Aug 19 U.S. demands restoration of U.N. sanctions against Iran By Matthew Lee, Deb Reichmann, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The United States is demanding that all United Nations sanctions be reimposed against Iran, a move that follows America's embarrassing defeat to extend an arms embargo against Tehran. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: Trump says QAnon conspiracists ‘love our country’ By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The baseless QAnon theory centers on an alleged anonymous, high-ranking government official known as "Q" who shares information about an anti-Trump "deep state" often tied to satanism and child sex trafficking. Continue reading
Aug 19 Lax approach to virus at Trump campaign events sends confusing message, health experts say By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stood and sat shoulder to shoulder in Yuma, Arizona, this week, against the advice of Trump's own health experts. Continue reading
Aug 19 What a Senate panel’s inquiry into 2016 uncovered about Trump campaign’s Russia links By Geoffrey Lou Guray The final report’s most notable finding singled out Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign chair in 2016, whose contacts with Russian associates, the report said, posed a “grave counterintelligence threat.”… Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH : White House press secretary defends Trump’s attack on Goodyear By Associated Press Trump on Wednesday urged people to boycott tires from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., tweeting that the Ohio-based company had “announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS.”… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 7:09 Julian Castro on mobilizing Latino voters to support Biden Julian Castro of Texas was the youngest member of former President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, in which he served as secretary of housing and urban development. Castro also ran for the Democratic presidential nomination earlier this year. He joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 10:14 Al Franken on Trump’s pandemic response and why Biden would be better Al Franken was a U.S. senator from Minnesota -- a state that is a flashpoint for the nation’s current movement for racial justice. Franken’s departure from public office also came during a period of major U.S. social change, the MeToo… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 5:04 Mostly bipartisan Senate Intel Committee report on Russia highlights Manafort’s role The Senate Intelligence Committee has released the fifth and final report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. It concludes that the 2016 Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia posed a grave national counterintelligence threat but offers no determination on… Continue watching
Aug 18 WATCH: Trump delivers remarks on immigration in Yuma, Arizona By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Trump aimed to highlight his immigration agenda in Yuma, Arizona, and receive an update on construction of his southern border wall, making his second trip to the city in less than a month. Continue reading
Aug 18 WATCH: Trump sits in on disaster briefing for Iowa derecho By David Pitt, Associated Press Trump claimed on his official presidential Twitter account Monday afternoon that he had “Just approved (and fast) the FULL Emergency Declaration for the Great State of Iowa. They got hit hard by record setting winds.”… Continue reading