Aug 12 Trump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line By Ali Swenson, Associated Press President Donald Trump pivoted the nation’s attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims to scale back the childhood immunization schedule and space out shots into separate visits. Continue reading
Aug 12 AP report: ICE plans to give its officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from individuals. Continue reading
Aug 12 Peggy Flanagan wins Senate primary in Minnesota, notching another victory for progressive Democrats By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Flanagan defeated centrist Rep. Angie Craig with a pledge to fight the influence of corporations and confront Republican President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 12 Sen. Darline Graham, Rep. Ralph Norman advance to GOP runoff in South Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press A first-time candidate who was always close to her brother's political orbit, Darline Graham overcame skepticism about her lack of experience in her campaign to replace him, as she moved forward Tuesday as the top vote-getter to runner-up Norman. Continue reading
Aug 12 David Crowley wins Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor over Francesca Hong By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Crowley narrowly defeated democratic socialist Hong, who was hoping to ride the wave of recent victories by progressive candidates, including Abdul El-Sayed in neighboring Michigan’s U.S. Senate race last week. Continue reading
Aug 12 Wisconsin primary offers mixed signals for Democrats, and other election takeaways By Nicholas Riccardi, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press David Crowley’s win by less than a percentage point over state Rep. Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, showed neither side of the party debate was winning the argument convincingly. Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: Trump says Secret Service wanted him to sneak off AF1, defends safety of plane with staff By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump downplayed the extraordinary nature of the subterfuge involved in his flight, which saw him stow away in an airport catering container to sneak onto another plane while Air Force One was sent into the sky, essentially as… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 9:32 Top adviser to Iran's Revolutionary Guard leader sits down for rare interview By Reza Sayah As the war with Iran continues its uneasy stalemate, we're hearing from a top adviser to the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the force largely responsible for border and internal security. The IRGC rarely gives interviews, and almost… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 8:50 The effectiveness and cost of the National Guard deployment in D.C. By Lisa Desjardins, Jackson Hudgins It has now been one year since President Trump declared a “crime emergency” in the nation’s capital and deployed thousands of members of the National Guard to its streets. Questions continue to mount over the mission’s cost, its legality and… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 3:54 What to know as your driver's license gets a digital upgrade By Tim McPhillips Your old plastic driver's license could soon be getting a digital upgrade. Multiplatform producer Tim McPhillips walks us through four things you should know, including some of the benefits and some of the concerns. Continue watching