Jan 30 What to expect in Texas' 18th Congressional District special runoff election By Robert Yoon, Associated Press With only two Democrats on the ballot, the party is guaranteed to at least temporarily narrow the slim Republican majority in the House. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 5:33 What's revealed in the latest Epstein files release – and what's redacted By Ali Schmitz, David Bentley The Department of Justice released its latest, and likely last, batch of files related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. It comes more than a month after the missed deadline set by Congress. The release includes more than 3 million pages,… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 4:51 FBI raid of election offices ignites debate over voting security and federal authority By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams The FBI’s move to execute a warrant at voting offices in Fulton County, Georgia, and the presence of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard have ignited a fierce debate over election security and federal authority. Geoff Bennett discussed more with… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 13:10 Capehart and Abernathy on the backlash against Trump's immigration operation By Jonathan Capehart, Gary Abernathy, Ali Schmitz Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Gary Abernathy of The Abernathy Road newsletter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the political backlash against President Trump's immigration operation in Minnesota and the arrest of journalists who covered… Continue watching
Jan 30 WATCH: Rep. Castro recounts visit with Liam Ramos, 5-year-old detained by ICE By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Tim McPhillips “These kids are very traumatized … and the parents themselves traumatized, grappling with how to help their kids, and they can't,” Castro said of his visit to the ICE detention facility in Dilley, Texas. Continue reading
Jan 30 What economic experts think about Trump's choice of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair By Hannah Grabenstein Experts appear to view Warsh’s nomination with “cautious relief,” said Mark Gertler, a professor of economics at New York University. Continue reading
Jan 30 Trump administration charges Don Lemon with federal civil rights crimes related to anti-ICE church protest By Jaimie Ding, Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The veteran journalist is charged with conspiracy and interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshipers during a Jan. 18 protest at the Cities Church in St. Paul. Lemon has said he has no affiliation to the organization that went… Continue reading
Jan 30 Department of Homeland Security intensifies surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens By Garance Burke, Byron Tau, Associated Press Department of Homeland Security officials insist their immigration enforcement operations are "highly targeted."… Continue reading
Jan 30 Protesters call for nationwide strike against Trump's immigration policies By Associated Press The demonstrations are calling for “no work, no school, no shopping” on Friday. Continue reading
Jan 30 DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says By Michael Biesecker, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press “We’re looking at everything that would shed light on that day,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday. Continue reading