May 02 Biden to meet with parents of missing journalist Austin Tice By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Biden paid tribute in his remarks to journalists who are missing or detained and also said at the event that he wanted to meet with the Tices to speak about their son. Continue reading
May 02 1,000 agriculture manufacturing workers strike in Iowa, Wisconsin By Josh Funk, Associated Press More than 1,000 workers at CNH Industrial plants in Wisconsin and Iowa have walked out on strike in search of a better deal with the company that makes agriculture and construction equipment. Continue reading
May 02 Federal judge extends ban on Kentucky abortion law By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press A federal judge in Kentucky has extended a temporary ban on the enforcement of a new state abortion law. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings is giving the clinics more time to explain their objections to the law. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 7:39 Trump pushes Republican candidates in the Ohio Senate primary further to the right By John Yang, Tess Conciatori, Ian Couzens Former President Trump’s influence in this year’s midterm elections gets its first big test in Tuesday's Ohio Senate Republican primary. As John Yang reports, Trump’s surprise endorsement of a one-time self-proclaimed “never-Trumper” has shaken up the race. Continue watching
May 02 Watch 8:12 Tucker Carlson's influence and his increasingly extreme views By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Tyriana Evans Every night more than 3 million people tune in to Tucker Carlson's show on the Fox News channel – the most-watched cable news show last year. A new analysis from The New York Times explores how Carlson is using his… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 8:40 Amy Walter and Annie Linskey on primary election season, Tucker Carlson's role in the GOP Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including Tucker Carlson's role in the Republican Party, a closely watched primary election in… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 7:06 Amazon labor vote accelerates organizing efforts nationwide By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings, Eliot Barnhart Workers at a New York City Amazon site on Monday appeared to reject a union. That loss came just weeks after they’d scored a historic win at a much larger, neighboring Amazon warehouse, which created the first-ever union at the… Continue watching
May 02 Push to arm Ukraine may put strain on U.S. weapons stockpile By Ben Fox, Aamer Madhani, Dan Huff, Associated Press When President Joe Biden visits a Lockheed Martin plant on Tuesday that manufactures an antitank weapons system, he's certain to herald the U.S.-made arms as a gamechanger in Ukraine's stiff resistance to the Russian invasion. Continue reading
May 02 Trump election probe special grand jury selected in Atlanta By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A special grand jury was selected Monday for the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia. Continue reading
May 02 Federal Reserve poised to fight inflation with fastest rate hikes in decades By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Federal Reserve is poised this week to accelerate its most drastic steps in three decades to attack inflation by making it costlier to borrow, which will compound Americans' financial strains and likely weaken the economy. Continue reading