Mar 10 What to expect in Georgia's special election to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene's former seat By Robert Yoon, Associated Press A crowded field of 22 candidates initially filed to run for the vacant U.S. House seat, but that number fell to 17 active contenders after a handful of withdrawals from the race. Continue reading
Mar 09 WATCH: Trump sidesteps responsibility for deadly strike on Iranian girls' school By Associated Press President Donald Trump erroneously claimed Monday that Iran has access to the American Tomahawk cruise missile, the weapon likely used to strike a girls' school in Iran, killing 165 people. When asked why he was the only person in his… Continue reading
Mar 09 Trump administration widens its 2020 election probe as it obtains records from Arizona By Josh Kelety, Associated Press The Republican leader of Arizona's state Senate said Monday he has handed over records related to the 2020 presidential election to the FBI in the latest sign that the Trump administration is acting on the president's longstanding falsehoods about a race he lost… Continue reading
Mar 09 White House says NTSB member Todd Inman fired over alleged misconduct, which he denies By Josh Funk, Associated Press Inman was the lead board member on scene after last year's midair collision near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people after an airliner collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. He also oversaw the initial investigation of the crash of a… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 3:01 Iran war will end 'soon' but 'important targets' remain if needed, Trump says By Nick Schifrin, Doug Adams President Trump spoke to reporters late Monday afternoon at his golf resort outside Miami. In his first formal news conference since the U.S. and Israel began strikes on Iran over a week ago, the president made a new threat. Nick… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 7:05 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's midterm message By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the political fallout of military action in Iran, Trump's focus on the Save America Act and… Continue watching
Mar 09 Trump has call with Putin to discuss Iran war, Kremlin says By Associated Press Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov described the conversation as “frank and businesslike” and said it lasted about one hour. Continue reading
Mar 09 Iranian foreign minister says negotiations with U.S. may be off the table By Joshua Barajas, Steff Staples Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that talks with the United States may be off the table after the U.S. and Israel initiated a military operation against the country. Continue reading
Mar 09 WATCH: Trump pushes voting bill on House Republicans at annual policy retreat in Florida By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Monday he won’t sign any other legislation into law until Congress passes a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill that he says also must end Americans' ability to vote by mail, a startling demand months before the midterm… Continue reading
Mar 09 WATCH: Trump holds news conference to answer questions about Iran By Associated Press Though the president has long professed an “America First” policy prioritizing the U.S., Trump suggested at his news conference that the war was for the benefit of other nations, especially those dependent on oil that’s shipped through the Strait of… Continue reading