Mar 12 European Union members should open talks with Bosnia on joining, the EU's executive branch says By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The Western Balkan country is among six nations that are at different stages of the EU accession process following a period of wars in the 1990s. Their memberships have been stalled for years. Continue reading
Mar 12 NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs By Mark Long, Associated Press The NAACP sent a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker as well as current and prospective student-athletes. It was in response to the University of Florida and other state schools that have eliminated their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: White House holds briefing as the Pentagon announces $300 million in weapons for Ukraine By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press It's the Pentagon's first announced security package for Ukraine since December, when it acknowledged it was out of replenishment funds. It wasn't until recent days that officials publicly acknowledged they weren't just out of replenishment funds, but $10 billion overdrawn. Continue reading
Mar 12 Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America There’s a risk of overinterpreting the results from 2023, but the victories have encouraged Democrats defending a pivotal U.S. Senate seat this year. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Supreme Court Justices Sotomayor and Barrett discuss political polarization and civics education By News Desk On March 12, Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett addressed the Civic Learning Week National Forum at The George Washington University. Continue reading
Mar 12 Standing by report on Biden's memory, Robert Hur to testify on classified documents case By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press On Capitol Hill, Hur appeared set to be the rare witness likely to be vilified all around — by Republicans angry over his decision not to charge the president, and by Democrats for his unflattering commentary about Biden. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 3:31 News Wrap: Trump moves to delay hush money trial ahead of 2024 election In our news wrap Monday, former President Donald Trump is moving to delay another criminal trial involving hush money payments to an adult film actress and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins with no end in sight to the… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 8:42 Gangs edge Haiti to brink of collapse as regional leaders seek solutions By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Eliot Barnhart, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako In Haiti’s capital, the gangs are in control and trying to overthrow an absent government. While the prime minister was abroad, gangs closed the airport, and he has been unable to return. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Blinken is talking to… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 7:13 As global migration surges, trafficking has become a multi-billion dollar business By Christine Romo, Sam Weber, Sam Lane Amid a global migration surge, the trafficking industry has become a multi-billion dollar business. Mexican officials estimate as many as 6,000 people cross into Mexico every day from diverse places like Russia and Venezuela. Amna Nawaz heads south to Chiapas,… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 9:27 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden vs. Trump on immigration By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the contrasts between President Biden and former President Trump’s approach to immigration, how Biden is embracing… Continue watching