Feb 17 WATCH: Senate Judiciary hearing on the rise in violence against minority institutions By News Desk The House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing on Thursday, Feb. 17 on the rise in violence against minority institutions. Continue reading
Feb 17 WATCH: Senate Finance Committee hearing on IRS customer service issues By News Desk and Associated Press The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Thursday on IRS customer service issues. This week, the IRS began offering taxpayers limited Saturday walk-in help for the tax season. Continue reading
Feb 17 WATCH: U.S. Defense Secretary Austin says there's still time for diplomacy amid Ukraine tensions By Associated Press Austin's remarks come as NATO allies accuse Russia of misleading them by saying it was returning some troops to bases, charging that Moscow has instead added as many as 7,000 more troops near its tense border with Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 17 WATCH: Sec. Blinken gives remarks at the U.N. on tensions between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken went before the U.N. Security Council and described in detail the range of false-flag attacks that Washington believes Moscow might stage to justify invasion. Continue reading
Feb 17 WATCH: Biden says 'very high risk' of Russian invasion of Ukraine in next several days By Vladimir Tretyakov, Yuras Karmanau, Lorne Cook, Associated Press Fears of a new war in Europe have resurged as U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia could invade Ukraine within days, and violence spiked in a long-running standoff in eastern Ukraine that some fear could be the spark for… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 6:03 San Francisco voters oust school board members over handling of COVID protocols A school board election in San Francisco is highlighting the political fallout from COVID school closures, even in a city long-considered politically progressive. San Francisco voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly recalled three school board members, the first recall election to take… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 7:33 New details on 2016 Russia probe prompt flawed allegations of espionage By William Brangham, Tess Conciatori A filing last week from the special counsel investigating the origins of the Russia probe has ignited a misleading media firestorm on the right that Hillary Clinton's campaign was guilty of illegally spying on Donald Trump. In a column this… Continue watching
Feb 16 Walter Dellinger, influential constitutional scholar and lawyer, dies at 80 By Jonathan Drew, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The constitutional scholar argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department and taught for decades at Duke University. Continue reading
Feb 16 Truckers end U.S. border blockade, protest in Ottawa goes on By Rob Gillies, Wilson Ring, Associated Press Police in Canada's capital are telling protesting truckers who have paralyzed the city for more than two weeks that it's time to leave. Continue reading
Feb 16 WATCH: House Foreign Affairs hearing on the Black diaspora and strengthening investment abroad By Associated Press The House Foreign Affairs held a hearing Wednesday on the Black diaspora and strengthening investment abroad. Continue reading