Nov 19 Rosalynn Carter, compassionate and outspoken former first lady, dies at 96 By Bill Barrow, Michael Warren, Associated Press Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. Continue reading
Nov 18 Speaker Johnson faces 'pressure cooker' in the House, running into same issues as McCarthy By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press As Speaker Mike Johnson tries to rebuild the GOP's slim majority in the House, he’s fast running into the same hard-right factions and divisions that his predecessor was unable to tame. That's disrupting the party's agenda, shelving priorities and raising… Continue reading
Nov 18 Why artists are pushing for U.S. copyright reforms amid proliferation of AI models By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S. government for immediate relief from the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their livelihoods. Technology companies, by contrast, are largely happy with the status quo. Continue reading
Nov 17 WATCH: Biden, López Obrador talk fentanyl, migration during San Francisco meeting By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The two leaders were in San Francisco Friday for the annual APEC conference. Biden's relationship with López Obrador has at times been tense. But the two were all smiles and compliments on Friday. Continue reading
Nov 17 Colorado judge keeps Trump on ballot, rejecting challenge under Constitution's insurrection clause By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The ruling Friday rejected the attempt to bar the former president under a part of the Constitution's 14th Amendment that prohibits someone from holding office who had "engaged in insurrection or rebellion."… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 3:46 News Wrap: Biden signs temporary spending bill to avert government shutdown In our news wrap Friday, President Biden signed a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown for at least two more months, Ukraine's military says it's making gains in the Kherson region, flooding in eastern Africa has claimed the… Continue watching
Nov 17 Judge rejects Trump's request for a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press In a ruling Friday, Judge Arthur Engoron rejected claims from the former president's lawyers that the proceedings are infected with political bias. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 7:10 Jonathan Karl explores Trump's grasp on GOP in new book, 'Tired of Winning' By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Murrey Jacobson, Karina Cuevas, Alexa Gold With a year before Election Day, polls show former President Trump continues to lead the Republican field and could likely be the party’s nominee to challenge President Joe Biden. Jonathan Karl is ABC's chief Washington correspondent and the author of,… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 10:10 Arab and Muslim Americans on how U.S. support for Israel could affect their votes in 2024 By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan President Biden’s response to the ongoing Israeli-Hamas war has angered Muslim and Arab Americans. Those voters represent a key block for Democrats that helped Biden win in the swing state of Michigan in 2020. We hear from some of those… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 10:59 Brooks and Capehart on what Biden accomplished in his meeting with Xi By Amna Nawaz, 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 what President Biden accomplished during his meeting with Chinese President Xi, polls showing growing disapproval of the… Continue watching