Oct 04 Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago dispute By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the legal fight over the classified documents seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate. Continue reading
Oct 03 Donald Trump files $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN By Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has gone to court against CNN, a familiar target when he was president. He's seeking $475 million in damages, saying the network's reports are trying to short-circuit any future political campaign. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 9:29 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on candidates and their midterm messages ahead of election NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Laura Barrón-López to discuss the latest political news, including the politics of hurricane relief aid and lawmakers launching their final midterm messages ahead of election. Continue watching
Oct 03 Rex Tillerson testifies at corruption trial of Trump adviser By Tom Hays, Associated Press Rex Tillerson, who served a turbulent term as secretary of state under former President Donald Trump, was called as a government witness Monday at the trial of a Trump ally accused of leaking intelligence to the United Arab Emirates. Continue reading
Sep 26 White House announces French President Macron's 1st U.S. visit during Biden tenure By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The Dec. 1 visit will be the second U.S. state visit for Macron, who was first elected to lead his country in May 2017 and won a second term earlier this year. Macron had a state visit during the Trump… Continue reading
Sep 23 Donald Trump allies create a new super PAC called MAGA Inc. By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Top allies of ex-President Donald Trump are creating a new super PAC that's expected to serve as the main vehicle for his midterm spending and could become a key part of his campaign infrastructure if he moves forward with a… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 7:21 Trump back on the campaign trail stumping for candidates on midterm ballot By Lisa Desjardins Former President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail stumping for Republican candidates who will be on the ballot this November. Amna Nawaz and Lisa Desjardins discuss his latest rally in Wilmington, North Carolina where Trump is supporting Senate… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 5:43 Trump's embrace of QAnon raising concerns about future political violence By Amna Nawaz Former President Trump appears to be embracing the unfounded theories of the extremely far-right QAnon community and it's raising concerns about future political violence. Mike Rothschild, author of "The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 12:59 Brooks and Tumulty on Putin's war in Ukraine and the state of Republican politics By PBS NewsHour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's rebuke of Russia and Putin at the U.N. and the state of Republican politics. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 9:04 New book 'The Divider' takes a look at Trump presidency and what led to January 6 attacks By Judy Woodruff A new book by two veteran journalists takes a look behind the scenes of Donald Trump's presidency. Husband and wife reporting team Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker say that to understand… Continue watching