Jan 17 Read the full Supreme Court ruling upholding ban on TikTok if not sold by Chinese parent company The court’s decision Friday means new users won’t be able to download the app and updates won’t be available, but it won’t disappear from users’ phones. Continue reading
Jan 17 WATCH: Defense Department hosts farewell event for Austin as he leaves leadership position By Tara Copp, Associated Press The nation's first Black defense secretary faced three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with cancer that became a flashpoint for how it was mishandled. Continue reading
Jan 17 WATCH: Kristi Noem testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for DHS secretary By Rebecca Santana, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at a confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department… Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Scott Bessent testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for treasury secretary By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an IRS tax filing system that Republicans have called to be cut. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:43 The questions Trump's Cabinet picks faced in Thursday's confirmation hearings By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Shrai Popat More of President-elect Trump's picks for key Cabinet positions faced questions from senators on Capitol Hill in another mammoth day of confirmation hearings. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 6:20 Deb Haaland on Biden's efforts to preserve public land and recognize Indigenous history By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold, Kayan Tara One of the legacies President Biden leaves behind when he exits the White House is his record on conserving and protecting the country’s public lands and water. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland played a key role in implementing Biden's policies over… Continue watching
Jan 16 Calling Hollywood 'troubled,' Trump names Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as special envoys there By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press On Wednesday, the President-elect announced that the three actors would be his eyes and ears to the moviemaking town. Special ambassadors and envoys are typically chosen to respond to troubled hot spots like the Middle East, not California. Continue reading
Jan 16 South Dakota tribe lifts its ban on Noem ahead of her Homeland Security confirmation hearing By Associated Press Gov. Kristi Noem was cut off from entering a wide swath of tribal lands in South Dakota early last year after making public comments that tribal leaders were catering to drug cartels on their reservations. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Burgum says missing and murdered Indigenous women are an 'unseen tragedy' By Hannah Grabenstein "It seems that we lose a college student at spring break, it's a Netflix series and the whole nation knows her name personally, and then we have the same individual tragedies that happen over and over again in Indian Country,… Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Sen. Lummis asks Zeldin if he'd follow the science or the law as EPA chief By Adam Kemp Zeldin responded that his "first obligation" would be to follow the law. Continue reading