Nov 20 U.S. now wants to reverse its boycott and join the G20 summit, South African president says By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press The United States government has indicated that it has had a “change of mind” and wants to participate at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa in a reverse of its boycott, the South African president said Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 20 WATCH: White House says Trump did not call for execution of Democratic lawmakers By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that members of Congress who made a video saying military officials shouldn’t follow “illegal orders” shouldn’t be executed for sedition, despite Trump’s social media post saying that the video was “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR,… Continue reading
Nov 20 More than 250 have been arrested in federal immigration crackdown across North Carolina By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Federal officials have offered few details about those arrested. Continue reading
Nov 20 WATCH: Funeral for former Vice President Cheney held at Washington National Cathedral By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Washington National Cathedral on Thursday hosted a bipartisan show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who in later years became an acidic scold of fellow Republican President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Nov 20 Fighting it for months, Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump could have chosen to release many of the files on his own months ago. Continue reading
Nov 20 WATCH: House gets back to business with agenda focused on censures and investigations By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House is back in session, but its agenda has been quickly overtaken by a sudden flurry of censures, reprimands and the investigation of its own members. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 6:21 Comey seeks to have indictment dismissed over DOJ's handling of case By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams, Ali Schmitz The Senate forwarded the bill requiring the Justice Department to release the Epstein files to the White House, only days after President Trump withdrew his opposition. The DOJ is also facing more scrutiny over the handling of its case against… Continue watching
Nov 19 U.S. trade deficit dropped nearly 24% in August as Trump's tariffs reduce imports By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press In a report delayed for more than seven weeks by the federal government shutdown, the Commerce Department said Wednesday that the the gap between what the United States buys from other countries and what it sells them fell to $59.6 billion in… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 5:01 New poll reveals signs of hope for Democrats and red flags for Republicans By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman With the midterm elections now less than a year away, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll has signs of hope for Democrats and a few red flags for Republicans. Amna Nawaz and NPR's Domenico Montanaro break down the numbers and discuss… Continue watching
Nov 19 Labor Department won't release full October jobs report due to 43-day shutdown By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn't calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers. Continue reading