Jun 08 WATCH: Psaki holds White House news briefing after release of Capitol Attack report By Associated Press A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol found a broad intelligence breakdown across multiple agencies, along with widespread law enforcement and military failures that led to the violent attack. Continue reading
Jun 08 Harris turns focus to Mexico on trip to address migration By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris is closing out her first foreign trip Tuesday with a visit to Mexico and a meeting with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a key but complicated ally in the Biden administration's efforts to curb the spike… Continue reading
Jun 08 WATCH: White House COVID-19 task force holds news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press The White House COVID-19 task force held a news briefing Tuesday as the U.S. moves closer to the July 4 deadline set by the Biden administration to achieve its vaccination goal. Continue reading
Jun 08 WATCH: Colonial Pipeline CEO says ransom payment was among his ‘toughest decisions’ By Eric Tucker, Ben Fox, Associated Press The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month will tell senators on Tuesday that authorizing a multi-million-dollar payment to hackers was the right thing to do to bring an end to fuel shortages affecting much… Continue reading
Jun 08 Senate report details sweeping failures around Jan. 6 attack By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has uncovered broad government, military and law enforcement missteps surrounding the violent attack. Continue reading
Jun 07 Peru’s presidential runoff election too close to call By Regina Garcia Cano, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press A rural teacher-turned-political novice and the daughter of an imprisoned former president have traded the lead in a tight race for Peru's presidency. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 4:21 Manchin’s opposition a ‘body blow’ to Democrats’ voting rights legislation The U.S. Senate has returned to work facing a crowded field of initiatives. But West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, a centrist, may throw a wrench in his party's agenda on the issue of voting rights. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch 8:58 Amy Walter and Errin Haines on voting rights legislation and the filibuster Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Errin Haines of The 19th News join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including voting rights legislation, the future of the filibuster and what former President Trump's continued involvement in… Continue watching
Jun 07 Mexico president appears to hold key majority in elections By Christopher Sherman, María Verza, Associated Press President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's party and its allies appeared poised to maintain their majority in Mexico's lower chamber of the congress. But initial election results showed they fell short of a supermajority. Continue reading
Jun 07 Mali junta leader sworn in as president after 2nd coup By Baba Ahmed, Associated Press The inauguration ceremony for Col. Assimi Goita in the capital Monday came as Mali faces increasing isolation from the international community over the junta's power grab. Continue reading