May 23 Watch 7:42 Basketball legend Dawn Staley reflects on successes and challenges in ‘Uncommon Favor’ By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris Dawn Staley is a woman of many titles: five-time WNBA all-star, Olympic gold medalist, head coach and now an author. In her first book, Staley reflects on the lessons that made her who she is today. Amna Nawaz spoke with… Continue watching
May 23 Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s efforts to prevent foreign students from enrolling at Harvard By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Harvard filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts earlier Friday. Continue reading
May 23 Harvard sues Trump administration over barring enrollment of foreign students By Collin Binkley, Associated Press In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Boston, Harvard University said the government’s action violates the First Amendment and will have an “immediate and devastating effect for Harvard and more than 7,000 visa holders.”… Continue reading
May 22 This Louisiana community preps for hurricane season as questions linger about federal storm response By Joshua Barajas “These hurricanes are coming at us faster and they’re coming for a longer time of the year. They’re producing more rain, higher winds. And they’re going to places that may never have experienced that before."… Continue reading
May 22 Watch 5:55 News Wrap: Trump administration revokes Harvard’s ability to enroll international students In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration escalated its battle with Harvard University and revoked the school's ability to enroll international students, a federal judge blocked President Trump's executive order to shut down the Department of Education and the… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 8:49 Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ report targets vaccines, food supply and prescription drugs By Ali Rogin, Jackson Hudgins, Azhar Merchant President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released a report about the uptick in chronic childhood diseases and what they say are the underlying causes. The report from the "Make America Healthy Again" commission is… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 9:54 Tapper and Thompson discuss book claiming Biden’s inner circle hid signs of decline By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby The presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump altered the state of the race, upended the Democratic presidential ticket and changed the course of political history. It also revealed a version of Biden that Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson… Continue watching
May 22 WATCH: Federal authorities announce murder charges in fatal shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington as they left an event at a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza," federal… Continue reading
May 22 What to know about ‘no tax on tips,’ Trump’s tax pledge that’s in the GOP budget bill By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The proposal has widespread support from the public, but many critics say it would come with an enormous cost to the government while doing little to help the workers who need it most. Continue reading
May 22 Judge allows Mahmoud Khalil to hold newborn son for first time despite Trump administration objections By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Detained activist Mahmoud Khalil was allowed to hold his son for the first time after a judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the father and infant separated by a plexiglass divider. Continue reading