Mar 28 Trump attends wake of a slain New York police officer By Michelle L. Price, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Trump's visit comes as Biden was also in New York for a previously scheduled fundraiser with Democratic ex-presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Trump's campaign made social media posts contrasting his visit with Biden's fundraiser. Continue reading
Mar 28 Former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for defrauding FTX investors By Ken Sweet, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Bankman-Fried once led companies so successful that they were featured in a Super Bowl advertisement. A jury found that Bankman-Fried illegally used billions of dollars from FTX depositors. Continue reading
Mar 28 U.S. Census changes how it identifies people by race and ethnicity, creates Middle Eastern category for first time By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The revisions announced Thursday are the latest efforts to categorize and define the people of the United States. Continue reading
Mar 27 Lawyer John Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn 2020 election, judge says By Associated Press Eastman faced 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a dubious legal strategy aimed at having then-Vice President Mike Pence interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden's victory. Continue reading
Mar 27 Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public lands By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The rule issued by the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management will tighten limits on gas flaring on federal lands and require that energy companies improve methods to detect methane leaks that add to planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 6:05 Why Truth Social's stock price soared despite company reporting $49M loss last year By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz Donald Trump’s Truth Social made its debut on the Nasdaq Tuesday. The stock price soared, powered by supporters looking to invest in the former president's business. But the platform’s stock success doesn’t seem to match its financials. Truth Social lost… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 6:41 How a second Trump presidency could impact the LGBTQ+ community By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat On the campaign trail, Donald Trump has been outlining what he plans to do if elected in November. That includes rolling back the rights of millions of LGBTQ+ people. It’s part of a wider playbook to undo many modern civil… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 10:34 Tennesseans from across the political spectrum unite to address gun violence By Judy Woodruff, Connor Seitchik, Frank Carlson One year ago, three nine-year-old children and three adults were gunned down at the Covenant School in Nashville in the deadliest school shooting in Tennessee history. In the wake of that tragedy, a group of Tennesseans from across the political… Continue watching
Mar 27 Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats' VP pick in 2000, dead at 82 By Associated Press Lieberman came tantalizingly close to winning the vice presidency in the contentious 2000 presidential contest that was decided by a 537-vote margin victory for George W. Bush in Florida after a drawn-out recount, legal challenges and a Supreme Court decision. Continue reading
Mar 27 Netanyahu says civilians in Rafah can 'just move' away from an Israeli ground invasion By Associated Press Speaking Wednesday to a bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation visiting Israel, Netanyahu said people sheltering in Rafah – now more than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million population – will be able to move away from the fighting. Continue reading