Aug 28 National Park Service backs Trump's arch, despite its impact on key Washington sightlines By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. Continue reading
Aug 28 U.S. targets Egyptian bank's UAE branches under new push for Iran's economic isolation By Fatima Hussein, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Under a new rule proposed Friday by the Treasury Department, the Emirati branches of Banque Misr, Egypt’s second-largest bank, would be severed from access to the U.S. financial system. Continue reading
Aug 28 Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press It is the third time Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has blocked Trump from having the U.S. District Court in Manhattan seize control of the case from the New York court where he was tried and convicted. Continue reading
Aug 28 Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless' By Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year. Continue reading
Aug 28 Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that's likely to be swiftly appealed By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday halted — at least for now — attempts to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting. Continue reading
Aug 28 WATCH: Trump bestows Artemis II crew with Congressional Space Medal of Honor By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian whose April lunar flyby set a new distance record for humanity. Continue reading
Aug 28 WATCH: March on Washington rally draws attention to voting rights with Jeffries, Sanders By Matt Brown, Associated Press Thousands of protesters are rallying Friday on the National Mall in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm elections, following a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that civil rights groups have condemned as… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 7:24 Latvia's foreign minister warns of Russian sabotage acts in Europe By Nick Schifrin For many countries in Europe that recall living under Soviet occupation, the specter of the Russian threat is never far from mind. Many of those nations are now part of NATO, the alliance built to repel that threat. One of… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 5:04 Jan. 6 rioters pursue new path for payments from Trump administration By Liz Landers, Doug Adams Some Jan. 6 rioters are pursuing a new path to seek millions of dollars from the federal government after the Justice Department abandoned plans for its controversial anti-weaponization fund. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports. Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 6:45 Gaza's traumatized youth search for glimmers of hope in devastated homeland By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi This week in Gaza, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is again under strain. Continued Israeli strikes drew criticism from the head of the U.S.-backed Board of Peace. Even the simple joy of flying a kite sparked fear on both… Continue watching