May 15 Supreme Court rejects bid to restore Virginia congressional map favoring Democrats By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In recent days, the justices have sided with Republicans in Alabama and Louisiana who hope to redo their congressional maps to produce more GOP-leaning seats following the court’s voting rights decision. Continue reading
May 15 Live Results: Louisiana midterm state and congressional primaries Sen. Bill Cassidy was decisively defeated in Saturday’s Republican primary in Louisiana, U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming have advanced to a runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 6:33 News Wrap: Colorado Gov. Polis commuting sentence of Tina Peters In our news wrap Friday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is commuting the prison sentence of 2020 election denier Tina Peters, the Justice Department announced the arrest of an Iraqi national accused of plotting at least 18 terror attacks in retaliation… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 7:44 Jerome Powell's impact and legacy at the Federal Reserve By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas Jerome Powell’s eight-year role leading the Federal Reserve is over. His term will be remembered as one of the most turbulent and politically charged in the central bank’s history. William Brangham discussed Powell’s impact and legacy with Jason Furman. Continue watching
May 15 Watch 6:56 Primary challenge to Louisiana Sen. Cassidy tests Trump's grip on GOP By Liz Landers, Kyle Midura, Amalia Huot-Marchand Louisiana primary voters could boot a sitting U.S. senator for the first time in nearly 100 years. Backing the insurgency against Sen. Bill Cassidy is President Donald Trump. The pair have been at political odds since Cassidy voted to convict… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 10:12 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's trip to China By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's trip to China, Congress rejecting a war powers resolution on the Iran war and Trump's comments on… Continue watching
May 15 Colorado Gov. Polis commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure By Colleen Slevin, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Trump has championed the case of Peters, a 70-year-old former county clerk who was sentenced to nine years behind bars after being convicted in a scheme to make a copy of her county’s election computer system. She gets released June… Continue reading
May 15 Who is Tova Noel, a former prison guard testifying in the Epstein investigation By Hannah Grabenstein Noel is one of two prison guards who were working on Aug. 9, 2019, the night before the financier was found dead in his cell. Continue reading
May 15 Takeaways from Fed chair Jerome Powell's legacy By Chris Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell is stepping down after eight years. Here are key takeaways from his tenure. Continue reading
May 15 Trump says sculpture garden honoring prominent Americans is planned for park along Potomac River By Steven Sloan, Associated Press President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans in a tightly regulated park along the Potomac River, potentially opening a new legal fight over whether his administration is ignoring the approvals process that typically governs… Continue reading