Jul 20 Watch 8:17 Mother of journalist murdered by ISIS discusses how the U.S. handles hostage situations President Biden this week signed an executive order to improve efforts to free more than 60 U.S. nationals held hostage or who are wrongfully detained abroad. Diane Foley's son was an American journalist kidnapped in Syria in 2012 and killed… Continue watching
Jul 20 Rudy Giuliani ordered to testify in Georgia 2020 election probe By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A judge in New York has ordered Giuliani to appear next month before a special grand jury in Atlanta that's looking into whether Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia. Continue reading
Jul 20 Who is Matthew Pottinger and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Kenichi Serino Matthew Pottinger, the deputy national security adviser in the Trump White House, testified July 21 on the eighth public hearing of the Jan. 6 Committee. Continue reading
Jul 20 Appeals court allows Georgia abortion law to take effect By Kate Brumback, Jeff Amy, Associated Press A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling and said Georgia's restrictive 2019 abortion law could take effect immediately. Continue reading
Jul 20 Senators propose changes to 1800s election law after Capitol riot By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The law came under intense scrutiny after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Continue reading
Jul 20 Pressure mounts on GOP senators after same-sex marriage passes House By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Schumer leaned into the bill Wednesday after a surprising number of House Republicans helped pass the landmark legislation in their chamber on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 20 Who is Sarah Matthews and why is she testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein Sarah Matthews, a former deputy press secretary for President Donald Trump, testified July 21 at the eighth public hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. Continue reading
Jul 20 Democrats push for 1st semi-automatic gun ban in 20 years By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press If passed, it would be the most far-reaching response yet to this summer's mass shootings. But passage is far from assured. Continue reading
Jul 20 Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss in runoff to replace Boris Johnson as UK leader By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain's Conservative Party has chosen Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as the two finalists in an election to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Continue reading
Jul 20 UK heatwave, wildfires spur calls to adapt to climate change By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain's heatwave is spurring calls for the government to speed up efforts to adapt to a changing climate after wildfires created the busiest day for London firefighters since bombs rained down during World War II. Continue reading