Sep 01 WATCH: Trump visits Kenosha, calls out violence as 'anti-American' By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump is diving head-first into the latest eruption in the nation's reckoning over racial injustice with a trip Tuesday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the objections of local leaders. Continue reading
Sep 01 WATCH: Mnuchin testifies on federal response to COVID-19 and its impact on the economy By Courtney Vinopal Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin will testify Sept. 1 before a House select subcommittee on the Trump administration's response to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 01 Sheriffs criticize governor's plan to curb Portland violence By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press A plan by the governor of Oregon to use sheriff's deputies from surrounding counties to help patrol Portland following a deadly shooting was sharply criticized by law enforcement officials. Continue reading
Aug 31 Trump administration finalizes coal plant pollution rollback By Matthew Brown, Travis Loller, Associated Press The changes finalized Monday will allow utilities to use cheaper wastewater cleanup technologies and take longer to comply with pollution reduction guidelines adopted in 2015. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 3:51 Trump, Biden trade blame over peaceful protests and violent incidents By Yamiche Alcindor The political battle over U.S. peaceful protests against racial injustice -- and select incidents of violence related to those protests -- is intensifying. While the White House continues to blame local Democratic officials in the cities where unrest persists, Democratic… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 5:46 What legal standing do armed civilian groups at protests have? This summer has seen mass protests stretch across the United States, some of them yielding vandalism and violence. The presence of armed civilian groups at these demonstrations seems to be on the rise, further raising the stakes in situations already… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 5:20 U.S. intelligence ensnared in politics over election security briefings With Election Day just over two months away, Americans will begin casting ballots in a few weeks. The U.S. intelligence community has already warned of multiple attempts by foreign powers to intervene in the November election. But now comes word… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 7:31 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's crime talking points NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the rhetorical battle over peaceful protests and incidents of violence and whether that conversation benefits President Trump or Democratic… Continue watching
Aug 31 2 shootings, 2 days: In Kenosha, a microcosm of U.S. strife By Jennifer Peltz, Russell Contreras, Associated Press The police shooting of a Black man, followed by the deaths of two protesters shot by a white teenager, have made Kenosha, Wisconsin, a microcosm of a nation wracked over racial inequity, policing and public safety. Continue reading
Aug 31 House to subpoena postmaster general over mail delays By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., the committee chairwoman, sent notice Monday in a memo, saying DeJoy blew past a deadline to fully respond to the committee's request for more information. Continue reading