Jan 13 Watch 3:59 News Wrap: COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. reach a new high In our news wrap Wednesday, pandemic deaths in the U.S. hit another high Tuesday with more than 4,300, the virus pushes the federal budget deficit to a new record, New York City is terminating all contracts with the Trump organization,… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 1:48 After impeachment vote, Trump condemns violence in video release By Yamiche Alcindor Just after President Trump was impeached on Wednesday he released a video condemning violence, while also pushing back on what he called unfair censorship. Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. Continue watching
Jan 13 Census halts efforts to comply with Trump citizenship order By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The director of the U.S. Census Bureau is indefinitely halting efforts to compile data on who is in the country illegally after receiving blowback from civil rights groups and concerns raised by bureau statisticians about the accuracy of such figures. Continue reading
Jan 13 How the U.S. Capitol attack highlights the challenges of thwarting online right-wing extremism By Courtney Vinopal, Justin Stabley Last Wednesday's riot reignited an ongoing conversation about the role social media plays as a space where extremists perpetuate violence. Continue reading
Jan 13 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump. Here’s what they said By Candice Norwood Unlike the first time President Donald Trump was impeached, some Republican members joined the call. Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: Pelosi signs article of impeachment against Trump By Associated Press Ten Republicans fled Trump, joining Democrats who said he needed to be held accountable and warned ominously of a "clear and present danger" if Congress should leave him unchecked before Democrat Joe Biden's inauguration Jan. 20. Continue reading
Jan 13 Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached twice By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jonathan Lemire, Alan Fram, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would not agree to bring that chamber back immediately, all but ensuring a Senate trial could not begin at least until Jan. 19. Still, McConnell did not rule out voting to convict Trump in the… Continue reading
Jan 13 New York City to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City will terminate business contracts with President Donald Trump after last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. De Blasio says the Trump Organization profits about $17 million a year from operating the two… Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: Republican Rep. Newhouse says he will vote to impeach Trump By Associated Press Newhouse says the president took an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. Yet he says when there was a “domestic threat at the door of the Capitol,” the president “did nothing to stop it.”… Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: Rep. Kevin McCarthy says impeaching Trump would ‘fan the flames of partisan division’ By Associated Press McCarthy says “a vote to impeach would further divide this nation, a vote to impeach will further fan the flames, the partisan division.”… Continue reading