Oct 22 Watch 4:00 Trump sanctions Russian oil companies as his efforts to end Ukraine war falter By Nick Schifrin President Trump took a step that he had not taken during his second term and imposed new sanctions on Russia. The Treasury Department announced the sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies and accused Putin of not taking Trump’s pursuit… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 5:32 ‘This is going to hurt us’: U.S. ranchers push back on Trump’s Argentina beef deal By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Farmers, ranchers and cattle producers are opposing President Trump’s plan to buy more beef from Argentina. Prices have jumped nearly 14% over the past year, and many cattle ranchers and farmers’ groups are concerned the move will come at their… Continue watching
Oct 22 WATCH: Trump meets with NATO head Rutte after talks with Putin put on hold By Associated Press NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte opened his remarks alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office Wednesday by applauding Trump's efforts at a ceasefire in the Middle East. Continue reading
Oct 22 A Cuban man deported by the U.S. to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says By Gerald Imray, Associated Press The man, Roberto Mosquera del Peral, was among a group of migrants sent to Eswatini in mid-July as part of the Trump administration's expanding third-country deportation program. The program has been criticized by rights groups, who say it denies migrants… Continue reading
Oct 22 Trump’s deployments of National Guard troops reignite a 200-year-old Constitutional debate By Andrea Katz, The Conversation The conflicts over President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois and Oregon hinge on a question as old as the Constitution itself: Where does federal power end and state authority begin?… Continue reading
Oct 22 North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed U.S. House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat By Gary Robertson, Associated Press The map adopted Wednesday could help Republicans win an additional seat by reshaping a swing district currently held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis. Continue reading
Oct 22 U.N. chief defends science and weather forecasting as Trump threatens both By Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has led an anti-science push, and Trump has called climate change "a con job." Hundreds of weather forecasters have been fired. Guterres also warned of "the dangerous and existential threat of climate change."… Continue reading
Oct 22 WATCH: Sen. Merkley stages marathon overnight speech to protest Trump during shutdown By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Merkley spoke for more than 22 hours — from 6:21 p.m. Tuesday to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday — pausing for lengthy questions from other Democratic senators. Authoritarianism is not around the corner, Merkley said as he wrapped up his speech,… Continue reading
Oct 22 Trump nominates new Army vice chief with current general just two years into the role By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Gen. James Mingus is currently vice chief of staff and has not publicly said he plans to step aside. He has been in the job for less than two years, and it's typically a tenure that lasts at least three… Continue reading
Oct 22 Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed By Seung Min Kim, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Paul Ingrassia, who was nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel, had been scheduled to have his confirmation hearing this week. On Monday, however, Politico reported on a text chat that showed him saying the Martin Luther King Jr. Continue reading