Jan 06 Watch 3:32 Trump’s short-lived voting fraud commission had no impact on election laws By PBS News Hour President Trump this week dissolved the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, a body that was supposed to root out and prevent suspected voter fraud after Trump’s unverified claim that “millions of people who voted illegally” cost him the popular… Continue watching
Jan 06 WATCH: Trump says he’d be open to talking with North Korean leader By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump, shelving comparisons about the size of a "nuclear button," said Saturday he is open to talking with the North Korean leader. Continue reading
Jan 06 Cloud of uncertainty over legalized pot as feds end Obama-era accommodation By By Anna Gorman and Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Three days after California businesses began selling marijuana for recreational use, a policy change by the federal government has sparked uncertainty about the future of legalized cannabis and provoked sharp reactions from officials in the state and around the nation. Continue reading
Jan 06 Federal tax overhaul could lead to changes in some states By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press In New Jersey and California, top Democratic officials want to let people make charitable contributions to the state instead of paying certain taxes. In Connecticut and New York, officials are exploring a switch from income taxes to new ones on… Continue reading
Jan 06 AP report: Trump seeks $18 billion to extend border wall over 10 years By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: FBI investigating the Clinton Foundation By PBS News Hour The FBI is reportedly investigating whether the Clintons promised or delivered any political favors in exchange for charitable contributions to the Clinton Foundation. Also: Bitter cold continues to numb the East Coast, with at least seven people dying in weather-related… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 10:11 Gretchen Carlson says it’s time to modernize the Miss America pageant By PBS News Hour Former FOX News host Gretchen Carlson, who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against her then-boss Roger Ailes, was recently appointed chair of the Miss America Organization’s board of directors. She describes her efforts to change sexual harassment laws, how she’s… Continue watching
Jan 05 Immigrant acquitted of San Francisco killing is sentenced for gun charge By Paul Elias, Associated Press A Mexican man acquitted of murder in the shooting death of a San Francisco woman that sparked a national immigration debate was sentenced to time served for illegal gun possession Friday. Continue reading
Jan 05 The fallout of police violence is killing black women like Erica Garner By Christen A. Smith, The Conversation An anthropologist, who studies the impact of police violence on black communities, examines the ways that police violence kills black women slowly through trauma, pain and loss. Continue reading
Jan 05 Senators refer Christopher Steele, Trump dossier author, for possible criminal charges By Mary Clare Jalonick and Chad Day, Associated Press Two Republican senators have made the first known criminal referral in congressional investigations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading