Apr 29 NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg says slow arms deliveries to Ukraine have benefited Russia on the battlefield By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Russia is hurrying to exploit its advantages before Kyiv's depleted forces get more Western military supplies. Ukraine's president says new Western supplies have started arriving, but slowly. Continue reading
Apr 29 U.S. Navy, Army ships building floating pier for Gaza aid. Pentagon estimates cost at $320 million By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Sabrina Singh, Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters the cost is a rough estimate for the project and includes the transportation of the equipment and pier sections from the U.S. to the Gaza coast, as well as the construction and aid delivery… Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Israeli officials worry ICC will issue arrest warrants By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing on Monday as U.S. ally Israel appears to be increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants against the country’s leaders. Continue reading
Apr 29 Former rivals Trump and DeSantis make peace and discuss fundraising for former president's campaign By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The meeting, which lasted three hours, was organized to help the men bury the hatchet and discuss potential joint fundraising efforts. Continue reading
Apr 28 WATCH: Biden unleashes jabs at Trump during remarks at White House Correspondents' Dinner By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Associated Press ”Of course the 2024 election’s in full swing and yes, age is an issue," Biden said at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday. "I’m a grown man running against a 6-year-old.”… Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Biden attends 2024 White House Correspondents' Dinner hosted by Colin Jost By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press An election-year roast of President Joe Biden before journalists, celebrities and politicians at the annual White House correspondents' dinner Saturday butted up against growing public discord over the Israel-Hamas war, with protests outside the event condemning both Biden's handling of… Continue reading
Apr 27 Inside Trump's head-spinning week of legal drama, from New York to Arizona to D.C. By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The first criminal prosecution of a former president began in earnest with opening statements and testimony in a lower Manhattan courtroom. But the action quickly spread to involve more than half a dozen cases in four states and the nation's capital. Continue reading
Apr 27 South Africa's historic election anniversary is coming up. Here's why it's so poignant this year By Gerald Imray, Associated Press South Africa's “Freedom Day” marks the country’s first democratic election that officially ended apartheid in 1994. The 30th anniversary falls on an important election. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: King Charles returning to public duties after 3-months of cancer treatment In our news wrap Friday, Britain's King Charles will return to public duties after a three-month break for cancer treatment, Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel hoping to revive talks for a hostage deal and cease-fire with Hamas and… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 11:31 Brooks and Capehart on Supreme Court arguments over immunity for Trump By Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including legal cases involving former Donald Trump and associates playing out in state courts, the Supreme Court and… Continue watching