Apr 21 WATCH: Justice Department charges SPLC with fraud over paid informant program By Collin Binkley, Alanna Durkin Richer, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: DOJ announces criminal charges against Southern Poverty Law Center In our news wrap Tuesday, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center over its use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups, the Pentagon revealed details about its $1.5 trillion budget request and Defense Secretary… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 8:58 Fed nominee Warsh questioned on independence from Trump and personal wealth By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins, Azhar Merchant President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, was on Capitol Hill facing a slew of lawmaker questions on his monetary policy and independence from Trump. But the president’s pressure campaign against Jerome Powell threatens to freeze Warsh’s… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 4:53 Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick resigns ahead of ethics probe into use of campaign funds By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Another scandal-plagued member of Congress resigned on Tuesday, exactly one week after a pair of her peers did the same. Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida faced an ethics investigation into her use of campaign funds. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Apr 21 Approval of Trump on economy falls in new AP-NORC poll, as Iran war drives up prices By Josh Boak, Linley Sanders, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America The findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research show a president who is struggling with unfulfilled promises to tame inflation and testing Americans’ patience with a conflict in the Middle East that has dragged on longer than expected. Continue reading
Apr 21 LISTEN: Supreme Court seems skeptical of limiting FCC's power to fine companies By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Telecommunications giants Verizon and AT&T appealed to the Supreme Court after the Federal Communications Commission found they sold customers’ location data without proper safeguards and slapped the companies with hefty penalties totaling over $100 million. Continue reading
Apr 21 A timeline of Trump's shifting statements about how long the Iran war will last By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand, PolitiFact Since the U.S. and Israel launched the strikes against Iran Feb. 28, President Donald Trump has made contradictory statements about the timeline to end the war. He has repeatedly declared victory and then later threatened Iran. Continue reading
Apr 21 WATCH: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick announces her resignation before House lawmakers could consider punishment By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is resigning from Congress rather than be formally disciplined by the House as part of an ethics investigation into her use of campaign funds. Continue reading
Apr 21 Trump participates in marathon Bible-reading event with other top Republicans By Peter Smith, Associated Press The Bible event comes just a week after Trump drew rare criticism from his evangelical supporters for circulating a social media meme in which a white-robed Trump appeared as a Jesus-like healer surrounded by patriotic symbols. Continue reading
Apr 21 Justice Department files complaint against Washington and its sewage authority for massive spill By Gary Fields, Associated Press The leak, from a deteriorating pipeline, spilled 244 million gallons of raw sewage. Continue reading