May 20 WATCH: Jen Psaki says reports of cease-fire movement 'encouraging' By Associated Press Press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that the White House believes the Israelis have achieved "significant military objectives” in their strikes against Hamas targets, which is why President Joe Biden expects them to start “winding down” their operation there. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on reducing gun violence and mass shootings By News Desk In 2021, the U.S. has already experienced at least 194 mass shootings, which the Gun Violence Archive defines as an incident in which four or more people are killed. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Defense, military officials testify on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing Thursday on the implications of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Continue reading
May 19 Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid $4.4 million to hackers By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press Colonial Pipeline's CEO Joseph Blount told The Wall Street Journal that he authorized the payment after the ransomware attack because the company didn't know the extent of the damage. Continue reading
May 19 House votes to create panel to probe Jan. 6 insurrection By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats say the commission is crucial to reckoning what happened that day, when a violent mob of Trump's supporters broke into the Capitol to try and overturn President Joe Biden's victory. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: New York state conducting criminal probe of Trump Organization In our news wrap Wednesday, the New York state attorney general's office opened a criminal probe into former President Trump's business. House Democrats moved to create an independent commission to investigate the Capitol assault on January 6. More pandemic restrictions… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 6:34 How the shadow of the Jan. 6 riot still looms large over Congress By Lisa Desjardins The U.S. House on Wednesday moved to form a commission to examine the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The violent pro-Trump riot resulted in widespread injury, deaths, and damage to the building itself. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins was in… Continue watching
May 19 WATCH: Harris gives remarks at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Unity Summit By Associated Press To many Asian Americans, the pandemic has invigorated deep-seated biases that in some cases date back to the Chinese Exclusion Act of more than a century ago. Continue reading
May 19 Thais killed by rocket in Israel highlight troubles of migrant workforce By Grant Peck, Associated Press It is not unusual for Thais to seek work abroad at wages considerably higher than they could earn at home. But workers' advocates say the hazards of war come on top of a history of poor treatment by employers and… Continue reading
May 19 Tennessee governor approves transgender youth treatment ban By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Tennessee's Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation that bans gender-confirming treatment for young minors despite objections that the series of bills unfairly discriminate against an already vulnerable population. Continue reading