Aug 16 Watch 6:39 Trump critics tested in Alaska and Wyoming primaries By Laura Barrón-López Primary elections are taking place Tuesday in Wyoming and Alaska as voters decide whether to back GOP incumbents who have criticized former President Trump. Polls show Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney trailing a Trump-backed challenger as Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska… Continue watching
Aug 16 Trump calls for release of affidavit for Mar-a-Lago search warrant amid DOJ opposition By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Trump, in a Truth Social post early Tuesday, called for the release of the unredacted affidavit in the interest of transparency. Continue reading
Aug 16 Cheney braces for defeat as Trump tested in Wyoming, Alaska primaries By Steve Peoples, Mead Gruver, Associated Press Cheney's team is bracing for a loss against a Trump-backed challenger in the state in which he won by the largest of margins during the 2020 campaign. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: Rudy Giuliani is target of a criminal investigation involving 2020 election In our news wrap Monday, former President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is now a target of a criminal investigation in Georgia involving the 2020 election, China’s military launched new drills around Taiwan, William Ruto won Kenya's presidential election, Brittney… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 8:11 Rep. Liz Cheney faces steep opposition in Wyoming’s primary after becoming a Trump critic By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens Seven of the Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Trump have already retired or lost their primary races. There has not been a more vocal GOP critic of Trump than Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, and she is… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 9:14 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Republican primaries, Democrats’ legislative victories NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including this week's closely watched primary elections, President Biden prepares to sign the Inflation Reduction Act, and… Continue watching
Aug 15 Justice Department opposes unsealing affidavit for Mar-a-Lago warrant By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department is rebuffing an effort to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump's estate in Florida. Continue reading
Aug 15 Rudy Giuliani is a target of Georgia election probe, lawyers say By Kate Brumback, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani's lawyer says prosecutors in Atlanta have said Giuliani is a target of their criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 6:13 Democrats celebrate legislative win in passing of climate, health and tax bill Congressional Democrats are celebrating a landmark legislative victory after passing the Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden is set to sign into law this week. Meanwhile, the Justice Department is investigating Donald Trump for potentially violating the Espionage Act after… Continue watching
Aug 13 A timeline of events leading up to the FBI search of Trump’s Florida estate By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate sent reverberations across the country, even before court papers were unsealed Friday. Continue reading