Sep 23 GOP leaders roll out ‘Commitment to America,’ midterm election agenda, but challenges remain By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is heading to Pennsylvania on Friday to directly confront President Joe Biden and the party in power, unveiling a midterm election agenda with sweeping Trump-like promises. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: U.S. sanctions Iran’s ‘morality police’ after young woman’s death In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran's morality police as protests continue over the death of a young woman in custody, Republicans in the Senate blocked action on forcing the disclosure of "dark money" donors to… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 2:58 ‘One man chose this war’: U.N. Security Council discusses Russian horrors in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The war in Ukraine took center stage at the U.N. Security Council as leading players on opposite sides came face-to-face for the first time since Russia's invasion. They waged verbal battle as the war claimed more casualties. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 5:22 Congress in final push to approve contentious legislation before midterms By Lisa Desjardins With less than 50 days until the midterms, Congress is in its final push to approve legislation ahead of Election Day. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to make it harder to overthrow an election while the Senate… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 9:04 New book ‘The Divider’ takes a look at Trump presidency and what led to January 6 attacks By Judy Woodruff A new book by two veteran journalists takes a look behind the scenes of Donald Trump's presidency. Husband and wife reporting team Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker say that to understand… Continue watching
Sep 22 WATCH: Pelosi says the devastation in Puerto Rico is ‘heartbreaking’ By Associated Press U.S. officials including President Joe Biden have pledged to help the island recover from the devastation of Hurricane Fiona even as Bermuda and Canada's Atlantic provinces were preparing for a major blast from the Category 4 storm. Continue reading
Sep 22 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says inflation fight may cause a recession By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to finally tame painfully high inflation: Slower growth, higher unemployment and potentially a recession. Continue reading
Sep 22 Former Mississippi welfare agency director pleads guilty to fraud By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press A former director of Mississippi's welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families. Continue reading
Sep 22 White House says GOP’s abortion ban proposal could lead to a nationwide crisis By Colleen Long, Associated Press The White House and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say a Republican-led proposal to ban abortion nationwide after 15 weeks would endanger the health of women and have severe consequences for physicians. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: President Joe Biden holds his first meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden has pledged in his first face-to-face meeting with new Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to work to strengthen relations with the key Pacific nation after what he acknowledged had been some “rocky times” in the past. Continue reading