Nov 29 Lawmakers call for greater protections for migrant teens in U.S. detention camp By Martha Mendoza, Garance Burke, Associated Press More than 2,300 teens are being held at the remote tent city in Tornillo, Texas, which opened in June. Lawmakers on Thursday called for stricter background checks, more mental health support and a public hearing to further investigate problems. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 7:55 Lack of Khashoggi intelligence forges ‘unusual alliance’ in the Senate Saudi Arabia was in the spotlight as the Senate considered U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen and intelligence about Jamal Khashoggi's murder. While Secretary of State Mike Pompeo helped lead the briefing, CIA director Gina Haspel's absence stunned… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 5:55 News Wrap: Market rises on signs interest rate hikes may slow Wall Street saw gains across the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 amidst signs interest rate hikes might slow. Fed chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged that “moving too fast” could jeopardize economic growth, although he also cautioned against going… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 6:10 American prisons are hell. For women, they’re even worse The U.S. incarcerates more people than any other country--over two million. Roughly 200,000 of them are female. But existing American prisons are often ill-equipped to handle the specific needs of women and girls. Amna Nawaz talks to Andrea James, a… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 2:44 How this Cleveland pants factory is sewing hope By Darrielle Snipes The nonprofit Vocational Guidance Services (VGS) hires and trains people living with disabilities, who can have a hard time finding work. It has held a government contract for about 20 years, and its Cleveland factory produces thousands of women’s military… Continue watching
Nov 28 2 Iranian hackers charged for U.S. ransomware extortion scheme By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The computer hackers are accused of creating ransomware known as SamSam that encrypted data on the computers of more than 200 victims, including the cities of Atlanta and Newark, New Jersey. Continue reading
Nov 28 Groups demand end to info-sharing on asylum-seeking children By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Earlier this year, the federal agency tasked with caring for asylum-seeking children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border officially took on a new, little heralded role: helping to deport relatives of the young migrants. Continue reading
Nov 27 Mother whose infant died after detention files claim against U.S. for $60 million By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Yazmin Juarez's lawyers said 1-year-old Mariee developed a respiratory illness while she and her mother were detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. The girl died six weeks later in Philadelphia. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 6:29 Mueller says Manafort broke his plea deal. Here’s why that’s ‘extremely unusual’ Paul Manafort is in legal hot water once again, as prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller have accused him of breaking his plea agreement and lying both to them and to the FBI “on a variety of subject matters.” What… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 7:22 News Wrap: Trump warns he may cancel GM subsidies In our Tuesday news wrap, President Donald Trump tweeted that he is considering eliminating all federal subsidies for GM. Economic adviser Larry Kudlow referred to the president’s “disappointment” over the auto giant’s decision to close several American factories. Also, questions… Continue watching