May 18 WATCH: Former DHS officials testify on intelligence division’s role in Capitol attack By News Desk Former Department of Homeland Security officials testified Tuesday on the role of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis in the period leading to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: Senate holds hearing on paid leave for working families By News Desk The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing Tuesday on paid leave for working families. Continue reading
May 18 Blinken touts Biden climate policies as shift from Trump By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday touted the Biden administration's abrupt shift in its predecessor's climate policies as he visited Iceland for talks with senior officials from the world's Arctic nations. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: Biden to send 20 million COVID-19 vaccines abroad by end of June In our news wrap Monday, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. will send 20 million COVID-19 vaccines overseas by the end of June. A powerful cyclone roared up the coast of southern India, with winds up to 103 miles… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 4:04 Is the Supreme Court looking to overturn Roe v. Wade? Here’s what one expert thinks By John Yang, Kate Grumke The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear arguments in a major abortion case that could roll back limits on abortion laws cemented by the landmark reproductive rights case Roe v. Wade. In its term beginning October, the court will… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 8:14 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on race in America, the Capitol riot and the Middle East By PBS NewsHour NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including race relations in America, investigating the Capitol riot, and U.S. response to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East. Continue watching
May 17 Biden raises cease-fire, civilian toll in call to Netanyahu By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The White House says President Joe Biden expressed support for a cease-fire in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, the eighth day of Israeli-Palestinian airstrikes and rocket attacks. Continue reading
May 17 U.S. sanctions Myanmar military and junta leaders for deadly attacks By Associated Press The U.S. has placed members of Myanmar's ruling military junta on a financial blacklist for the deadly attacks against civilians following the February coup in the southeast Asian nation. Continue reading
May 17 Russia won’t block Twitter, but partial slowdown to continue By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press The announcement seemingly ends the most recent standoff between the Russian government and the platform that has played a role in amplifying dissent in Russia. Continue reading
May 17 Gaetz associate pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges By Michael Balsamo, Mike Schneider, Associated Press Greenberg pleaded guilty to charges including sex trafficking of a minor and admitted he paid at least one underage girl to have sex with him and other men. Continue reading