtained intimate photos of his extramarital affair. The New York Times' Jim… Continue watching