Aug 04 The federal civil rights law behind the Trump Jan. 6 indictment, explained By Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis The latest federal charges against former President Donald Trump are the result of “the most egregious” actions he took in office, according to Quinta Jurecic, fellow at the Brookings Institution and senior editor at Lawfare. Continue reading
Aug 04 3 years after Beirut port blast, political intrigue foils prosecutions and even the death toll is disputed By Bassem Mroue, Lujain Jo, Associated Press Hundreds of people marched in the Lebanese capital on Friday to mark the anniversary, with some family members of the victims calling on the international community to help in the investigation. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 7:15 GOP presidential candidates avoid discussing climate change on campaign trail By William Brangham, Saher Khan The 2024 Republican presidential campaign season is in full swing and candidates are stumping on a host of key issues. But one topic that’s missing from their agenda is climate change. Despite a summer of record-setting heat, new polling shows… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 10:10 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's latest indictment and climate politics By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the latest indictment of former President Trump and the importance of climate policy going into the 2024… Continue watching
Aug 04 Wisconsin judge orders the release of records sought related to fake Trump elector By Scott Bauer, Associated Press A Wisconsin judge has ordered the state elections commission to release all records it has related to one of its Republican members and his role as one of 10 people who posed as fake electors in 2020 for former President… Continue reading
Aug 04 In Oklahoma, a new test of religion in public schools By Adam Kemp A new lawsuit is challenging what would be the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school. Continue reading
Aug 04 An American billionaire says he'll stop funding the think tank behind Israel's controversial judicial overhaul By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The decision on Friday by Arthur Dantchik, a 65-year-old libertarian multibillionaire, to cut funding to the Kohelet Policy Forum reflects the scope of the unrelenting protest movement against Netanyahu's plans to weaken the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Aug 04 In Niger, the U.S. seeks to hang on to its last, best counterterrorism outpost in West Africa By Ellen Knickmeyer, Sam Mednick, Cara Anna, Associated Press Abandoning Niger risks not only a surge in jihadist groups in West Africa, but even greater influence by Russia's Wagner mercenary group. Continue reading
Aug 04 In latest violence, 18-year-old Palestinian killed during Israeli military raid By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Violence has spiraled in the northern West Bank, with the rise of Palestinian armed groups carrying out shooting attacks against Israelis and daily arrest raids by the Israeli military. Continue reading
Aug 04 Both expelled members of 'Tennessee Three' win back their state House seats after special election By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press The young Black lawmakers had been reinstated by local officials after being booted from the GOP-dominated Statehouse, but only on an interim basis. Continue reading