Sep 04 Watch 5:23 News Wrap: Former Sen. Kyl tapped for McCain's interim seat In our news wrap Tuesday, former Republican Sen. Jon Kyl will fill John McCain’s U.S. Senate seat in Arizona for now. Kyl says he will serve until January. Also, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are under states of emergency as the… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 4:15 Woodward's White House book portrays officials trying to rein in Trump A new book about the Trump White House describes a "nervous breakdown" within the executive branch. In "Fear," award-winning Washington Post editor Bob Woodward chronicles episodes like a Cabinet member removing documents from the president's desk so he wouldn’t sign… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 9:23 What believing in Colin Kaepernick means for Nike Nike just launched a new advertising campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who came to national prominence by protesting police brutality and racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem before games. Nike’s move has reignited a national debate,… Continue watching
Sep 04 Read CEO Jack Dorsey's full testimony on Twitter and political bias By Erica R. Hendry In his prepared testimony, Dorsey said "we have learned from situations where people have taken advantage of our service and our past inability to address it fast enough." The platform has so far removed 3,843 accounts linked to the IRA,… Continue reading
Sep 04 Read Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's full opening statement By Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stressed his judicial independence in the opening statement of his confirmation hearing Tuesday, saying that a judge must "not be swayed by public pressure," and that the court "must never be viewed as a partisan… Continue reading
Sep 04 Trump White House rankled by Watergate reporter Bob Woodward's tell-all book By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The book is the latest to throw the Trump administration into damage-control mode with explosive anecdotes and concerns about the commander in chief. Continue reading
Sep 04 The next time you go to the principal's office, it could be at your state house By Denisa R. Superville, Education Week The handful of principals who are running for office hope their experience running schools will help give them a bigger voice in their states. Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Twitter's Jack Dorsey, Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg testify to Congress on foreign election interference By Mary Clare Jalonick, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook and Twitter executives assured Congress on Wednesday that they are aggressively working to root out foreign attempts to sow discord in America, and they pledged to better protect their social networks against manipulation during the 2018 midterm elections and… Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH LIVE: Day 2 of Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings PBS NewsHour will livestream confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh on September 4-7. Hearings will begin each morning at 9:30 a.m. ET. Continue reading
Sep 04 Parkland victim's father approaches Kavanaugh during confirmation hearing By Associated Press Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jamie died in the February 2018 attack, approached Kavanaugh after he rose from the witness table for a lunch break. He put out his hand to Kavanaugh, who paused for a moment before turning away as… Continue reading