Nov 01 Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merger blocked by federal judge By Hillel Italie, Associated Press The ruling was a victory for the Biden administration's tougher approach to proposed mergers, a break from decades of precedent under Democratic and Republican leadership. Continue reading
Nov 01 Majority of candidates for top election posts oppose hand counting ballots By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The vast majority of candidates running to become their states' chief election officers oppose hand counting ballots, a laborious and error-prone process that has gained favor among some Republicans embracing conspiracy theories about voting machines. Continue reading
Nov 01 Supreme Court Justice Roberts puts handover of Trump tax returns to Congress on hold By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Roberts' order gives the Supreme Court time to weigh the legal issues in Trump's emergency appeal to the high court, filed Monday. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Biden joins Democratic candidates Val Demings and Charlie Crist at event in Florida By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden attended a fundraiser Tuesday for Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and a rally for the state’s Democratic Party, including Senate candidate Val Demings. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Biden criticizes Florida Sen. Rubio for opposing prescription drug price caps By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden is using a visit to Florida to blast the Republican Party over proposals to undo prescription drug price caps and change Social Security and Medicare. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Kirby speaks on Somalia sanctions, Iran missiles in Russia By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby confirmed the Treasury Department is imposing sanctions against a weapons trafficking network affiliated with the Islamic State group in Somalia and the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Pentagon says Saudis believe Iran is prepping an attack on kingdom By Associated Press Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with American officials that suggests Iran could be preparing for an imminent attack on the kingdom, three U.S. officials confirmed on Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Rep. Liz Cheney speaks with Judy Woodruff about Trump, Jan. 6 and endorsing Democrats By Joshua Barajas Speaking with the PBS NewsHour’s anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff on Tuesday, Cheney said she supports Democrat Tim Ryan for Ohio’s open Senate seat over Republican JD Vance… Continue reading
Oct 31 Justice Department raises concern about armed people at Arizona ballot boxes By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Justice Department says reports of people watching ballot boxes in Arizona, sometimes armed or wearing ballistic vests, raise serious concerns about voter intimidation as it steps into a lawsuit over the monitoring. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: More than 150 killed in South Korea crowd surge By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, a crowd surge on a narrow city street in South Korea led to the deaths of more than 150 people, police in western India arrested nine people in connection with the collapse of a 143-year-old… Continue watching