Aug 17 Supreme Court again denies Trump's push to toss out $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Trump and the Justice Department are also asking the high court to toss out a second Carroll verdict totaling $83 million. Continue reading
Aug 16 Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea By Konstantin Toropin, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Trump said in a social media post that the exercises slated to begin this week are costly and “send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile” to North Korea, which he said “has been unthreatening and respectful” while Trump… Continue reading
Aug 16 Fact-checking claims about Taylor Farms' donations to Trump-aligned groups By Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact Social media users looked into donations the company and its leadership made and drew assumptions about how those influenced the Trump administration’s outbreak response. Continue reading
Aug 16 Republicans won the redistricting competition. Don't tell that to this California congressman By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press President Donald Trump last year told GOP-controlled states to redraw their maps before this year's midterm elections to increase the number of winnable seats for Republicans in order to help the party hold onto the U.S. House. Continue reading
Aug 15 Democrats' 2028 presidential calendar gives Black and Latino voters and union members an early say By Mike Catalini, Bill Barrow, Associated Press The primary lineup pushes Iowa from the traditional top spot and makes South Carolina the leadoff state, voting on Jan. 22, 2028, followed by Nevada on Feb. 1. Continue reading
Aug 15 U.S. pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere By Ben Finley, Didi Tang, Associated Press The USS George Washington is departing the Pacific and expected to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East amid growing concerns about mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed carrier. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 3:57 Luigi Mangione reveals motive for CEO's killing after pleading guilty in federal case By William Brangham, Ali Rogin, Andrew Merlis In a surprise turn, Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione admitted he stalked and shot Thompson in 2024 outside a Hilton hotel in Manhattan. He potentially faces life in prison. The 28-year-old… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 6:21 News Wrap: Record-breaking heat wave grips Europe In our news wrap Friday, a heat wave is breaking records across Europe, record-breaking rainfall triggered flooding across several cities in Japan, Hawaii is preparing for significant rain and strong winds from Tropical Storm Lala and authorities in Italy recovered… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 10:49 Brooks and Atkins Stohr on 'woke' politics in America By William Brangham, Jonah Anderson David Brooks of The Atlantic and Kimberly Atkins Stohr of the Boston Globe join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the surprising result in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary, the status of 'woke' politics in America and the stalemate… Continue watching
Aug 14 Trump's vaccine order would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Monday’s announcement by Trump calls for separating combination shots — including the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine — into separate injections. Continue reading