Jun 09 Watch 10:01 National security experts weigh in on Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman Following the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump, Geoff Bennett discussed the case with two experts in national security and handling classified documents, Oona Hathaway, a former special counsel at the Pentagon, and Jamil Jaffer, who served in the… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 11:32 Brooks and Marcus on the Trump indictment and the political fallout to come By Geoff Bennett, David Brooks New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor and columnist Ruth Marcus join Geoff Bennett to discuss the historic federal indictment of former President Trump and the political fallout that’s to come. Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 9:23 Movement to return land taken from Black and Indigenous people in the U.S. gains momentum By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson As cities and states across the country consider various forms of reparations, California has led the way in returning land to the descendants of the dispossessed. This includes African Americans and Native Americans. But as Stephanie Sy reports, the wealth,… Continue watching
Jun 09 Smoke from Canada eases as backup arrives to help fight ongoing wildfires By Associated Press A contingent of 100 French firefighters landed in Canada and were en route to the fire region Friday. Hundreds more are expected to arrive from the U.S., Portugal an Spain in the coming days, and there should be about 1,200… Continue reading
Jun 09 Read the full Trump indictment on mishandling of classified documents By News Desk The former president faces federal charges related to the mishandling of classified documents, obstructing justice and making false statements. Continue reading
Jun 09 How some families are banned from food stamps for life due to past drug convictions By Laura Santhanam A 1996 federal law allows states to place lifetime bans on SNAP benefits from people who hold felony drug convictions. But advocates say it only succeeds in undermining a person’s ability to start over. Continue reading
Jun 09 ‘The momentum is irreversible.’ More states are removing time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits By David Sharp, Associated Press Advocates say momentum is growing for completely removing the statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits. Maryland followed Maine and Vermont to become the only three states to have eliminated all time limits on lawsuits. Continue reading
Jun 09 Impeached Texas attorney general’s business associate jailed on federal charges By Jake Bleiberg, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press FBI agents have arrested a Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Continue reading
Jun 09 What we know about the Trump documents indictment so far, and what’s next By Meg Kinnard, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump faces 37 counts related to the mishandling of classified documents, according to the indictment unsealed Friday. The charges include counts of retaining classified information, obstructing justice and making false statements, among other crimes. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 4:56 Trump indicted on federal charges in classified documents investigation By Stephanie Sy, Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on federal charges connected to classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate by the FBI last August. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he had been indicted and summoned to appear… Continue watching