Jun 04 AP-NORC/EPIC poll shows Americans are still hesitant about electric vehicles, despite Biden's push By Matthew Daly, Linley Sanders, Associated Press EVs are a key part of Biden’s climate agenda. Republicans led by presumptive nominee Donald Trump are turning it into a campaign issue. Continue reading
Jun 04 Prosecutors spend 1st day of testimony in Hunter Biden's gun trial detailing his drug problems By Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long, Randall Chase, Associated Press Hunter Biden has been charged with three felonies stemming from the purchase of the Colt revolver when he was, according to his memoir, addicted to crack. Continue reading
Jun 03 Parliament speaker in Georgia signs into law a bill that critics say curbs media freedom By Sophiko Megrelidze, Associated Press Speaker Shalva Papuashvili acted after the legislature, controlled by the ruling Georgian Dream party, overrode a veto of the bill by the president. Continue reading
Jun 03 Trump campaign raises $141 million in May, bolstered by guilty verdict By Jill Colvin, Associated Press A Biden campaign spokesman said the campaign would "see how the numbers actually shake out" when they are officially reported. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 5:30 Jury selected for Hunter Biden's federal gun trial in Delaware By Amna Nawaz For the first time in U.S. history, the child of a sitting president is on trial. Hunter Biden is facing federal charges related to his purchase and possession of a gun. Separately, he faces several charges that he dodged more… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 2:20 How Trump and his allies are reacting to his felony conviction By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz The 2024 presidential election is in unknown territory with Donald Trump now the first former American president and first major-party presumptive nominee found guilty of a felony. Lisa Desjardins takes a closer look at the reaction. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 8:55 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the political fallout of the Trump verdict By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan 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 political fallout of the Trump verdict, how the Biden campaign is reacting to the conviction… Continue watching
Jun 03 Sen. Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial By Mike Catalini, Associated Press Menendez was charged last year by federal prosecutors in New York along with his wife and three associates of running a scheme in which Menendez promised to use his office to help the businessmen in return for goods and money. Continue reading
Jun 03 Iran's hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the top figure in the presidential vote By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf is the most-prominent candidate from within its Shiite theocracy in the race to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi after a helicopter crash that killed him and seven others. Continue reading
Jun 03 Zelenskyy visits Philippines to promote peace summit, which he says China and Russia are trying to undermine By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Zelenskyy arrived unannounced and under heavy security in Manila late Sunday after speaking over the weekend at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore. Continue reading