Aug 01 Pelosi defends her hometown Baltimore, says Kushner a 'slumlord' By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's remarks were her first public comments over the days-long attacks President Donald Trump has been waging on the black-majority city and one of its congressional representatives, Elijah Cummings, who is investigating the administration as chairman of… Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: HUD leader Ben Carson compares Baltimore to cancer patient By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson spoke Wednesday in the wake of tweets from Trump describing Baltimore as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" where "no human being would want to live."… Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump's 'rodent' tweets ring true at Kushner-owned apartments in Baltimore By Regina Garcia Cano, Bernard Condon, Associated Press Residents at properties owned by Jared Kushner's family real estate firm have complained about mold, bedbugs, leaks and mice. Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: Trump speaks at 400th anniversary of Jamestown assembly By Sarah Rankin, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Black state lawmakers boycotted the ceremony, in part over what they call Trump's disparaging comments about minority leaders. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 3:47 Why Trump's verbal assault on Cummings and Baltimore sounds familiar By Lisa Desjardins President Trump is verbally assaulting the city of Baltimore. On Monday, civil rights activist Al Sharpton and Maryland Republicans Gov. Larry Hogan and former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele all slammed Trump’s attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and Baltimore, which… Continue watching
Jul 29 WATCH: Responding to Trump's attacks, Al Sharpton says president has 'venom' for people of color On Monday, the Rev. Al Sharpton held a news conference at a West Baltimore church alongside former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, a Republican, and responded to attacks from President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 28 Top aide says Trump's criticism of black lawmaker not racist By Zeke Miller, Hope Yen, Associated Press A top White House aide on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's disparaging tweets about an influential black Democratic congressman and his Baltimore district as a justified response to the lawmaker's criticism of administration border policies. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 9:41 Why survivors aren't surprised by sexual abuse inside Southern Baptist churches The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., with nearly 15 million members. Now, it’s facing a reckoning over allegations of sex abuse and concealment revealed by a Houston Chronicle investigation. Judy Woodruff speaks to Rachael… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 5:33 American towns under cyberattack from an NSA-built software By PBS NewsHour Over the last few weeks, the city of Baltimore essentially went offline after a cyberattack was followed by a ransom demand which the city refused to pay. According to the New York Times, ‘EternalBlue’, the software that wreaked havoc in… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 4:07 Can mayor's resignation offer corruption-plagued Baltimore a chance to rebuild? Baltimore has acquired a reputation for corruption, illustrated recently by Mayor Catherine Pugh, who resigned over allegations she had inappropriately taken payment in exchange for political favors. But the more ominous threats confronting the city, such as rampant crime and… Continue watching