• Rashida Tlaib wins John Conyers' seat, likely to become first Muslim woman to join Congress

    Rashida Tlaib wins John Conyers' seat, likely to become first Muslim woman to join Congress

    Aug 08, 2018 02:10 PM EST

    ... as of early Wednesday morning, with Tlaib and Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones were neck and neck. The winner of that race will also run unopposed in November's election. https://twitter.com/RashidaTlaib/status/1027089918181433344 https://twitter.com/RashidaTlaib/status/1026970859364335616 Tlaib, 42, served in the Michigan House ...

  • Worried, hopeful and wary: Neighbors await Kim-Trump summit

    Worried, hopeful and wary: Neighbors await Kim-Trump summit

    Jun 10, 2018 08:11 PM EST

    ... Kim is not expected until considerably later, and North Korea, which can expect economic aid from China and South Korea, is seen as in no rush to turn to Japan. https://youtu.be/LFjYLOoLLb8 Hopeful but skeptical south South Koreans have been split between hope and doubt after seeing the ...

  • CIA's Haspel can tap undercover work in Russian operations

    CIA's Haspel can tap undercover work in Russian operations

    May 19, 2018 09:08 PM EST

    ... talk," Hoffman said about Haspel's demeanor. "That's not her style. She was just right down to business — let's get the job done." https://youtu.be/69XhVwQbl1I In addition to Russia, Haspel also was deeply involved in the CIA's fight against terrorism. As station chief in an ...

  • Trump Jr. unapologetic when questioned about meeting with Russian lawyer

    Trump Jr. unapologetic when questioned about meeting with Russian lawyer

    May 17, 2018 03:29 PM EST

    ... all that focused on it at the time," Trump Jr. said in response to a question about whether he was troubled by the prospect of Russian support, the transcripts show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUaVYfNBDsg Congressional investigators released hundreds of pages of interview transcripts with Donald Trump Jr ...

  • Health care new front for transgender rights under Trump

    Health care new front for transgender rights under Trump

    Apr 29, 2018 06:41 PM EST

    ... under federal sex discrimination laws. "The case law on whether sex discrimination includes gender identity has been pretty clear for quite a while," said Samuels. https://youtu.be/J1-XEK20LXE The original rule did not override either the medical judgment or religious beliefs of providers, said Samuels, arguing those are ...

  • Briefing papers warned Trump: 'DO NOT CONGRATULATE' Putin

    Briefing papers warned Trump: 'DO NOT CONGRATULATE' Putin

    Mar 21, 2018 03:56 PM EST

    ... resign, but this ongoing pattern of duplicity holds potential for serious damage to the nation," he said on Twitter. https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/976414731958390784 Russia has received global condemnation after Britain blamed Moscow for the recent nerve agent attack that sickened Sergei Skripal and his daughter. Russia has denied ...

  • House panel subpoenas Steve Bannon in ongoing Russia investigation

    House panel subpoenas Steve Bannon in ongoing Russia investigation

    Jan 17, 2018 03:01 PM EST

    ... book saying that he sees one of the president's sons, Donald Jr., and others as engaging in "treasonous" behavior for taking a meeting with Russians during the 2016 campaign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA1dVEAfG-0 Michael Wolff sat down with Judy Woodruff earlier this month to discuss ...

  • What we learned and didn't learn from Sessions' testimony

    What we learned and didn't learn from Sessions' testimony

    Nov 15, 2017 02:42 AM EST

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tuesday emphatically denied accusations that he had lied under oath about his contact with Russian officials or his knowledge of the country’s interference in the 2016 presidential elections while working for President Donald Trump’s campaign. But some lawmakers challenged Sessions’ memory as he testified ...

  • PHOTOS: Praise, protests and ambivalence mark 100 years since the Russian Revolution

    PHOTOS: Praise, protests and ambivalence mark 100 years since the Russian Revolution

    Nov 07, 2017 05:26 PM EST

    Red flag-draped rallies in Moscow marked the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution on Tuesday. But despite the demonstrations, the crimes of the past and faded memories have made some Russians ambivalent about the centenary.

  • Why some doctors are questioning Trump’s new birth control rules

    Why some doctors are questioning Trump’s new birth control rules

    Oct 11, 2017 02:29 PM EST

    The Trump administration's new birth control rule is raising questions among some doctors and researchers, who say it overlooks known benefits of contraception while selectively citing data that raise doubts about effectiveness and safety.