Jan 14 ‘Not worth my life’: Ugandans vote in tense election By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Ugandans voted Thursday in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate as security forces try to stop supporters of leading opposition challenger Bobi Wine from monitoring polling stations. Continue reading
Jan 13 Swift House impeachment forces Senate to chart Trump’s political fate By Daniel Bush By moving to impeach Trump for a second time, Democrats gambled that a Senate trial wouldn’t impede efforts to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees nor slow down his ambitious plans to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. Continue reading
Jan 13 FAA steps up enforcement against unruly airline passengers By Associated Press The move Wednesday by the Federal Aviation Administration follows several incidents involving people who refused to wear masks or conducted in-flight demonstrations of support for President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 13 Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis By Ed White, David Eggert, Associated Press Despite desperate pleas from residents holding jugs of discolored, skunky water, the Snyder administration took no significant action until a doctor reported elevated lead levels in children about 18 months later. Continue reading
Jan 13 In video, Trump condemns deadly riot he fomented By Associated Press Trump also said that he had directed federal agencies “to use all necessary resources to maintain order in Washington, D.C.” over the next week. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:49 House votes to impeach Trump for a second time A week after a violent riot engulfed the Capitol, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Trump with a charge of instigating the assault. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 7:08 How President Trump is reacting to his impeachment By Yamiche Alcindor President Trump on Wednesday became the first president in America history to be impeached twice. Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how the president reacted to his impeachment and how he may deal with a Senate trial should it… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 7:32 Rep. Adam Kinzinger on why he broke with Republicans and voted to impeach President Trump Ten Republican members in the House of Representatives joined Democrats Wednesday in voting to impeach Donald Trump. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois, is among a handful of Republicans who broke from their party to vote in favor of… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 3:40 Rep. Joaquin Castro: ‘Donald Trump incited a deadly insurrection’ By PBS NewsHour In a 232-197 vote Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Trump for a second time, with just one week left in his term. Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro, who is one of the managers of the impeachment trial,… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 12:03 National Guard bolsters security in nation’s capital ahead of inauguration Thousands of members of the National Guard will be in Washington, D.C. for President-elect Biden's inauguration after the violent attack at the U.S. Capitol last week raised concerns over security. Many of those worries also extend to 50 state capitols,… Continue watching