Oct 04 Watch 7:59 Maggie Haberman’s new book ‘Confidence Man’ details Trump’s rise to prominence Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, has been covering Donald Trump since the 1990s. Her new book, "Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America," chronicles where he came from and… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 7:42 Former Pence chief of staff Marc Short on tensions within Republican Party Donald Trump's influence over Republicans still looms large, but the numerous ongoing investigations surrounding the former president are also raising serious questions for the GOP. Marc Short worked in the Trump White House and was later chief of staff to… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 7:38 University makes major push for diversity without considering race, gender in admissions By John Yang, Cat Wise Past Supreme Court rulings have allowed colleges to consider race in their admissions processes and about 40 percent do. But the justices will soon revisit the issue and could overturn years of precedent. John Yang visited a university making a… Continue watching
Oct 04 WATCH: White House focuses on protecting abortion access as midterms approach By Chris Megerian, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden is highlighting administration efforts to protect access to abortion as he marks 100 days since the Supreme Court overturned a national right to the procedure. Continue reading
Oct 04 Majority of Americans doubt young people will be better off than their parents, AP-NORC poll finds By Cora Lewis, Associated Press While most Americans say having a good standard of living is important, more than half believe it's unlikely younger people today will have a better life than their parents, according to a new poll. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Race, Redemption and Reentry – A PBS NewsHour Special By Geoff Bennett The PBS NewsHour's chief Washington correspondent and PBS News Weekend anchor Geoff Bennett will host a live conversation on Thursday, October 6 at 7 p.m. on race, redemption and reentry. Continue reading
Oct 04 Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago dispute By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the legal fight over the classified documents seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate. Continue reading
Oct 04 Elon Musk offers to end legal fight, pay $44 billion to buy Twitter By Tom Krisher, Matt O'Brien, Randall Chase, Associated Press Elon Musk is offering to go through with his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. The Tesla CEO said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that he notified Twitter of plans to go through with the deal. Continue reading
Oct 04 Justices mull latest challenge to landmark voting rights law By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Some of the Supreme Court's conservative justices seem sympathetic to Alabama's arguments in a case seeking to force the state to create a second Black majority congressional district. It's the latest showdown over the landmark Voting Rights Act. Continue reading
Oct 04 Paris joins big screen boycott of World Cup games from Qatar By Jade le Deley, Barbara Surk, Associated Press Paris has decided against broadcasting World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental impact of the tournament in Qatar. Continue reading