Jun 05 Federal school safety panel will not look at role of guns, DeVos says By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says the federal commission on school safety set up after a Florida high school shooting won't be looking at the role of guns in school violence. Continue reading
Jun 04 Trump cancels visit with Super Bowl champion Eagles, blaming anthem dispute By Jill Colvin, Errin Haines, Associated Press Digging deeper into a culture war that he's repeatedly stoked, President Donald Trump on Monday called off a visit by the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House Tuesday, citing the dispute over whether NFL players must stand during the playing… Continue reading
Jun 04 Mueller’s team accuses Paul Manafort of witness tampering By Chad Day, Associated Press Special counsel Robert Mueller's team says in a new court filing that Paul Manafort and one of his associates "repeatedly" contacted two witnesses in an effort to influence their testimony. The contacts occurred while Manafort was under house arrest. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 2:14 Supreme Court sides with Christian baker who denied cake to same-sex couple The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to design a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. But the decision did not resolve the issue of whether a business may even invoke religion to… Continue watching
Jun 04 Court orders release of documents in case over Penn State administrators’ role in child sex abuse scandal By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press More than 200 records were sealed in the case against former university president Graham Spanier, former vice president Gary Schultz and former athletic director Tim Curley. The appeals court criticized the trial judge for issuing a blanket order sealing all… Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 4:06 News Wrap: White House asked whether Trump believes he is above the law In our news wrap Monday, President Trump argued he has an "absolute right to pardon" himself in the Russia Investigation. He also claimed that the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller to head the Russia probe was "totally unconstitutional" but… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 3:30 Why the Supreme Court made a narrow ruling in the Colorado baker case The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a cake for a gay couple. Marcia Coyle of National Law Journal joins Amna Nawaz to explain the decision and why it’s what the court didn’t… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 4:34 4 Iowa Democrats, 4 different messages. What will resonate with voters? The 2018 midterm elections have sparked a fierce contest in one toss-up district in Iowa, where four Democratic House candidates are vying for their party's nomination and maybe to help define the soul of the party. On the eve Tuesday’s… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 9:33 Amy Walter and Susan Page on Democrats’ midterm messaging, Bill Clinton on #MeToo Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Susan Page of USA Today join William Brangham to discuss Tuesday’s primary in Iowa and the larger stakes for Democrats, plus how former President Bill Clinton answered a question about the Monica… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 6:35 Glenda Jackson’s third act is a return to Broadway after decades in politics By Jeffrey Brown Glenda Jackson is back on Broadway for the first time since 1988, starring in Edward Albee's "Three Tall Women." Jackson, 82, sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss the challenge of finding interesting female roles and why she spent 23… Continue watching