Aug 22 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: California towns digging out of debris left behind from Tropical Storm Hilary In our news wrap Tuesday, crews in mountain and desert towns in California are still digging out of mud and debris left behind from Tropical Storm Hilary, more than 800 people on Maui are still unaccounted for two weeks after… Continue watching
Aug 22 Attorney John Eastman surrenders to Georgia authorities on 2020 election charges By Kate Brumback, Associated Press He was indicted last week alongside Trump and 17 others, who are accused by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of scheming to subvert the will of Georgia voters in a desperate bid to keep Joe Biden out of the… Continue reading
Aug 21 Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election By Alanna Durkin Richer, Jill Colvin, Associated Press “Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED,” Trump wrote on his social media network Monday night, hours after court papers said his bond was set at $200,000. Continue reading
Aug 21 Judge blocks Georgia ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender children By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The law allows doctors to prescribe puberty-blocking medications, and it allows minors who are already receiving hormone therapy to continue. But it bans any new patients under 18 from starting hormone therapy. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 8:30 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on 1st GOP debate and Trump’s plan to skip it By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the first Republican debate of the primary season and former President Donald Trump's decision to skip… Continue watching
Aug 21 Trump’s bond is set at $200,000 in Georgia 2020 election case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump was charged last week in the case alongside 18 allies. It's the fourth criminal case against the former president who is campaigning to reclaim the White House in 2024. Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump cancels press conference on 2020 election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice By Jill Colvin, Associated Press No compelling evidence of the wide-scale fraud Trump alleges has emerged in the two-and-a-half years since the election and Republican officials in the state — where three recounts confirmed Trump's loss to President Joe Biden — have long said he… Continue reading
Aug 16 What you need to know about Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 election charges By Hannah Grabenstein Giuliani is accused of violating multiple state laws as part of a “criminal enterprise” that pressured state officials to reverse former President Donald Trump’s loss. Continue reading
Aug 16 Georgia prosecutor seeks March 2024 trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The prosecutor in Atlanta who obtained an indictment this week against former President Donald Trump and 18 others wants to take the case to trial in March. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 3:24 What’s next for Trump after his 4th criminal indictment By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Kyle Midura, Saher Khan For the fourth time this year, former President Donald Trump is defendant Donald Trump. Late Monday, a grand jury in Georgia charged Trump and 18 others in a far-reaching racketeering case related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Continue watching