Jun 22 Speaking at evangelical Christian conference, Trump endorses Ten Commandments in schools By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press In Washington on Saturday, Donald Trump told a group of politically influential evangelicals they “cannot afford to sit on the sidelines” of the 2024 election, imploring them at one point to “go and vote, Christians, please!"… Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 7:04 Ban on domestic violence abusers owning guns upheld by Supreme Court By William Brangham, Saher Khan The Supreme Court handed down a major victory for gun control advocates, ruling that domestic abusers can be barred from owning guns. In an 8-1 decision, the court rejected a 2nd Amendment challenge to the federal law that makes it… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 5:43 A look at the massive donations to campaigns and super PACs this election season By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman The 2024 campaign was already shaping up to be the most expensive election of all time, but now several high-profile billionaires are dumping massive amounts of money into the presidential race. Laura Barrón-López discussed where the money is coming from… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 10:46 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's immigration order and Trump's mixed message By William Brangham New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including a Supreme Court ruling over access to guns, President Biden's latest order protecting migrants and Donald Trump's… Continue watching
Jun 21 How Biden's recent actions on immigration could address a major issue voters have with him By Will Weissert, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Over the course of two weeks, President Joe Biden has imposed significant restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. while also offering potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of people without legal status already living in the country. Continue reading
Jun 21 Court hears longshot challenge by Trump attorneys to prosecutor's appointment in classified documents case By Eric Tucker, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The longshot argument over the legality of special counsel Jack Smith's appointment kicked off a three-day hearing that is set to continue next week and bring further delays to a criminal case that had been scheduled for trial last month… Continue reading
Jun 21 Biden and Trump will face each other at next week's debate. They are preparing much differently By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The Democrat's trip comes as officials in both major political parties scramble to set expectations for what may be the most consequential presidential debate in decades. Continue reading
Jun 21 Supreme Court rejects settlement in water dispute between parched New Mexico and Texas By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The 5-4 decision rebuffs an agreement that had come recommended by a federal judge overseeing the case over how New Mexico, Texas and Colorado must share water from the Rio Grande. Continue reading
Jun 21 Trump ally Steve Bannon asks Supreme Court to delay his prison sentence By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Bannon was convicted nearly two years ago of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to sit for a deposition with the Jan. 6 House Committee and the other for refusing to provide documents related to his involvement… Continue reading
Jun 21 Prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order barring Trump from criticizing jurors in hush money trial By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press In court papers filed Friday, prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office argued that portions of the gag order remained necessary given former President Donald Trump’s “singular history of inflammatory and threatening public statements,” as well as efforts by his… Continue reading