Jul 08 Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for ushering Mexican immigrant away from ICE agents By Claire Savage, Scott Bauer, Associated Press "I have been cast as both a scofflaw and a hero. I am neither. I am a public servant who's just trying to do my job,” Dugan said. Continue reading
Jul 08 Succession fight is underway as calls mount for Graham Platner to drop out of Senate race By Kimberlee Kruesi, Patrick Whittle, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press The allegation reported Monday prompted a chorus of calls for Platner to depart the high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins, which could decide party control of the Senate. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: Trump says he thinks he'll remove Syria from terrorism list during al-Sharaa meeting By Associated Press Syria has been on the list since 1979. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: Trump says in Zelenskyy meeting that U.S. will allow Patriot missiles to be made overseas By Associated Press President Donald Trump said that the U.S. will give a license for its Patriot air defense systems to be made overseas for Ukraine to counter Russian missile attacks, a huge coup for that nation. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: Trump holds news conference at NATO summit in Turkey By Lorne Cook, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump had high praise for the NATO summit and its "tremendous unity" on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 6:15 News Wrap: Judge rejects Trump's attempt to collect Georgia election worker info In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge rejected the Trump administration's attempt to collect the names and contact information of Fulton County, Georgia, election workers, New York City officials warned a high-rise is at risk of collapsing and Reform… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 5:52 More Democrats call for Platner to drop Maine Senate bid after sexual assault accusation By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson The list of Democrats calling for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to withdraw continues to grow a day after a woman he once dated accused him of sexual assault. Platner denies the allegation and said he was reflecting on his… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 6:24 New student loan rules could limit funding for some graduate programs By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig More changes are underway for federal student loans with major implications for current and future graduate students. It comes after a federal judge temporarily blocked some new loan limits from the Department of Education, including limits affecting some professional degrees. Continue watching
Jul 07 Judge rejects Justice Department's 'unreasonable' attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Fulton County asked a judge to quash the subpoena, arguing it was meant to "target, harass and punish the President's perceived political opponents" and that it was "grossly over broad and untethered to any reasonable need."… Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 7:15 Trump's EEOC abandons key tool for combating workplace discrimination By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Andrew Merlis For more than 60 years, the federal government has relied on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to enforce laws against workplace discrimination. The Department of Justice is now challenging a legal framework that has underpinned that work for decades. Geoff… Continue watching