Jun 27 Watch 5:13 Supreme Court rejects legal theory that could have thrown 2024 election into disarray By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan The Supreme Court rejected a legal theory that state legislatures have almost unlimited power to decide the rules for federal elections and draw partisan congressional maps without interference from state courts. Trump allies raised the theory as part of an… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 5:36 Audio of Trump discussing classified material further complicates his legal troubles By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura Newly leaked audio appears to show former President Donald Trump discussing sensitive documents with people who didn’t have security clearance during a 2021 meeting. The two-minute recording could hold key evidence in Trump's indictment over his handling of classified information… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 8:01 New book 'The Bill of Obligations' calls for renewed commitment to American citizenship By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda For a more optimistic take on the future of our country, a new book released earlier this year provides some answers. "The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens" argues democracy works best when citizens recognize their rights… Continue watching
Jun 27 Russian forces shouldn't be underestimated, NATO chief says By Mike Corder, Associated Press Jens Stoltenberg said the NATO said alliance has increased its readiness to confront Russia in recent days. Continue reading
Jun 27 Dueling campaign events deepen Trump-DeSantis rivalry By Michelle L. Price, Holly Ramer, Will Weissert, Associated Press In the critical early voting state of New Hampshire, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to “actually” build the U.S.-Mexico border wall that former President Donald Trump tried but failed to complete. Later, Trump accused the governor of supporting cuts to… Continue reading
Jun 27 Court dismisses Ivanka Trump from fraud lawsuit against her father By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The civil lawsuit, brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accused former President Donald Trump of padding his net worth by billions of dollars and misleading banks, insurance companies and others about the value of his assets. It also… Continue reading
Jun 27 Supreme Court ruling makes it harder to convict someone of making a threat By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Biden administration had warned that the internet and social media have expanded the number and kinds of threats in recent years, including online harassment, intimidation and stalking. Continue reading
Jun 27 Why Biden is eager to run on the economy, while voters still have their doubts about 'Bidenomics' By Josh Boak, Associated Press For President Joe Biden, there's a happy confluence of the coming 2024 reelection campaign and a favorable turn in recent economic data. Continue reading
Jun 27 New federal estimate finds more than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen The numbers issued Tuesday by the U.S. Small Business Administration inspector general are much greater than the office's previous projections and underscore how vulnerable the Paycheck Protection and COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs were to fraudsters… Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Where Russia's military goes after Wagner Group uprising By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn, Yasmeen Sami Alamiri Russia’s Vladimir Putin dropped criminal charges yesterday against Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the mercenary group that led a short-lived revolt against the Russian military late last week. Continue reading