Dec 19 This is what political division looks like in the U.S. right now By Judy Woodruff Eleven months, 14 states and 21 reports into "America at a Crossroads," I’ve seen examples of people trying to bridge the partisan divide, but I’m still dismayed by the division and the vitriol. Continue reading
Dec 19 WATCH: Biden speaks at memorial service for former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Chief Justice John Roberts are scheduled to speak at the funeral held at Washington National Cathedral. Continue reading
Dec 19 North Carolina's 2024 election maps are racially biased, voting-rights advocates say in new lawsuit By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Republicans for the 2024 elections, saying legislative leaders unlawfully weakened the electoral influence of Black voters. Continue reading
Dec 19 Israel strikes southern Gaza, raids hospital in the north as war continues with renewed U.S. support By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Israeli forces raided one of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza's north and bombarded the south with airstrikes that killed at least 28 Palestinians despite rising international alarm. Continue reading
Dec 18 UN human rights expert expresses concern as Russian opposition leader Navalny disappears in prison system By Emma Burrows, Associated Press Navalny's allies said he failed to appear in court as expected Monday and they were still searching for him in Russia's extensive prison system 13 days after his legal team had contact with him. Continue reading
Dec 18 Serbia's opposition takes to the streets claiming election fraud in Sunday's vote By Jovana Gec, Associated Press International monitors have said that Serbia's tense weekend snap vote was held in "unjust conditions" and they urged the authorities to investigate reports of irregularities as opposition supporters took to the streets to protest. Continue reading
Dec 18 North Dakota lawsuit to recoup policing costs for pipeline protests set for trial By Jack Dura, Associated Press A federal judge has scheduled a trial in North Dakota's lawsuit for the federal government to cover the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in 2016 and 2017. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 8:40 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on immigration reform and the 2024 election 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 Senate negotiations over Ukraine funding and a border deal, the importance of immigration policy in the… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 8:11 Political experts examine America's divisions heading into 2024 election By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson, Christine Romo All this year, Judy Woodruff has been exploring the deep divisions we see playing out every day in the country. She’s distilled much of that reporting into a special airing Tuesday night on PBS. For that, she recently sat down… Continue watching
Dec 18 At least 13 dead, 178 injured after a massive fuel depot explosion in Guinea's capital By Boubacar Diallo, Associated Press It is not clear what caused the explosion that damaged the heart of the Kaloum administrative district that's home to most government offices. Continue reading