Dec 29 Musk's backing of far-right AfD party creates uproar in Germany ahead of key elections By Associated Press Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 9:31 Brooks and Capehart on Trump allies clashing over immigration policy New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the week in politics, including tensions in Trump's circle over immigration policy, President Biden’s pardons and commutations and polling shows that Americans… Continue watching
Dec 27 Trump asks Supreme Court to postpone TikTok ban so he can weigh in after taking office By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. Continue reading
Dec 27 Most Americans blame insurance profits and coverage denials alongside killer in UnitedHealthcare CEO death, poll finds By Linley Sanders, Tom Murphy, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press About 7 in 10 adults say coverage denials or health insurance profits bear at least "a moderate amount" of responsibility for Thompson's death. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 8:10 Colleges advise some international students to return to U.S. before Trump takes office By Lisa Desjardins, Karina Cuevas Most college students are on their winter break gathering with family and friends. But some from outside the United States may return to campus early this holiday season after several universities and colleges are advising them that the incoming Trump… Continue watching
Dec 26 Trump has pressed for new voting requirements. Republicans in Congress will try to make that happen By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Republicans want to push through long-sought changes such as voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. Continue reading
Dec 26 Americans are exhausted by political news, AP-NORC poll reports. TV ratings show they're tuning out By David Bauder, Linley Sanders, Associated Press The poll found nearly two-thirds of Americans saying they've found the need recently to cut down on their consumption of political and government news. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 7:02 PolitiFact's 'Lie of the Year' and its impact on the Ohio town caught in the middle By Ali Rogin, Matt Loffman, Saher Khan The 2024 campaign was unlike any in modern American history. But one thing united candidates across the political spectrum, they were all searching for messages that would resonate with voters. The team at the fact-checking organization PolitiFact investigated hundreds of… Continue watching
Dec 25 Judge delays trial of man accused in Florida Trump assassination attempt By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Routh's charge of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate carries a potential life sentence in the event of a conviction. Continue reading
Dec 24 Biden signs bill officially anointing bald eagle as national bird of U.S. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden signed a bill into law on Tuesday to correct what had long gone unnoticed and designate the bald eagle as the national bird. Continue reading