Jul 01 Garland halts federal executions, orders review of protocols By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Michael Tarm, Associated Press The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. Continue reading
Jul 01 5 takeaways from the Trump Organization indictment on tax crimes By Justin Stabley, Vignesh Ramachandran The indictment alleges a “scheme to defraud” tax authorities at the federal, state and city level in New York through tax evasion that occured since at least 2005. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 8:43 What the Supreme Court's decision on Arizona voting laws means for voting rights By John Yang, Alex D'Elia On the final day of its term, the Supreme Court issued major decisions that put the court's 6-3 conservative majority in the spotlight, especially given the national debate on voting rights. John Yang reports with Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 7:09 The 'substantial blow' to the Trump Organization and what it could mean for Trump By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee Former President Donald Trump's company and its Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg were indicted on 15 criminal charges Thursday for allegedly evading about $900,000 in taxes with the help of the Trump Organization and its payroll corporation. Yamiche Alcindor reports… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 8:58 A tech apprenticeship program helping middle America find jobs without college By Paul Solman Even before the pandemic sent shock waves through the U.S economy, innovation had always been a key to success in business. As part of our "Work Shift" series, economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at one businessman whose determination to locate… Continue watching
Jul 01 CBO projects federal deficit will hit $3 trillion this year By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press In an updated forecast Thursday, the CBO said the deficit for the current 2021 budget year, which ends Sept. 30, will be the second-largest in history, coming in shy of last year's record shortfall of $3.13 trillion. Continue reading
Jul 01 Read the full indictment against the Trump Organization The former president's company and its longtime finance chief were charged Thursday in what a prosecutor called a “sweeping and audacious” tax fraud scheme. Read the full indictment. Continue reading
Jul 01 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on Surfside, Florida building collapse By Alexandra Jaffe, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Joe Biden drew on his own experiences with grief and loss to comfort families affected by the Florida condo collapse, telling them to “never give up hope” even as the search for survivors paused early Thursday, a week after… Continue reading
Jul 01 Trump Organization and its CFO plead not guilty to tax crime charges By Michael Sisak, Tom Hays, Associated Press Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was arraigned a day after a grand jury returned an indictment charging him and Trump's company with tax crimes. The lawyers for the Trump Organization pleaded not guilty to scheme to defraud and other charges,… Continue reading
Jul 01 U.S. hits 17 nations for not combating human trafficking By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration is identifying 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warning them of potential sanctions. Continue reading