Jun 06 WATCH: House hearing examines law enforcement staffing challenges at the U.S. border By News Desk Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari will testify that there is inadequate staffing to handle migrant crossings at the southern border. Continue reading
Jun 06 WATCH: Amtrak CEO testifies before House hearing on improving train operations By News Desk Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner and Northeast Corridor Commission executive director Mitch Warren testified before a subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure that focuses on railroads, pipelines and hazardous materials. Continue reading
Jun 06 Atlanta City Council approves project decried as 'Cop City,' rejecting activists' fierce opposition By R.J. Rico, Associated Press For about 14 hours, residents again and again took to the podium to slam the project, saying it would be a gross misuse of public funds to build the huge facility in a large urban forest in a poor, majority-Black… Continue reading
Jun 05 WATCH: Biden says Chiefs are 'building a dynasty' as he hosts Super Bowl champs at White House By Associated Press Speaking on the South Lawn, Biden praised the team for playing with “the real joy of the game and love for each other and the great city you represent.”… Continue reading
Jun 05 Scholar, progressive activist Cornel West says he will run for president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidate By Associated Press He says he wants to empower people who have been "pushed to the margins." West is a well known Black scholar and author, and a former professor at Harvard and Princeton universities. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 3:03 GOP presidential candidates flock to Iowa as 2024 race heats up By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens While the frontrunner sat out, 2024 presidential hopefuls gathered in Iowa for an annual “Roast and Ride” event hosted by Sen. Joni Ernst. Laura Barrón-López reports on an increasingly crowded GOP presidential field. Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 8:11 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on how GOP candidates are taking on Trump By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman “Does Donald Trump show up?” That’s the question looming over debates, campaign rallies and all of the traditional events leading up to the 2024 presidential election. A growing field of GOP contenders hope to wrestle the party away from the… Continue watching
Jun 05 2-year-old Palestinian shot by Israeli troops in West Bank dies of wounds By Associated Press The Israeli military has said it opened fire after gunmen in the area shot at an Israeli guard post at a nearby Jewish settlement. But the boy's father said he was driving with his son to visit an uncle when… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 6:13 Investigation reveals effort to undermine election integrity tool By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura A national tool called the Electronic Registration Information Center helps states verify voter registrations, but a conspiracy theory spread online has inspired many state lawmakers to withdraw from the program. NPR’s Miles Parks speaks with Amna Nawaz about the potential… Continue watching
Jun 05 WWII veterans return to Utah Beach to commemorate the 79th anniversary of D-Day By Sylvie Corbet, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control. Continue reading