• With 'Gestapo' comment, Trump adds to numerous past Nazi Germany references

    With 'Gestapo' comment, Trump adds to numerous past Nazi Germany references

    May 06, 2024 04:29 PM EDT

    ... the 2020 election that Trump lost, but the speaker now faces the threat of his own ouster by far-right Republicans led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. With his time on stage, Johnson said the U.S. needs a “strongman” in the White House, one attendee told the ...

  • News Wrap: At least 45 killed by flooding in western Kenya

    News Wrap: At least 45 killed by flooding in western Kenya

    Apr 29, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... Navy officials knew the water was tainted, but told people it was safe. The government disputes whether it really caused health problems. The FDA will start regulating new medical tests developed by labs to see if they actually work. The final rule announced today applies to tests for everything from ...

  • What to know about the FTC’s crackdown on noncompete agreements by employers

    What to know about the FTC’s crackdown on noncompete agreements by employers

    Apr 27, 2024 09:40 PM EDT

    John Yang: How did these become so popular? Why are there so many of these and so many workers covered by them? Taylor Giorno: So businesses say that they really started putting these noncompete agreements in place because they wanted to protect trade secrets, which maybe makes especially sense at ...

  • Johnson faces another threat to speakership over Ukraine and Israel aid plans

    Johnson faces another threat to speakership over Ukraine and Israel aid plans

    Apr 16, 2024 10:45 PM EDT

    ... Mayorkas. What was significant here, and what was really just political theater? Lisa Desjardins: There was a great deal of showmanship today, and we will start with that. This was part of pomp and circumstances. This is part of the mechanics of how impeachment works. This is the first impeachment ...

  • Speaker Johnson says he will push to advance aid for Israel, Ukraine in the House this week

    Speaker Johnson says he will push to advance aid for Israel, Ukraine in the House this week

    Apr 14, 2024 05:50 PM EDT

    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a right-wing Republican from Georgia, has called for Johnson's ouster. She departed the Capitol on Friday telling reporters that support for her effort was growing. While no other Republicans have openly joined Greene, a growing number of hardline conservatives are openly disparaging Johnson and ...

  • 'Quiet on Set' directors on exposing abusive behavior behind the scenes of Nickelodeon

    'Quiet on Set' directors on exposing abusive behavior behind the scenes of Nickelodeon

    Apr 09, 2024 10:30 PM EDT

    Emma, start us off here. Your docuseries includes allegations of sexual assault, of pervasive harassment, the overt sexualization of children on these sets. How did you first hear about these allegations, and how hard was it to get people to talk about it? Emma Schwartz, Director, "Quiet on Set: The ...

  • What's next now that Speaker Johnson is facing a motion to vacate

    What's next now that Speaker Johnson is facing a motion to vacate

    Mar 22, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... helped push through a $1.2 trillion spending package with majority Democratic votes despite heavy criticism from his right flank. During the vote, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filed a resolution with the House clerk — called a motion to vacate — that would remove Johnson from office if approved by ...

  • IRS to pursue business private jet usage in new round of audits on wealthy taxpayers

    IRS to pursue business private jet usage in new round of audits on wealthy taxpayers

    Feb 21, 2024 07:44 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — First, there were trackers on Taylor Swift and other celebrities' private jet usage. Now, there will be more scrutiny on executives' personal use of business aircraft who write it off as a tax expense. IRS leadership said Wednesday that the agency will start conducting dozens of audits on ...

  • South Carolina woman seeks clarity on abortion ban in lawsuit backed by Planned Parenthood

    South Carolina woman seeks clarity on abortion ban in lawsuit backed by Planned Parenthood

    Feb 05, 2024 09:58 PM EDT

    ... when a “fetal heartbeat” can be detected — should not take effect until later in a pregnancy. In a lawsuit filed in state circuit court Monday, Taylor Shelton and Planned Parenthood South Atlantic's chief medical officer Dr. Katherine Farris argued that the Republican-led state Legislature provided two different definitions ...

  • Why Universal Music Group is pulling songs from TikTok

    Why Universal Music Group is pulling songs from TikTok

    Feb 01, 2024 11:25 PM EDT

    ... to have this music on their site? Ben Sisario: It's very important. And Universal is the biggest record company in the world. They have Taylor Swift. They have Olivia Rodrigo's. They have Billie Eilish. They have Drake. They're not the only record company in the world, but ...