Feb 14 Watch 4:24 What the Senate vote reveals about the pro-Trump base By PBS NewsHour While seven Republicans in the Senate crossed party lines to convict former President Trump, the majority of the party, including Leader McConnell who delivered a scathing rebuke of the former President and his role in the insurrection, voted to acquit… Continue watching
Feb 14 On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Sorrow reverberated across the country Sunday as Americans, including President Joe Biden, joined a Florida community in remembering the 17 lives lost three years ago in the Parkland school shooting massacre. Continue reading
Feb 13 Divided over Trump’s legacy, Republicans save his political future By Daniel Bush A bipartisan majority of the Senate voted that Trump’s conduct was worthy of conviction, a permanent stain on his legacy. It was the largest bipartisan vote ever in an impeachment trial of a president. Continue reading
Feb 13 Myanmar protests in 2nd week, with neither side backing down By Associated Press Mass street demonstrations in Myanmar entered their second week Saturday, with neither protesters nor the military government they seek to unseat showing any signs of backing down from confrontations. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 5:03 Trump acquitted by Senate, but 7 Republicans vote to convict By PBS NewsHour The Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on charges of inciting the January 6th insurrection on Saturday. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in voting to convict Trump but the 57-43 vote fell short of the two-third majority required to… Continue watching
Feb 13 WATCH: McConnell votes to acquit, then condemns Trump By Associated Press McConnell said he could not vote to convict Trump because he is “constitutionally not eligible for conviction” because he is no longer president. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 6:47 Some cities made hazard pay for essential workers mandatory— what companies, and local governments, have to say about it By PBS NewsHour When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation last March, many large food retailers increased their frontline workers’ pay by several dollars an hour. Dubbed ‘hero pay,' the programs have since ended, despite the remaining dangers for workers. Some cities have… Continue watching
Feb 13 WATCH: Defense argues Trump rally was ‘hijacked’ By Associated Press A lawyer for Donald Trump says everyone acknowledges the horror of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last month but that the former president wasn't responsible for it. Continue reading
Feb 13 WATCH: Schumer calls Trump Impeachment result a ‘vote for infamy’ By Associated Press Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, took to the Senate floor on Saturday to decry the Senate’s acquittal of the former president on a charge that he incited the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Feb 13 WATCH: Neguse urges Senators to put country above politics By Associated Press Neguse said he fears that if the former president is not punished, "the violence we saw that day may be just the beginning."… Continue reading