Apr 04 WATCH: White House says Russia is revising invasion plans in face of resistence By Associated Press U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned Monday that Russia was shifting its focus in its war in Ukraine to the country's east and south, after experiencing a stronger-than-expected defense by Ukrainians supported by Western allies. Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: State Department confirms accusations of atrocities in Ukraine By Associated Press The U.S. State Department joined other nations in expressing revulsion coupled with accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses. Continue reading
Apr 04 Accounts of book bannings and threats to librarians soared in 2021, says study By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Accounts of book bannings and attempted book bannings, along with threats against librarians, have soared over the past year. Continue reading
Apr 04 Jury deliberations begin for accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer By John Flesher, Ed White, Associated Press A jury in Michigan has started deliberations in the trial of four men accused of hatching a plan to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: More trucking needed to ease supply chains, says Biden By News Desk Trucking is a necessary industry for easing supply chains but finding drivers has gotten more difficult, President Joe Biden said on Monday. Watch the event in the player above. “In this iconic American industry it is getting harder and harder,… Continue reading
Apr 04 Russia’s Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha killings, says Biden By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden called for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin and said he'd seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee moves toward vote on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee debated Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination for Supreme Court justice on Monday with Democrats aiming to confirm her by the end of the week as the first Black woman on the high court. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 8:40 Dissecting Democrats’ narrow path to a Supreme Court confirmation, pace of Jan. 6 probe By PBS NewsHour Weekend The Jan. 6 committee's probe into the Capitol attack is turning up new findings about the involvement of former President Trump's allies, as Senate Democrats prepare to advance the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Margaret Russell of… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 2:25 New Wrap: 6 dead, 12 wounded in Sacramento mass shooting In our news wrap Sunday, six people are dead and 12 others injured following a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved Pakistan's parliament and called for new elections in an effort to block attempts to remove… Continue watching
Apr 03 Biden trumpets economic gains, but struggles to get credit By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press For President Biden, convincing Americans of the progress made in the economic recovery only serves as a salient reminder of how much further the country has to go. Continue reading