Aug 02 Watch 6:13 Voters head to the polls in several key primaries as Trump’s influence is tested again By Lisa Desjardins Voters in five states headed to the polls Tuesday to pick their nominees in major races. Among them were key congressional primaries in Arizona, Missouri, Michigan and Washington, while voters in Kansas are deciding on the future of abortion policy… Continue watching
Aug 02 Why relations between China and Taiwan are so tense By Lindsay Maizland, Council on Foreign Relations Differences over Taiwan’s status have fueled rising tensions between the island and the mainland. Conflict over Taiwan also has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 4:25 Months of political infighting in Iraq prompt widespread protests and instability By Simona Foltyn Iraq has been reeling from unrest after the powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for a revolution, taunting his Shiite rivals and demanding sweeping changes to the current political system. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from Baghdad. Continue watching
Aug 02 WATCH: Senate passes PACT Act, expanding health care for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The bill now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. He has said the bill “makes good on our sacred obligation” to care for veterans and their families. Continue reading
Aug 02 Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds state’s 2019 mail-in voting expansion By Mark Scolforo, Marc Levy, Associated Press A wide expansion of mail-in voting in Pennsylvania has survived a legal challenge brought by some of the same Republican state representatives who voted for the legislation nearly three years ago. Continue reading
Aug 02 Attorney General Merrick Garland swears in new U.S. prisons chief in push for reform By Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland has sworn in the new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, as the Biden administration looks to reform the beleaguered agency. Continue reading
Aug 02 WATCH: Justice Department sues Idaho over abortion law By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit that challenges Idaho’s restrictive abortion law, arguing that it would criminalize doctors who provide medically-necessary treatment that is protected under federal law. Continue reading
Aug 02 WATCH: White House holds briefing in wake of news that U.S. mission killed al-Qaida leader By Associated Press The Biden administration is holding out the CIA operation that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri as a monumental strike against the global terror network responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001. Continue reading
Aug 02 WATCH: Biden speaks virtually with Michigan Gov. Whitmer on semiconductor production By Associated Press President Joe Biden spoke virtually during an event where Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation that aims to boost semiconductor production in the state. Continue reading
Aug 02 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, raising tensions between U.S. and China By Huizhong Wu, Eileen Ng, Associated Press U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Taiwan despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China in 25 years. Continue reading