Aug 01 Darline Graham promotes Trump's agenda in her political debut ahead of special Senate primary By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press As one of nine Republicans seeking to replace him more permanently in a special primary election set for Aug. 11, Graham is a relative political unknown facing off against some of the state's best-known GOP names. Continue reading
Aug 01 Democrats see a chance to flip a seat as focus on abuse claims mounts against Ohio Rep. Max Miller By Julie Carr Smyth, Mike Catalini, Associated Press Allegations against Rep. Max Miller have been public for years but have recently drawn increased media scrutiny amid an escalating legal back-and-forth with his former spouse, who is the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno. Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Pirro’s office, in a court filing on Friday, moved to drop criminal charges against a former Olympian, David Hearn, who had been accused of deliberately damaging the pool after it went through a renovation. Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump's threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Trump asserted in a Truth Social post that he would keep acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in his current role and press ahead on the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” if Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis refuse to back Blanche. Continue reading
Jul 31 U.S. will make visa bond program permanent, affecting mostly African countries By Matthew Lee, Associated Press A draft notice published Friday in the Federal Register says a nearly year-long review “provided sufficient data” to suggest the bond program effectively enforces compliance with visa conditions, and would be made permanent. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 5:46 What's in the proposed deal to disarm Hamas and withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza By Sonia Kopelev, Katie Marlow, Nick Schifrin There is a major development in the effort to bring lasting peace to Gaza. Hamas says it has agreed to a U.S.-backed framework that would ultimately see the militant group give up its weapons and control of Gaza, while Israeli… Continue watching
Jul 31 Justice Department drops criminal case against Olympian over damaged Reflecting Pool By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that information provided since the indictment of David Hearn shows that the damage was the result of a “flawed installation by the contractor” as well as “the rush to complete the project… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 6:10 How Iranians are living through months of war and government crackdowns By Zeba Warsi, Amna Nawaz As the Iran war enters its sixth month, the toll continues to grow. The UN says more than 2,500 children have been killed or injured in Iran alone. Amna Nawaz discussed more with New York Times reporter Yeganeh Torbati, whose… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 5:49 Unaccompanied migrant children at risk of losing legal representation By Ali Schmitz, Ali Rogin Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children could lose legal representation, now that a federal contract with legal aid groups representing the minors is expiring. That contract, held by the non-profit Acacia Center for Justice, had funded legal services for unaccompanied children… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 10:42 Brooks and Capehart on Blanche's stalled nomination and Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Todd Blanche’s stalled confirmation to be attorney general, Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund,' turmoil inside the Democratic National Committee and the… Continue watching