Jun 28 Watch 3:38 Turkey removes opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO By Nick Schifrin Historic news from the NATO meeting in Spain took place on Tuesday when Turkey removed its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance. The Scandinavian nations sought membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and a deal has now been… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 5:03 U.S. ambassador to NATO discusses Europe's biggest security crisis in decades By Nick Schifrin As NATO's annual summit begins in Madrid this week amid the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the focus of member countries will be on historic shifts in European defenses. U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith joins Nick Schifrin to… Continue watching
Jun 28 Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson enters spotlight after Jan. 6 testimony By Nomaan Merchant, Eric Tucker, Associated Press After months of testimony from a former attorney general and other powerful officials including Trump's daughter and son-in-law, it was a 25-year-old staffer who perhaps put Trump's conduct into its sharpest relief. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: White House aide says Trump's tweets about Pence on Jan. 6 were 'unpatriotic' By Associated Press In a public hearing before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, Hutchinson shared details about efforts to persuade Trump to speak out the next day and what the president wanted and didn’t want in the remarks. Continue reading
Jun 28 Scottish leader calls for new independence referendum next year By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has told lawmakers in Edinburgh that she plans to hold a fresh referendum on Scottish independence on Oct. 19, 2023. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Gen. Mike Flynn pleaded the Fifth when asked if Jan. 6 violence was justified By Gabrielle Hays Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified on June 28 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings in their sixth public hearing. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Cassidy Hutchinson testifies Trump aides were worried about possible legal trouble related to Jan. 6 By Associated Press Meadows told Hutchinson that “things might get real real bad," she said. Giuliani told her it was going to be “a great day” and “we're going to the Capitol.”… Continue reading
Jun 28 Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The sentencing Tuesday was the culmination of a prosecution that detailed how Epstein and Maxwell flaunted their riches and associations with prominent people to groom vulnerable girls and then exploit them. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Trump lunged at agent who said he couldn't go to Capitol amid Jan. 6 violence, aide says By Erica R. Hendry Upon hearing his security detail could not authorize a trip to the Capitol on Jan. 6, former President Donald Trump lunged at the secret service agent in charge of his security that day, according to testimony from a former senior… Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Former White House aide says Trump knew Jan. 6 protesters had weapons By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Trump’s White House, told the House committee that Trump was informed that people rallying on the mall that morning had weapons but he told officials to “let my people in” and march to the… Continue reading