Nov 06 Fact-checking Trump’s claims on mail-in voting in California By Liz Landers The president has long been a vocal critic of mail-in voting, blaming it for his 2020 election loss and often tying mail-in ballots to unproven claims of voter fraud. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 7:10 The potential impact of lowering the cost of weight loss drugs By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins, Jenna Bloom Millions of Americans will soon have direct access to popular weight-loss drugs at far lower prices than they pay now. That’s due to a deal announced between President Trump and pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. William Brangham discussed… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 8:19 Amid rising violence, Nigeria rejects Trump’s claim of targeted Christian persecution By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev This week, President Trump threatened to send the U.S. military into Nigeria for not doing enough to protect Christians. For years, Nigeria has struggled to curtail violence across the country, from international terrorist groups to disputes between farmers and herders. Continue watching
Nov 06 Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP food aid in November By Geoff Mulvihill, Michael Casey, Associated Press The ruling gave the Trump administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, though it’s unlikely the 42 million Americans will see the money on the debit cards they use for groceries that quickly. Continue reading
Nov 06 Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender Americans from choosing passport sex markers By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity. Continue reading
Nov 06 World’s biggest polluters are no-shows at start of UN climate summit in Brazil By Isabel DeBre, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Organizers are hoping this year's Conference of Parties — known as COP30 — will yield action to advance the many unmet promises laid out at previous such meetings. But the leaders of China, the United States and India will be… Continue reading
Nov 06 Here’s a list of airports that will have to reduce flights during the government shutdown By Associated Press The cuts will start to take effect on Friday. Continue reading
Nov 06 WATCH: Trump announces deal to expand coverage, lower costs on obesity drugs By Tom Murphy, Aamer Madhani, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press President Donald Trump unveiled a deal Thursday with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for the popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy. Continue reading
Nov 06 WATCH: Trump hosts Central Asian leaders as U.S. seeks to circumvent China on rare earth metals By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump and the officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan held bilateral meetings in the Oval Office before having a working dinner. Continue reading
Nov 06 WATCH: Senate convenes as Trump ramps up pressure to kill the filibuster and end the shutdown By Joey Cappelletti, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press With talks to reopen the government intensifying, Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Thursday expressed determination to move ahead with a new bipartisan package of funding bills, a renewed effort to win over enough Democrats and end the shutdown that… Continue reading