Jun 12 What is Flag Day? Here's a guide By Teresa Crawford, John O'Connor, Associated Press This unincorporated Wisconsin town about 35 miles north of Milwaukee takes the day seriously. Continue reading
Jun 12 Hunter Biden was convicted. That hasn't stopped Republicans from echoing Trump's attacks on the criminal justice system By Jonathan J. Cooper, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The GOP's argument that Joe Biden is ordering prosecutors to target political opponents has been hurt by the Biden-led Justice Department prosecuting the president's son — with Biden declining to stop the investigation or pardon Hunter Biden. Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: House holds Garland in contempt of Congress over Biden audio By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The 216-207 vote fell along party lines, with Republicans coalescing behind the contempt effort despite reservations among some of the party's more centrist members. Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Safety assessment of V-22 Ospreys will take several more months, program head tells House hearing By Tara Copp, Associated Press The military’s hundreds of V-22 Ospreys will not be permitted to fly their full range of missions until at least 2025 as the Pentagon continues to address safety concerns in the fleet, the head of the program told lawmakers at… Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Powell speaks after Federal Reserve signals only one likely interest rate cut this year By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press “We’ll need to see more good data to bolster our confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2 percent,” Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 5:40 What federal guidelines suggest for Hunter Biden's sentencing By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan In another first, the child of a president was convicted on three felony charges. A jury in Delaware found Hunter Biden guilty on two counts of making false statements regarding his drug use when filling out paperwork to purchase a… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 4:01 The political impact of convictions against Trump and Hunter Biden By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat The guilty verdict in the Hunter Biden case comes in the middle of his father’s reelection campaign and two weeks after presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts in his hush money criminal case. Laura… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Zelenskyy secures military, financial support for Ukraine from European leaders In our news wrap Tuesday, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy secured new air defense systems from Germany and financial support from European leaders, the vice president of Malawi died in a military plane crash, President Biden addressed gun safety in a speech… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 6:18 North Dakota ballot measure would block people over 80 from representing state in Congress By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Voters in North Dakota will decide whether or not to set an age limit for the state’s members of Congress. The proposed amendment to the state constitution says lawmakers cannot be over 80 before the end of their term. Lisa… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 6:57 Biden concentrates on Black voters as polls show some support slipping to Trump By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens The Biden campaign says it's going all in to shore up support among Black voters. It comes as polls show him underperforming with the key Democratic constituency that helped deliver him the Democratic nomination and the White House in 2020. Continue watching