Jun 30 Watch 6:11 U.S. failed to plan for worst-case scenarios before Afghanistan withdrawal, review says By Ali Rogin, Dan Sagalyn A long-awaited report on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has identified several failings that contributed to the chaos. The State Department review concluded that both the Trump and Biden administrations failed to consider worst-case scenarios for what would happen when… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 5:49 Colleges adapt admissions programs in wake of affirmative action ruling By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow As colleges and universities digest the Supreme Court ruling that effectively ended affirmative action, schools are left to grapple with how to revamp their admission policies to ensure the diversity of their campuses. That will be a challenge and some… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 6:56 GOP presidential candidates appear at far-right Moms for Liberty event By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman In the past few years, many Republican-led states have enacted new laws rolling back the teaching of race and LGBTQ+ rights in classrooms and banning books on those subjects. And in many cases, the push for these new restrictions is… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 10:47 Brooks and Capehart on the implications of the Supreme Court's landmark decisions By Geoff Bennett, David Brooks, Jonathan Capehart New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the implications of the Supreme Court’s major decisions this week. Continue watching
Jun 30 WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Supreme Court strikes down Biden student debt plan By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively killed President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans. Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: Biden speaks after Supreme Court strikes down student loan relief plan By Will Weissert, Colleen Long, Associated Press Hours after the Supreme Court ruling, Biden commented from the White House, trying to stay on the political offensive even as the ruling undermined a key promise to young voters who will be vital to his 2024 reelection campaign. Continue reading
Jun 30 Prosecutors turn over more than 80,000 pages of material to Rep. George Santos in fraud case By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The New York Republican has pleaded not guilty to money laundering, wire fraud, theft of public services and making false statements to Congress. Continue reading
Jun 30 What the Supreme Court ruling against student loan forgiveness means for you By Adriana Morga, Cora Lewis, Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debt, effectively killing the $400 billion plan. Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: PBS NewsHour's John Yang on the latest Supreme Court decisions By Kenichi Serino and Associated Press A sharply divided Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debts for millions of Americans. Continue reading
Jun 30 Elián González 23 years later: From a focus of international custody battle to member of Cuba's congress By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press Elián González has the same big, expressive eyes he did 23 years ago when an international custody battle transformed him into the face of the long-strained relations between Cuba and the United States. Continue reading