Aug 09 Watch 6:57 Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson calls FBI search on Trump’s estate ‘alarming’ Questions are swirling after the FBI searched former President Trump's Florida home. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who served as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas under President Reagan, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the political implications. Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 6:33 Why former Sen. Jones believes facts will back up FBI search at Trump estate Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat who served as the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama under President Clinton, joins Judy Woodruff with some perspective from the Democratic side of the aisle on the FBI search of… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 9:05 U.S. makes diplomatic push in Africa to counteract Russian and Chinese influence By Nick Schifrin Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo Tuesday as part of a tour across sub-Saharan Africa to unveil the Biden administration's new strategy for the region. It comes as Russia and China try to raise… Continue watching
Aug 09 Missouri voters set to vote on recreational marijuana in November By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press Missouri voters are set to decide whether to allow recreational marijuana use in the state. The secretary of state's office on Tuesday announced the campaign received enough voter signatures to go on the November ballot. Continue reading
Aug 09 Judge rules Rudy Giuliani must go to Atlanta for election probe By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The former New York mayor and Trump attorney had originally been ordered to appear Tuesday. But Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who's overseeing the special grand jury, excused him after his lawyers filed a motion seeking to delay… Continue reading
Aug 09 Analysis: 4 things to know about the FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate By Clark D. Cunningham, The Conversation The FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s estate on Aug. 8, 2022, caught Trump by surprise – and prompted immediate speculation about exactly why and how the law enforcement agency secured a search warrant. Continue reading
Aug 09 Appeals court rules Congress can get Donald Trump’s tax records By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A three-judge appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Congress has broad authority to request Trump's tax records and that the Treasury Department should provide them. Continue reading
Aug 09 Jan. 6 committee interview cut short by Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor By Lisa Mascaro, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press Mastriano, who was outside the Capitol that day, helped organize efforts in Pennsylvania to submit alternate presidential electors beholden to Trump. He is one of two people expected to provide private interviews Tuesday before the committee, according to a person… Continue reading
Aug 09 WATCH: White House says they were not given a ‘heads up’ about the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says neither President Joe Biden nor anyone at the White House "was given a heads up" about the FBI's search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence. Continue reading
Aug 09 WATCH: Biden signs treaty supporting Finland, Sweden’s entry into NATO By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden, who has been the principal player rallying global economic and material support for Ukraine, has sought quick entry for the two previously non-militarily aligned northern European nations. Continue reading