Nov 12 Supreme Court rejects request by ex-Trump chief of staff Meadows to move Georgia case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Meadows was one of 19 people indicted in Georgia and accused of participating in an illegal scheme to keep then-president Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election. Continue reading
Nov 12 U.S. says it will not limit arms to Israel after seeing some progress in flow of aid to Gaza By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration last month called on Israel to "surge" more food and other emergency aid into Gaza. It set a 30-day deadline that expires Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 12 WATCH: Pentagon says Houthi attacks caused no damage to U.S. Navy warships By Michael Casey, Associated Press Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, said the Iranian-backed Houthis launched at least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles at the USS Stockdale and the USS Spruance, both Navy destroyers, on Monday. He said… Continue reading
Nov 12 Pentagon secrets leaker Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison By Michael Casey, Associated Press The security breach raised alarm over America’s ability to protect its most closely guarded secrets and forced the Biden administration to scramble to try to contain the diplomatic and military fallout. Continue reading
Nov 12 Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring classrooms display Ten Commandments By Sara Cline, Kevin McGill, Associated Press U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles on Tuesday said the law had an "overtly religious" purpose and said opponents of the law are likely to win their ongoing lawsuit against the law. Continue reading
Nov 12 WATCH: House Republicans 'ready to deliver,' Johnson says as GOP readies for new Trump era By Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with the House GOP leadership team, the Republican speaker said there would be no time wasted on Trump's "America First" agenda of securing the southern border and other priorities. Continue reading
Nov 12 Ruling on whether to scrap Trump's conviction in hush money case delayed by judge By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press New York Judge Juan M. Merchan had been set to rule Tuesday. Instead, he told Trump's lawyers Tuesday he'd delay the ruling until Nov. 19. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 7:26 Trump begins to name appointees who could oversee his mass deportation plans By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan President-elect Trump is quickly picking the people he wants to advise him when he enters the White House again, including who he has chosen to lead his campaign promise of mass deportation. Trump announced Tom Homan will be his “border… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 4:42 Republicans edge closer to winning control of both chambers of Congress By Lisa Desjardins More than a dozen congressional races have yet to be called as House Republicans are looking to maintain hold of the chamber. If they do, it would lead to Republicans holding a political trifecta over Washington. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 5:44 A look at the influence Elon Musk could have in the incoming Trump administration By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Elon Musk was among Donald Trump’s most visible and powerful surrogates on the campaign trail. Now with President-elect Trump, Musk remains within the inner circle, joining calls with world leaders and weighing in on staffing decisions. Amna Nawaz discussed the… Continue watching