Jul 18 Trump says he's been informed he's target of investigation into efforts to overturn 2020 election By Associated Press Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Jul 18 House Republicans propose ambitious reforestation plan in response to climate change By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Republicans remain opposed to government action to force emissions reductions. Instead, they have embraced the idea of planting a trillion trees. Continue reading
Jul 17 College students struggling with hunger face potential loss of food stamp benefits By Ashraf Khalil, Adriana Morga, Associated Press COVID-era rule changes made it easier for as many as 3 million students to enter the program. But now those changes are expiring, and thousands will be gradually removed from a program they say is still vital to their ability… Continue reading
Jul 17 UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says in a report that the Taliban's Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialized medical studies. Continue reading
Jul 17 Top official in Justice Department's criminal division to depart at the end of July By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite's tenure has included combatting human smuggling and international criminal networks, prosecution of white-collar crime and work to hold Russia accountable for war crimes in Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: U.S., China discuss curbing coal usage and methane emissions By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met with his Chinese counterpart pushing for a curb on coal usage and methane emissions, Russia is warning Ukraine will answer for an attack that closed the bridge linking Russia… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 7:55 Dick Gephardt discusses bipartisan group opposing third-party presidential candidates By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Matt Loffman A new bipartisan organization is opposing the effort by the group No Labels to run a third-party candidate in the 2024 presidential race. That's with concerns growing among Democrats and Republicans opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy that a third-party candidate… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 8:42 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on third-party candidate impact and 2024 fundraising 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 third-party candidates and newly-released fundraising totals in the 2024 presidential race. Continue watching
Jul 17 Abortion in Iowa is legal again for the moment after a judge blocks new restrictions By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press The judge's decision on Monday means abortion is once again legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy while the courts assess the new law's constitutionality. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watchdog calls for House committee to uninvite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after his comments are blasted as antisemitic By Ali Swenson, Associated Press A watchdog group has asked a U.S. House committee to rescind an invitation to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the Democratic presidential candidate was filmed falsely suggesting COVID could have been "ethnically targeted" to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people. Continue reading