Aug 18 Watch 6:03 Vermont prepares to elect its first female representative to Congress By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens With most of the nation’s primary elections behind us, a clearer picture of November’s midterm races are starting to take shape. Vermont is now poised to send a woman to Congress for the first time, the last state in the… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 6:30 Election deniers are winning primary races, raising the stakes for November's midterms By Amna Nawaz Candidates who continue to falsely claim the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent are winning Republican primary races in critical battleground states. Their victories have raised the stakes for the November midterms with the possibility that some of them could be… Continue watching
Aug 18 Hundreds of Google workers demand abortion protections, data privacy By Associated Press Hundreds of Google employees are petitioning the company to extend its abortion health care benefits to contract workers and to strengthen privacy protections for Google users searching for abortion information online. Continue reading
Aug 18 Sen. Lindsey Graham appeals order to testify in Georgia election probe By Kate Brumback, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press A judge had ruled that the South Carolina Republican comply with prosecutors' efforts to compel him to testify Aug. 23 about his phone calls to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff after the election. Continue reading
Aug 18 Judge who authorized Trump FBI search appears willing to unveil some of Mar-a-Lago affidavit By Terry Spencer, Associated Press A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to put forward proposed redactions as he committed to making public at least part of the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump's estate in Florida. Continue reading
Aug 18 Federal judge says Starbucks must reinstate fired workers By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press A federal judge is ordering Starbucks to reinstate seven employees in Memphis, Tennessee, who were fired earlier this year after leading an effort to unionize their store. Continue reading
Aug 18 Israel raids Palestinian rights groups it previously labeled as terrorists By Jalal Hassan, Fares Akram, Associated Press Rights defenders have described Israel's moves against the groups as part of a decades-long crackdown on political activists in the occupied territories. Continue reading
Aug 18 WATCH: State Department spokesman Price holds briefing after Israel raids Palestinian advocacy groups By Associated Press The raids marked a major escalation against the civil society organizations, which Israel has outlawed over claims that they have ties to a militant group, a charge they deny. Continue reading
Aug 18 Giuliani says he 'satisfied' obligation with Georgia grand jury probe into 2020 election By Kate Brumback, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani says he has "satisfied his obligation" after facing hours of questioning Wednesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta. Continue reading
Aug 18 Slightly fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week as strong labor market continues By Matt Ott, Associated Press Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to be the strongest segment of the U.S. economy. Continue reading