Jul 24 WATCH: White House holds briefing as feds sue Texas governor over floating border barrier By Tia Goldenberg, Isaac Scharf, Associated Press The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a newly installed floating barrier on the Rio Grande that is the Republican's latest aggressive tactic to try stopping migrants from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. Continue reading
Jul 24 Texas uses disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire to stop migration on border By Valerie Gonzalez, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. The Republican is pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldoze border islands… Continue reading
Jul 24 American-led UN Command says it's communicating with North Korea about U.S. soldier By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The American-led U.N. Command says it has started a conversation with North Korea about a U.S. soldier who ran into the North last week across one of the world's most heavily fortified borders. Continue reading
Jul 23 Biden will establish a national monument for Emmett Till, Black teen lynched in 1955 By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, and his mother, a White House official… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 5:31 Oklahoma death row prisoner's case reignites debate over capital punishment By Adam Kemp, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn Death row prisoner Richard Glossip has been scheduled to be executed in Oklahoma nine times since 2015. The courts have delayed his execution each time so that legal challenges could be considered. Now, Glossip is asking the Supreme Court to… Continue watching
Jul 21 New report points to homicide rate declines in U.S. cities after pandemic spike By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Homicides are declining in a cross-section of American cities, though their numbers remain higher than before the coronavirus pandemic took hold. That is according to a new report analyzing data from 30 U.S. cities. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 4:02 What the trial date for Trump's classified documents case means for the 2024 election By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Saher Khan A federal judge set a May 2024 trial date in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. The judge rejected the Justice Department’s bid to go to trial in December and Trump's request for a delay until after… Continue watching
Jul 21 Russia comes under UN pressure to revive Ukrainian grain shipments amid global food crisis fears By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Moscow was also criticized by the U.N. and council members Friday for attacking Ukrainian Black Sea ports after it pulled out of the year-old grain deal on Monday and destroying critical port infrastructure. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 11:09 Capehart and Abernathy on how multiple Trump investigations affect the presidential race By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post contributor Gary Abernathy join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including how investigations into former President Trump are affecting the 2024 presidential race. Continue watching
Jul 21 Alabama lawmakers refuse to create a 2nd majority-Black congressional district By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The vote on Friday could defy an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice in elections and trigger a renewed battle over the state's political map. Continue reading