Jun 19 WATCH: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany gives news briefing By Laura Santhanam The White House will offer a press briefing Friday ahead of President Donald Trump's expected rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma the day after Juneteenth. Continue reading
Jun 19 Trump says he will renew effort to end DACA protections By Deb Reichmann, Astrid Galvan, Associated Press President Trump says he will renew his administration’s effort to end legal protections for young immigrants after Supreme Court blocked the first try. Continue reading
Jun 19 Klobuchar urges Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mate By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Amy Klobuchar is dropping out of vice presidential contention and urging Democrat Joe Biden to select a woman of color instead. Continue reading
Jun 18 State Department official quits over Trump response to racial tensions, report says By Associated Press Mary Elizabeth Taylor, the assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs, said in her resignation letter that Trump's actions "cut sharply against my core values and convictions."… Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 11:38 What Bolton’s book says, and how it affects U.S. standing in the world Fallout continues from the forthcoming book by John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Trump. Bolton portrays Trump as corrupt, self-interested and in thrall to authoritarian figures like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Yamiche… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 8:35 Stacey Abrams on ‘reformation and transformation’ in American policing Stacey Abrams was Georgia's Democratic nominee for governor in 2018. Since her defeat, she founded Fair Fight Action, an organization that works to protect voting rights. Now she is under consideration to be former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 running… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 7:28 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on managing COVID-19 as the state reopens Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is one of many state officials across the country weighing the trade-offs between public health and a functioning economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the COVID-19 trends Ohio is seeing, the… Continue watching
Jun 18 Facebook removes Trump ads with a symbol once used by Nazis By Eric Tucker, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook has removed a campaign ad by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle. That symbol was once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners, communists and others in concentration camps. Continue reading
Jun 18 Officials worry Trump’s Tulsa rally will be ‘perfect storm’ for coronavirus spike By Daniel Bush The tension surrounding President Donald Trump's first campaign rally since the country shut down in mid-March has laid bare a growing partisan divide over the pandemic and the nationwide protests against police brutality. Continue reading
Jun 18 Trump sanctions target Venezuela’s link to Mexico By Scott Smith, Associated Press Focusing primarily on Mexico-based individuals, U.S. Treasury officials sanctioned three people and the companies they ran. They're all now blocked from doing any business with the United States or American citizens. Continue reading