Jun 11 Biden hosts Pride Month celebration at White House, voices LGBTQ+ support By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Pride Month is being celebrated this year as state lawmakers have introduced at least 525 bills and enacted 78 bills that whittle away at LGBTQ+ rights, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Continue reading
Jun 10 North Carolina GOP votes to censure Sen. Tillis for support of LGBTQ+ rights, gun policies By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press As Sen. Tillis has gained influence in Congress for his willingness to work across the aisle, his record on LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and gun violence has raised concerns among some state Republicans that the senator has strayed from conservative values. Continue reading
Jun 10 Trump allies in Congress leap to defend former president after federal indictment By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents is set to play out in a federal court in Florida. But in the halls of Congress, Republicans have been preparing for months to wage an aggressive counteroffensive against… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Trump lashes out at Justice Department at GOP convention in Georgia In our news wrap Saturday, Trump spoke on the campaign trail a day after his federal indictment was unsealed, Ted Kaczynski died in federal prison, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said his country’s counteroffensive against Russia has begun, skies over the East… Continue watching
Jun 10 Trump gives 1st public speech since federal indictment to Republicans in Georgia By Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy, Jill Colvin, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Speaking at a Republican state convention in Georgia, Trump cast his indictment by the Department of Justice as an attempt to damage his chances of returning to the White House as he campaigns for a second term. Continue reading
Jun 09 Oregon looks to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come with a downside. Illegal growers offer huge amounts of cash to lease or buy land and then leave behind pollution, garbage and a drained… Continue reading
Jun 09 Sudan’s government declares UN envoy no longer welcome; warring sides agree to a brief cease-fire By Jack Jeffrey, Associated Press The announcement late Thursday comes weeks after the head of the country's military, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, demanded in a letter that envoy Volker Perthes be removed from his post. Continue reading
Jun 09 A dam collapses and thousands face the aftermath alone in Russian-occupied Ukraine By Yuras Karmanau, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Officials say more than 6,000 people have been evacuated from dozens of inundated cities, towns and villages on both sides of the river. But the true scale of the disaster remains unclear for a region that was once home to… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 9:32 DOJ accuses Trump of showing off classified documents and defying order to return them By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Alexis Cox, Jonah Anderson The Justice Department has formally accused former President Trump of grossly mishandling classified documents. The newly unsealed indictment runs to 37 counts in damning detail. They allege Trump showed almost casual indifference to protecting secret material, that he defied demands… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 10:01 National security experts weigh in on Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman Following the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump, Geoff Bennett discussed the case with two experts in national security and handling classified documents, Oona Hathaway, a former special counsel at the Pentagon, and Jamil Jaffer, who served in the… Continue watching