Jan 16 North Korea will no longer pursue reconciliation with South, Kim Jong Un says By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The historic step discards a decades-long pursuit of peaceful unification based in a sense of national homogeneity shared by the Koreas. Tensions have risen as the pace of Kim's weapons development and the South's military exercises with the United States… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:31 Republican strategist discusses Trump's grip on GOP after Iowa win By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens The focus of the Republican presidential race moves to New Hampshire after former President Trump’s win in the Iowa caucuses. Trump dominated his rivals by 30 points with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in second place with 21 percent of the… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 4:32 Breaking down the delegates and path to the Republican nomination By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman While the first contest of the presidential campaign is over, the race for the GOP nomination and the delegates who will vote at the Republican National Convention this summer is only beginning. Geoff Bennett and Domenico Montanaro of NPR discussed… Continue watching
Jan 16 Macron announces missiles and bombs for Ukraine, suggests he could work with Trump By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to deliver more long-range cruise missiles as well as bombs to Ukraine and suggested that he'd find ways to work with Donald Trump in the event that he wins another presidency. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 5:26 Trump back in court for damages phase of E. Jean Carroll defamation case By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz Fresh off his win in Iowa, former President Trump spent time in a New York courtroom. The trial that started Tuesday will decide how much he owes writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her while he was president. Trump was… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 8:25 New law caps insulin prices for some with diabetes, but cost remains high for others By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat Diabetics will now see a break in their out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Sanofi, one of the leading manufacturers of the hormone, joined two other major pharmaceutical companies in capping their insulin copays at $35. This comes after years of pressure… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 6:15 New book 'The Rebels' explores how populists have transformed the Democratic Party By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Between the House GOP’s funding fight and Donald Trump’s hold on the Republican party, much has been made of the far-right’s sway. But what doesn’t get as much attention is the far-left’s influence in the Democratic party. Geoff Bennett discussed… Continue watching
Jan 16 Republicans pause effort to hold Hunter Biden in contempt, say they are talking with his attorneys By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press A contempt resolution against Hunter Biden was scheduled to move through a procedural hearing before it was canceled Tuesday "to give the attorneys additional time to reach an agreement."… Continue reading
Jan 16 Next Republican debate canceled after Haley says she'll only participate if Trump does By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Her comment on Tuesday came a day after the all-important Iowa caucuses, in which Trump marked a wide margin of victory over both Haley and DeSantis. Continue reading
Jan 16 U.S. to relist Yemen's Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The move comes as the Houthis have launched dozens of attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The group says it has attacked the ships in response to Israel's military operations in Gaza in the aftermath of Hamas' Oct. Continue reading