Apr 16 State Department watchdog says Pompeo, wife violated ethics rules By Matthew Lee, Associated Press It recommended that the State Department clarify its policies to better define tasks that are inappropriate for staffers and make it easier to report alleged violations. The department accepted all recommendations in its response to the report. Continue reading
Apr 16 Oath Keeper is 1st suspect to plead guilty in Capitol riot By Michael Balsamo, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said Friday he has agreed to cooperate with investigators in hopes of getting a lighter sentence, and the Justice Department will consider putting Schaffer in the federal witness security program. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: AG Garland rescinds Trump-era curb on consent decrees for police In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. Justice department rescinded a Trump-era curb on consent decrees, making it easier to investigate police departments and press for major changes in use of force. An Indiana man has become the first person… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 4:09 Biden flip-flops on refugee policy after blowback for keeping Trump-era restrictions By Yamiche Alcindor Friday saw the Biden administration giving mixed messages on refugee admission. After receiving blowback for keeping the historically low refugee cap set by President Trump, the White House quickly reversed its position, and said it will move to lift them. Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 11:28 Brooks and Capehart on police shootings, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including police shootings of people of color, and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Continue watching
Apr 16 U.N. says 40 civilians died in central Yemen in March By Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press The UNHCR released a statement Friday saying that at least 70 incidents of armed violence including shelling, crossfire, and air strikes have caused injuries and deaths among civilians during the first quarter of 2021. Continue reading
Apr 16 Raul Castro confirms he’s resigning, ending long era in Cuba By Associated Press Raul Castro says he is resigning as head of Cuba's Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution. Continue reading
Apr 16 Interior Secretary Haaland revokes Trump-era orders on energy By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked a series of Trump administration orders that promoted fossil fuel development on public lands and waters, and issued a separate directive that prioritizes climate change in agency decisions. Continue reading
Apr 16 Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to Washington sanctions By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight U.S. officials to its sanctions list and move to shut down the work of U.S. nongovernmental organizations to end what he called interfering in Russia's politics. Continue reading
Apr 16 Biden speeds refugee admissions but doesn’t lift Trump cap By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed an emergency determination that officials say will speed refugee admissions to the U.S., but he did not lift his predecessor’s historically low cap of 15,000 refugees for this year. Continue reading