Apr 25 Women across British politics slam sexism of ‘Basic Instinct’ slur against lawmaker By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Women from across British politics called Monday for action to tackle misogyny after a newspaper ran a story accusing the deputy opposition leader of trying to "distract" the prime minister during debates by crossing and uncrossing her legs. Continue reading
Apr 25 Twitter in talks with Musk over bid to buy platform, according to media reports By Associated Press Twitter's board is negotiating with Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his bid to buy the social media platform and a deal could be announced as early as Monday. Continue reading
Apr 25 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on case over high school coach’s on-field prayers By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday over the death penalty and a dispute between public school officials and a former high school football coach who wanted to kneel and pray on the field after games. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 3:57 What could be expected in the upcoming Jan. 6 committee hearings By PBS NewsHour Weekend The Jan. 6 Congressional Committee's upcoming hearings that are slated to begin in June, will provide evidence, per Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, that former President Donald Trump and his allies helped coordinate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 4:21 What is behind the rise in gun related violence in the U.S. By Geoff Bennett So far this year, there have already been 154 mass shootings in the United States. And new data shows the leading cause of death among children in 2020 was gun-related injuries. Geoff Bennett spoke with Jennifer Mascia, a reporter for… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 2:33 News Wrap: House Minority Leader McCarthy says he never asked Trump to resign after Jan. 6 In our news wrap Saturday, House Minority Leader McCarthy says he never asked Trump to resign from office after the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol and Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially revoked Disney's special self-governing status in the… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Dow tumbles marking worst day since 2020 By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, stocks took a nosedive on Friday facing disappointing corporate earnings and the threat of rising interest rates. Firefighters across the southwest are battling wildfires fueled by dry conditions and 50 mph winds. A new study… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 7:12 Far right Marine Le Pen challenges French President Macron in election showdown By Malcolm Brabant, Dan Sagalyn, Lizz Bolaji French voters go to the polls Sunday for a second and final vote between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far right challenger Marine Le Pen. Le Pen, who has run a Trump-style campaign targeting immigration has been labeled by Macron… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 9:08 GOP’s McCarthy and Greene are confronted by their own words after Jan. 6 By Lisa Desjardins, Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman Leaked audio refuted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s claim that he never considered asking President Trump to resign after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, facing disqualification from running for reelection over alleged support for the insurrection, was… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 6:39 Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow explains why she stood up to a culture war attack By John Yang, Dorothy Hastings Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow spoke with John Yang about her powerful floor speech this week in which she defended herself against false accusations of “grooming” children from a GOP colleague. McMorrow spoke passionately about her responsibility to defend people… Continue watching