Sep 11 Watch 2:52 Iran-backed Houthis seize island at entrance to Red Sea, threatening Saudi oil exports By Ali Rogin, Zeba Warsi Houthi rebels in Yemen consolidated lightning gains across the country's western coast. The group, which recently resumed fighting with the Saudi-backed government, also extended its hold on the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a crucial chokepoint at the southern reaches of the… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: August inflation report shows consumer prices up 3.4% In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that consumer prices rose 3.4% in August when compared to last year, the inflation report is fueling speculation that the Fed will raise interest rates, U.S. health officials declared an end… Continue watching
Sep 11 Prosecutor brought in to lead investigation of Trump foes tells AP that he has resigned By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press An ally of President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has resigned from his post leading a Justice Department investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against the Republican president. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 4:15 Trump remains focus of GOP's midterm campaign as convention wraps By Liz Landers, Matt Loffman With November’s midterms closing in, Republicans wrapped an unprecedented two-day convention in Dallas aimed at firing up the party’s base. President Trump and Vice President JD Vance headlined an event that also produced some striking and unexpected moments. Liz Landers… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 11:19 Hillary Clinton reflects on the losses and lessons of 9/11 By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Twenty-five years ago, Hillary Clinton was the junior senator for the state of New York. This week, she is reflecting on what’s been lost and what she has learned since. In her essay for The Atlantic, “What the Aftermath of… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 10:14 9/11 changed Afghanistan, but now it's back where it started By Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor Already scarred by decades of war, Afghanistan became the center of America's response to 9/11 after the Taliban harbored the men who planned the attacks. Over 20 years of what's known there as "The American War," hundreds of thousands, mostly… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 9:54 Brooks and Capehart on the GOP's midterm identity By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the GOP's midterm convention and the identity of the party, if Democrats should be worried about campaign spending benefiting… Continue watching
Sep 11 WATCH: Trump leads RNC in pledge to 'cheat like hell' in November elections By Dan Cooney After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that “we want honesty in our elections,” he led them in a pledge to “cheat like hell” and “go out and vote” in the midterm elections. Continue reading
Sep 11 CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on bin Laden and al-Qaida before Sept. 11 By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The documents illustrate security analysts' tracking of bin Laden's movements and support system, as well as concerns about possible threats to U.S. targets. Continue reading
Sep 11 Afghan woman whose case was the first for a long-dormant court has been deported, officials say By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Nazira Haji Zada, 47, was arrested in July at her Fort Worth, Texas, home and brought before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court on a Justice Department application to deport her from the U.S. Continue reading