Jul 18 WATCH: Austin, Gen. Milley hold news briefing after Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting By Associated Press Ukrainian forces have a “significant amount of combat power” that hasn't yet been committed to the war, the top U.S. military officer said Tuesday, saying Kyiv is conserving some of its tactical effort while troops slowly work their way through… Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump’s pretrial hearing in classified documents case ends with no decision on trial date By Adriana Gomez Licon, Eric Tucker, Associated Press At issue during Tuesday's arguments is a 1980 law known as the Classified Information Procedures Act, a statute that governs how classified information is handled by the parties in a criminal prosecution. Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump says he’s been informed he’s target of investigation into efforts to overturn 2020 election By Associated Press Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Jul 18 House Republicans propose ambitious reforestation plan in response to climate change By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Republicans remain opposed to government action to force emissions reductions. Instead, they have embraced the idea of planting a trillion trees. Continue reading
Jul 17 College students struggling with hunger face potential loss of food stamp benefits By Ashraf Khalil, Adriana Morga, Associated Press COVID-era rule changes made it easier for as many as 3 million students to enter the program. But now those changes are expiring, and thousands will be gradually removed from a program they say is still vital to their ability… Continue reading
Jul 17 UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says in a report that the Taliban's Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialized medical studies. Continue reading
Jul 17 Top official in Justice Department’s criminal division to depart at the end of July By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite's tenure has included combatting human smuggling and international criminal networks, prosecution of white-collar crime and work to hold Russia accountable for war crimes in Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: U.S., China discuss curbing coal usage and methane emissions By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met with his Chinese counterpart pushing for a curb on coal usage and methane emissions, Russia is warning Ukraine will answer for an attack that closed the bridge linking Russia… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 7:55 Dick Gephardt discusses bipartisan group opposing third-party presidential candidates By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Matt Loffman A new bipartisan organization is opposing the effort by the group No Labels to run a third-party candidate in the 2024 presidential race. That's with concerns growing among Democrats and Republicans opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy that a third-party candidate… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 8:42 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on third-party candidate impact and 2024 fundraising By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including third-party candidates and newly-released fundraising totals in the 2024 presidential race. Continue watching