Sep 12 WATCH: Harris speaks at campaign event in Charlotte, first since debate with Trump By Bill Barrow, Chris Megerian, Jonathan J. Cooper, Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Kicking off a day of battleground campaigning by Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the Democratic vice president is highlighting her support from Republicans who have endorsed her and emphasizing her defense of abortion rights and heath care access. Continue reading
Sep 12 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on 30th anniversary of Violence Against Women Act By Darlene Superville, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden wrote and championed the bill as a U.S. senator; it was the first comprehensive federal law that focused on addressing violence against women and sought to provide support for survivors, and justice, and it was bipartisan. Continue reading
Sep 12 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden marks anniversary of Violence Against Women Act By Colleen Long, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden wrote and championed the bill as a U.S. senator; it was the first comprehensive federal law that focused on addressing violence against women and sought to provide support for survivors, and justice, and it was bipartisan. Continue reading
Sep 12 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as North Korea promises to build its nuclear forces By News Desk and Associated Press North Korean state media reported Kim's remarks on Tuesday, after the country disclosed a new platform likely designed to fire more powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles targeting the mainland U.S. Continue reading
Sep 12 WATCH: Garland denounces conspiracy theories targeting Justice Department staff By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Speaking to U.S. attorneys gathered in Washington and other Justice Department members, Garland forcefully defended the department’s integrity and impartiality against claims of politicization by Republicans. Continue reading
Sep 12 WATCH: Senate holds hearing on bankruptcy of Steward Health Care as CEO refuses to appear By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Members of a Senate committee looking into the Steward Health Care bankruptcy said they plan to hold Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt after he refused to attend Thursday's hearing. Lawyers for de la Torre have said he's… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 6:25 Key takeaways and highlights from the contentious presidential debate By Laura Barrón-López, Winston Wilde The fiery and contentious debate may be the only face-off of the campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris And former President Donald Trump. Harris tried to walk a fine line between being both an incumbent and a change candidate and… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 6:06 Analyzing the political fallout following the fiery Harris-Trump debate By Laura Barrón-López, Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan, Shrai Popat To discuss the political fallout from Tuesday's debate between Vice President Harris and former President Trump, Geoff Bennett spoke with Laura Barrón-López and Lisa Desjardins. Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 4:39 Trump doubles down on debunked conspiracy about Haitian immigrants in Ohio By William Brangham, Mary Fecteau Donald Trump doubled down on unsupported claims that Haitian immigrants are abducting and eating people's pets in the city of Springfield, Ohio. William Brangham recently visited Springfield and spoke with city officials and members of the Haitian community. He joined… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 8:38 A look at how Trump's plan to increase tariffs would affect U.S. workers and consumers By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Tariffs are a hallmark of former President Trump’s economic agenda and some of them have bipartisan support as a way of dealing with China. But there are key differences between Trump and Vice President Harris when it comes to how… Continue watching