Mar 18 Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case By Kate Brumback, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgia's election interference case are seeking to appeal a judge's ruling not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from their prosecution. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 3:41 Trump under fire again for violent language and dehumanizing anti-immigrant rhetoric By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens Former President Donald Trump is under fire again for comments made during a controversial speech at a campaign event for Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno over the weekend. Extremism experts say it’s just part of escalating violent rhetoric on the… Continue watching
Mar 18 Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Opponents have called the law, known as Senate Bill 4, the most dramatic attempt by a state to police immigration since an Arizona law more than a decade ago, portions of which were struck down by the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 5:21 Analyzing the arguments as Supreme Court hears 2 cases centered on free speech By Geoff Bennett, Marcia Coyle, Saher Khan The First Amendment was at the center of two key Supreme Court arguments on Monday. One honed in on social media companies' handling of misinformation while the powerful gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, was at the center of the… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 8:35 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the response to Trump's escalating violent rhetoric By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Donald Trump's escalating violent rhetoric and how lawmakers are responding, how establishment Republicans are dealing with… Continue watching
Mar 18 Israeli military again raids Gaza's main hospital, claiming Hamas is using it as a base By Associated Press Israel raided the medical center in November after claiming that Hamas was concealing a major command and control center within and beneath the compound. Continue reading
Mar 18 Negotiators race to finish government funding bills after late clash on Homeland Security By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Negotiators from Congress and the White House are scrambling to complete work on funding government agencies for the fiscal year and avoid a partial shutdown that could begin this weekend. Continue reading
Mar 18 New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered the review Monday, eager to find ways to speed up license processing times and allow legal businesses to open faster. Continue reading
Mar 18 What to expect in Ohio's presidential and state primaries By Maya Sweedler, Associated Press The most high-profile election in Ohio's primary on Tuesday will be the Republican contest to take on the state's Democratic U.S. senator. Sen. Sherrod Brown was first elected in 2006 and is among the most vulnerable members of a closely… Continue reading
Mar 18 What to expect in the Illinois presidential and state primaries By Robert Yoon, Associated Press Among the most noteworthy races are the primary fights in three congressional districts where the incumbents have drawn strong challenges, even though the seats aren't at risk of changing hands in November. Continue reading