Jul 15 WATCH: U.S. to hit Huawei employees with visa bans By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the announcement a day after the British government said it would ban Huawei from its 5G networks over concerns that sensitive data could be compromised by the China and the Chinese Communist Party. Continue reading
Jul 15 Jeff Sessions loses bid for old Alabama Senate seat By Associated Press Tommy Tuberville, 65, beat Sessions in Tuesday’s Republican runoff as Sessions fell short in his attempted comeback for a seat he held for two decades before resigning to become Trump’s attorney general in 2017. Continue reading
Jul 14 Justice Ginsburg treated in hospital for possible infection By Associated Press The court says in a statement that the 87-year-old Ginsburg went to a hospital in Washington on Monday evening after experiencing fever and chills. Continue reading
Jul 14 White House virus task force member stresses that school reopening guidance is based on facts By Darlene Superville, Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press A top member of the White House coronavirus task force on Tuesday assured "none of us lie" to the public. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 7:10 Sanders blames Trump for pandemic's 'unprecedented suffering' Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden released new policy proposals Tuesday aimed at addressing the climate crisis. The plans were informed by a task force put together by former Biden competitor Sen. Bernie Sanders, and they represent a progressive shift… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 8:08 CDC's politicization 'extremely dangerous' for Americans, says its former head The CDC is traditionally seen as the leading government agency to monitor public health and communicate key information to the public. But according to four former heads of the agency, the Trump administration has been interfering in the CDC's central… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 9:15 Why this Supreme Court term was so unusual From landmark decisions on immigration and LGBTQ protections to virtual oral arguments amid the pandemic, the Supreme Court’s recent term was certainly one for the history books. Amna Nawaz talks to Paul Clement, former U.S. solicitor general under President George… Continue watching
Jul 14 Trump bristles at question about police killings of Black Americans By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump seemed taken aback when asked by CBS's Catherine Herridge why African Americans are still dying at the hands of police. "And so are white people," he responded. Continue reading
Jul 14 White House campaign aims to help jobless find new paths By Darlene Superville, Associated Press A new White House-backed ad campaign aims to encourage people who are unemployed or unhappy in their jobs or careers to "find something new."… Continue reading
Jul 14 Trump administration rescinds rule on international students By Collin Binkley, Associated Press A federal judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration policy requiring international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall amid the pandemic. Continue reading