Jan 06 Watch 6:07 McCarthy still short of votes to become speaker, but emerging deal chips away at holdouts By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz After four days and 13 rounds of voting, the House made some progress Friday but has still failed to elect a speaker. More than a dozen Republicans switched their votes to support Congressman Kevin McCarthy, but a handful of hard-right… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 3:16 Jan. 6 attack anniversary marked with ceremonies at Capitol and White House By Geoff Bennett, Sam Weber Friday marks two years since the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The anniversary was marked in ceremonies in front of the Capitol building itself and at the White House. Geoff Bennett reports. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: New border restrictions in place for asylum seekers In our news wrap Friday, asylum seekers from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti ran into new restrictions along the southern border that sends them back to Mexico if they cross illegally, Mexican authorities are working to restore order in Culiacan after… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 5:24 Hiring slows in December as worker shortage still presents challenges By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Friday's jobs report signaled good news for those who are worried about a recession and inflation. It also capped a very strong year for the jobs market overall with more than 4.5 million new jobs created in 2022. That's the… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 9:28 Where Jan 6. prosecutions stand two years after Capitol attack By Lisa Desjardins, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mike Fritz Two years on from the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on where efforts to hold those responsible stand. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 10:20 Brooks and Capehart on the political chaos in the House New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the political fight in the House unlike any seen since the Civil War and the second anniversary… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 6:42 New project spotlights work of modern Indigenous American artists By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson Once overlooked, but no more. Art by modern Indigenous American artists is getting more attention these days. And one new project has found a way to push the movement further forward. Jeffrey Brown has the first report in a series… Continue watching
Jan 06 WATCH: The effect of Jan. 6 on America’s democracy, 2 years later By Casey Kuhn, Laura Barrón-López Yascha Mounk, author of “The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure,” said while he is concerned and wary about how the 2024 election will go, there is good news about how the 2022 elections… Continue reading
Jan 06 Idaho Supreme Court tosses lawsuits aiming to block abortion bans By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press The court dismissed lawsuits brought by Planned Parenthood against the governor and leaders of the Legislature that had sought to block the implementation and enforcement of the state's new abortion bans. Continue reading
Jan 06 U.S. Marine Corps compelled to allow Sikh Americans to begin basic training with turbans, beards By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang A federal court of appeals has granted a preliminary injunction to immediately allow two Sikh Americans to begin basic training in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) with their turbans, beards, and unshorn hair required by their faith. Continue reading