Jun 09 Oregon looks to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come with a downside. Illegal growers offer huge amounts of cash to lease or buy land and then leave behind pollution, garbage and a drained… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 9:32 DOJ accuses Trump of showing off classified documents and defying order to return them By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Alexis Cox, Jonah Anderson The Justice Department has formally accused former President Trump of grossly mishandling classified documents. The newly unsealed indictment runs to 37 counts in damning detail. They allege Trump showed almost casual indifference to protecting secret material, that he defied demands… Continue watching
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