Oct 20 Watch 6:54 How GOP-led redistricting efforts may disenfranchise Black voters By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson Republicans in North Carolina moved forward with a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map and eliminate its only swing district. It's part of a GOP push to maintain control of Congress through maps that have the effect of diluting… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 8:52 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on millions protesting against Trump’s agenda By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the millions taking to the streets to protest President Trump’s agenda, the government shutdown entering its… Continue watching
Oct 20 Comey’s lawyers say case against him is driven by Trump’s ‘personal animus’ and must be thrown out By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge Monday to dismiss the case against him, calling it a vindictive prosecution motivated by “personal animus” and orchestrated by a White House determined to seek retribution against a perceived foe… Continue reading
Oct 20 Trump signs rare earths deal with Australian prime minister as a way to counter China By Seung Min Kim, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a deal for $8.5 billion in rare earth minerals, as a counterpoint to China’s new export restrictions. Continue reading
Oct 20 Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger spar over abortion in Virginia By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America, Bill Barrow, Associated Press The winner of the election will likely influence abortion law in the only Southern state that's maintained broad access to abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 eliminated a national right to the procedure. Continue reading
Oct 20 Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights. Continue reading
Oct 19 Americans are more worried about their chances on the job market under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds By Josh Boak, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Some 47% of U.S. adults are “not very" or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to, an increase from 37% when the question was last asked in October 2023. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 5:32 How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Zoie Lambert, Laine Immell In March, Trump signed an executive order to begin shutting down the Department of Education, though it would take an act of Congress to actually close it. In the meantime, the department is taking dramatic steps toward fulfilling a conservative… Continue watching
Oct 19 Fact-checking Trump’s claim that each boat strike off Venezuela’s coast saves 25,000 lives By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact President Donald Trump said U.S. military strikes on five Venezuelan boats have saved more than 100,000 lives because the maneuvers thwarted drug smuggling. Several aspects of Trump’s statement make it wrong. Continue reading
Oct 19 Trump calls Colombia’s Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and cuts off U.S. aid to the country By Chris Megerian, Dánica Coto, Associated Press The United States will slash assistance to Colombia because its leader, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday, escalating the friction between Washington and one of its closest allies in Latin America. Continue reading