Jun 21 Jan. 6 committee to hear from Raffensperger and other local officials pressured by Trump By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee is set to hear from local officials who fended off Donald Trump's pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 21 Who is Rep. Rusty Bowers and why is he testifying before the Jan. 6 committee? By Erica R. Hendry, Kenichi Serino Republican Rep. Russell “Rusty” Bowers, speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, will testify about pressure he faced from former President Donald Trump and his allies to intervene in his state’s election results. Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: Head of Texas police says Uvalde officers could've ended shooting early By Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 4:59 Colombia ventures into the unknown with election of leftist president By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda For the first time in its history, Colombia has elected a leftist president. Gustavo Petro is a former guerrilla who became mayor of Bogota and then a senator. He defeated right-wing populist Rodolfo Hernández. As Nick Schifrin reports, his election… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 9:56 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the battle over GOP messaging NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including how Republican midterm campaigns are ramping up their rhetoric to appeal to the base amid a… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 14:56 Remembering longtime NewsHour political analyst Mark Shields Mark Shields, a syndicated columnist and commentator, was a fixture on the NewsHour for 33 years, providing insights into our nation's politics each Friday night before his retirement in December 2020. He died on Saturday at the age of 85. Continue watching
Jun 20 Despite an influx of Western arms, Ukraine is outgunned in the east By Andrea Rosa, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Despite the heavy influx of weapons from the West, Ukrainian forces are outgunned by the Russians in the battle for the eastern Donbas region, where the fighting is largely being carried out by way of artillery exchanges. Continue reading
Jun 20 UK faces national railway strike as last-ditch talks fail By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain is facing its biggest rail strikes in decades after last-minute talks between a union and train companies failed to reach a settlement over pay and job security. Continue reading
Jun 20 North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper tests positive for COVID-19 By Associated Press North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he's tested positive for COVID-19 but is continuing to do work from home while experiencing mild symptoms. Continue reading
Jun 20 Mali government says jihadi rebels killed 132 civilians over the weekend By Baba Ahmed, Associated Press The killings happened when several villages in the Bankass area were attacked on Saturday and Sunday, the government said in a statement Monday. Continue reading