Jul 21 Watch 4:02 What the trial date for Trump’s classified documents case means for the 2024 election By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Saher Khan A federal judge set a May 2024 trial date in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. The judge rejected the Justice Department’s bid to go to trial in December and Trump's request for a delay until after… Continue watching
Jul 21 Russia comes under UN pressure to revive Ukrainian grain shipments amid global food crisis fears By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Moscow was also criticized by the U.N. and council members Friday for attacking Ukrainian Black Sea ports after it pulled out of the year-old grain deal on Monday and destroying critical port infrastructure. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 11:09 Capehart and Abernathy on how multiple Trump investigations affect the presidential race By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post contributor Gary Abernathy join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including how investigations into former President Trump are affecting the 2024 presidential race. Continue watching
Jul 21 Alabama lawmakers refuse to create a 2nd majority-Black congressional district By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The vote on Friday could defy an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice in elections and trigger a renewed battle over the state's political map. Continue reading
Jul 21 Biden names CIA Director William Burns as a member of his Cabinet By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press President Joe Biden elevated CIA Director William Burns to his Cabinet on Friday, a symbolic move that underscores the intelligence chief's influence and his work in U.S. support for Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 21 Trump Organization, Michael Cohen settle former attorney’s lawsuit over unpaid legal bills By Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Donald Trump's company and his former longtime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen have settled a lawsuit over Cohen's claims that he was unfairly stuck with big legal bills after getting entangled in investigations into the former president. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: Biden announces AI safeguards after meeting with tech leaders By Matt O'Brien, Zeke Miller, Associated Press On Friday, representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI are meeting with the president at the White House. Continue reading
Jul 20 Sen. Grassley releases full FBI memo with unverified claims about Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Republicans say the information is significant as they probe the financial affairs of the President Joe Biden's family, reviving previously debunked claims of financial wrongdoing. Continue reading
Jul 20 Israel’s Netanyahu rejects criticism on judicial plan, moves ahead toward key vote By Josef Federman, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with his contentious judicial overhaul, despite unprecedented mass protests at home, growing defections by military reservists and appeals from the U.S. president to put the plan on hold. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 10:43 RFK Jr. appears before Congress as his comments spreading misinformation draw scrutiny By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako All eyes are on the Republican primary this election cycle, but one Democratic underdog has been getting attention for his controversial comments spreading misinformation on a range of subjects. Lisa Desjardins reports on how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. captured the… Continue watching