Jul 11 False election claims have damaged GOP confidence in vote count, AP-NORC poll says By Christina A. Cassidy, Linley Sanders, Associated Press A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that just 22% of Republicans have high confidence in the 2024 vote count compared to 71% of Democrats. Continue reading
Jul 11 Grand jury to weigh charges against Trump in Georgia election probe By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been investigating since shortly after Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in early 2021 and suggested the state's top elections official could help him “find 11,780 votes,” just enough needed to… Continue reading
Jul 11 WATCH: Senate panel examines merger between PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf By Associated Press The negotiators of a business deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi funders of LIV Golf discussed ousting LIV chief executive Greg Norman and giving Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy their own LIV teams. Continue reading
Jul 10 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking end of a political era By Mike Corder, Raf Cassert, Associated Press Rutte's four-party ruling coalition resigned Friday after failing to agree on a package of measures to rein in migration. No date has yet been set for the election. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 7:52 Eastern U.S. hit with flooding as heat wave drags on in West and South By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart Extreme weather is making an impact from one end of the country to the other. Ferocious heat and heavy rains persisted Monday and millions of Americans were left to cope and clean up. Stephanie Sy reports on flooding in the… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: Biden meets with King Charles ahead of NATO summit In our news wrap Monday, President Biden met with King Charles at Windsor Castle ahead of the NATO summit in Lithuania, officials blamed a Russian-guided bomb for killing seven people in who gathered to receive humanitarian aid in southern Ukraine,… Continue watching
Jul 10 Solomon Islands leader visits Beijing, highlighting the U.S.-China rivalry in South Pacific By Associated Press The Solomon Islands has been China's biggest success in a campaign to expand its presence in the South Pacific. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 6:27 U.S. ambassador to NATO discusses future of alliance ahead of crucial summit By Laura Barrón-López, Dan Sagalyn, Tess Conciatori Turkey's president said he would put Sweden's bid for NATO membership before the Turkish parliament. Erdogan had insisted Sweden needed to first crack down on Kurdish militants who have sought refuge in Scandinavia. It comes as leaders from NATO's 31… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 8:52 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s trip to Europe and presidential campaign politics 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 President Biden's trip to Europe and presidential campaign developments. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 5:43 Affirmative action ruling raises concerns over impact on medical school diversity By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings There are concerns about how the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions could affect the medical profession. Currently, just 5.7 percent of doctors in the U.S. are Black and nearly 7 percent are Hispanic. There’s worry… Continue watching