Oct 08 WATCH: Vance says Microsoft is being suspended from green card program for H-1B visa workers By Rebecca Santana, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using H-1B visas as it accuses the company of fraud. Continue reading
Oct 08 Report alleges Ambassador Guilfoyle improperly asked a donor to pay her credit card bill. Rubio refuses to comment By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that he would not discuss the allegations contained in a Wall Street Journal story that said U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle had asked a donor and supporter of President Donald Trump to… Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Trump awards Elon Musk the National Medal of Science, among other awards for tech execs By Associated Press The president gave the National Medal of Science to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Lisa Su, CEO of the semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 4:05 Why French students are leading massive protests across the country By William Denselow Protests are continuing in France, a day after more than 250,000 people took to the streets across the country to demand education reforms. Demonstrations began in mid-September, fueled by frustrations over classroom sizes and poor building conditions. Special correspondent William… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: Lawyer says Christa Pike 'angry and confused' following botched execution In our news wrap Wednesday, Christa Pike's lawyers say she is "angry and confused" after regaining consciousness following her botched execution, a congressional candidate in Arizona says she was raped while trying to repair campaign signs and Tropical Storm Isaias… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 3:55 Georgia governor's debate highlights voters' top concerns By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson, Doug Adams While much of the focus this midterm season is on congressional races, there are also 36 states across the country holding elections for governor. One of those is Georgia, a purple state where the former Democratic mayor of Atlanta, Keisha… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 7:27 Republican and Democratic strategists on closing messages and where they expect to win By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura Republicans hold a massive financial advantage, but it’s Democrats making gains in the polls in the final month of the midterm elections cycle. To discuss each party's closing strategy, Amna Nawaz sat down with Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir and Republican… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 4:44 Oct. 7 survivor channels trauma into movement for new generation of Israeli leaders By Nick Schifrin, Karl Bostic Israel is marking the third anniversary of one of its darkest days. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists stormed Israeli communities, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 251 more. Nick Schifrin reports on one survivor and his determination to create, out… Continue watching
Oct 07 Trump's $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions aren't eligible. Critics see a political stunt By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press President Donald Trump says his administration will make one-time payments of $90 per person to help more than 20 million Medicare enrollees pay for their Part B premiums. It will cost about $2 billion. Continue reading
Oct 07 Flight attendants' union raises safety concerns over Trump's Washington arch By Gary Fields, Associated Press The union representing thousands of flight attendants said Wednesday it has safety concerns about President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch that will be on final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Continue reading