Oct 03 WATCH: Mattis says Afghan forces fully engaged for first time By Associated Press During congressional testimony Tuesday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the Afghan forces are suffering fewer casualties as they continue to improve. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Former Equifax CEO says sale of company stock was unrelated to massive data breach By Joshua Barajas Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith's first hearing on Capitol Hill will be before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. It is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET. Watch the hearing here. Continue reading
Oct 03 Trump heads to Puerto Rico to survey hurricane damage By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump is heading to San Juan on Tuesday to meet with some of the 3.4 million Puerto Ricans struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria, as criticism that the federal government's response has been sluggish continues. Continue reading
Oct 03 U.S. plans to tell Cuba to remove most of its embassy staff By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration will tell Cuba on Tuesday to withdraw 60 percent of its diplomats from Washington, American officials said. The move is a direct consequence of last week's U.S. move to cut its own embassy staff in Havana by… Continue reading
Oct 02 5 important stories you may have missed By Joshua Barajas, Jennifer Hijazi, Ilayda Kocak With the rush of news about the deadly shooting in Las Vegas, and the continuing recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, these five stories may have slipped under your radar. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 9:22 The grim political routine of responding to a mass shooting By PBS News Hour Will the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history move the needle on the debate over access to guns? Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamra Keith of NPR join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the politics of gun… Continue watching
Oct 02 Interior Department watchdog investigating Secretary Zinke over charter flights By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Zinke disclosed last week that he has taken three charter flights, including a $12,375 late-night trip from Las Vegas to his home state of Montana. Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: White House says now is not the time to debate gun control By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Donald Trump was focused on the victims and stressed that it was a "time to unite the country."… Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, retired astronaut Mark Kelly call for stronger gun laws By Joshua Barajas Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will speak at 1 p.m. ET Monday in Washington, D.C., with her husband, retired NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Oct 02 Trial begins for suspected mastermind of Benghazi attacks By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press A trial of the suspected mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attacks will unfold this week in a federal courtroom in Washington, three years after he was captured by U.S. special forces in Libya and brought to the U.S. on… Continue reading