Dec 10 Judge says Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The judge Wednesday joined two other judges in granting the Justice Department’s requests to unseal material from investigations into the late financier’s sexual abuse. Continue reading
Dec 10 Judge orders Trump to end National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 10 A Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Federal judge approves motion to unseal records in Ghislaine Maxwell probe In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge allowed a request to unseal records from the grand jury investigation of Ghislaine Maxwell, President Trump considers expanding U.S. military operations against drug trafficking targets, Honduras seeks the arrest of the country's… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 11:01 Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks out about President Trump as she prepares to leave Congress By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rose to national prominence as one of the most vocal backers of President Trump. But the pair fell out after she called for the extension of expiring health care subsidies and for the release of… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:18 U.S. plans to sell advanced AI chips to China amid economic and security concerns By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant In a move with major implications for national security and the race to dominate artificial intelligence, President Trump announced Monday that he will allow Nvidia to sell its H200 computer chip — an advanced chip used for developing A.I. —… Continue watching
Dec 09 WATCH: At Pennsylvania rally, Trump boasts about once using this slur about Haiti and African nations By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Back then, Trump had denied making the contemptuous statement during a closed-door meeting, but on Tuesday, he showed little compunction reliving it during a rally in Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Dec 09 Trump's ceasefire plan for the Israel-Hamas war faces pitfalls as it moves into new phase By Josef Federman, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan — which was approved by the U.N. Security Council — lays out an ambitious vision for ending Hamas’ rule of Gaza. Continue reading
Dec 09 Long Island's Bruce Blakeman is running for governor, will challenge Elise Stefanik in Republican primary By Anthony Izaguirre, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Blakeman, who has cast himself as a bulwark against the liberal policies of urban Democrats, criticized Gov. Kathy Hochul as a “failure" in an appearance on the Fox News “Fox and Friends” show. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 5:52 Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's power over independent agencies By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a legal case that could vastly expand presidential powers. At stake are 90 years of precedent that have kept presidents from being able to remove members of independent government agencies. News Hour’s Supreme… Continue watching