Mar 10 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Appeals court rules DOJ must share Mueller grand jury material In our news wrap Tuesday, a U.S. federal appeals court ordered the Justice Department to hand over grand jury testimony from the special counsel’s Russia probe. The panel ruled 2-to-1 that the House is entitled to the material as part… Continue watching
Mar 10 U.S. starts troop pullout, seeks end to Afghan leaders' feud By Kathy Gannon, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Ashraf Ghani and his main political rival, Abdullah Abdullah, were each sworn in as president in separate ceremonies Monday. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: Twitter labels video retweeted by Trump as 'manipulated media' In our news wrap Monday, Twitter has applied a “manipulated media” tag on a campaign video shared by a White House aide and retweeted by President Trump. The edited clip makes it appear that former Vice President Joe Biden, leading… Continue watching
Mar 09 Dueling Afghan leaders hold simultaneous inauguration ceremonies for themselves By Rahim Faiez, Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press The rival leaders were each sworn in as president in separate ceremonies on Monday, throwing plans for negotiations with the Taliban into chaos and creating a dilemma for the United States as it figures out how to move its peace… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: February jobs report shows strongest U.S. hiring since 2016 In our news wrap Friday, the latest jobs report showed the strongest pace of hiring since 2016. The Labor Department said employers added a net 273,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate matched a 50-year low of 3.5 percent. Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: Schumer denies threatening Supreme Court justices In our news wrap Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer insisted he had not threatened two Supreme Court justices on Wednesday, but he did voice regret. Schumer said he “shouldn’t have used the words” he had chosen when talking about… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Trump speaks by phone with Taliban leader In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump spoke by phone with a top Taliban leader, following the recent signing of an agreement for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Trump called it "a very good talk.” Also, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 4:30 News Wrap: Netanyahu may have outright victory in Israeli election In our news wrap Monday, voters in Israel went to the polls for an unprecedented third election in less than a year. Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be near an outright victory -- but his main opponent,… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 7:51 Provisional peace deal between U.S., Taliban hits hurdle over prisoner release The U.S. and the Taliban have signed an agreement aimed at withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan. In exchange, the Taliban committed to not allow terrorists to use the country as a base from which to plan operations. But the deal… Continue watching
Mar 02 WATCH: Esper says U.S. to start initial troop pullback from Afghanistan Speaking at a Pentagon news conference Monday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he was not sure whether the drawdown had begun, but said it is required to start within 10 days of the signing on Saturday of a peace deal… Continue reading