Jun 01 Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska's Arctic refuge By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The move reverses a drilling program approved by the Trump administration and revives a political fight over a remote region that is home to polar bears and other wildlife — and a rich reserve of oil. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 4:37 How the rise in crime could impact Dems' prospects in 2022 By PBS NewsHour This week’s mass shooting in San Jose was the deadliest in the Bay Area’s history, and was one of the estimated 230 mass shootings this year. The surge in gun violence has had serious political implications in the past and… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 5:11 What you need to know about the redacted Barr memo released by the DOJ By John Yang, Kate Grumke, Geoffrey Lou Guray Late last night, the Justice Department released a memo addressed to then-Attorney General William Barr from its office of legal counsel. The memo formed Barr's decision not to charge former President Donald Trump with obstruction of justice. John Yang gets… Continue watching
May 20 House narrowly approves $1.9 billion to fortify Capitol after riot By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats pushed past opposition from Republicans to provide emergency funding to harden the complex with retractable fencing, a quick-response force and police training. Continue reading
May 19 House votes to create panel to probe Jan. 6 insurrection By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats say the commission is crucial to reckoning what happened that day, when a violent mob of Trump's supporters broke into the Capitol to try and overturn President Joe Biden's victory. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: New York state conducting criminal probe of Trump Organization In our news wrap Wednesday, the New York state attorney general's office opened a criminal probe into former President Trump's business. House Democrats moved to create an independent commission to investigate the Capitol assault on January 6. More pandemic restrictions… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 6:34 How the shadow of the Jan. 6 riot still looms large over Congress By Lisa Desjardins The U.S. House on Wednesday moved to form a commission to examine the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The violent pro-Trump riot resulted in widespread injury, deaths, and damage to the building itself. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins was in… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 8:48 Republican Maricopa County official decries the 'big lie' behind third vote audit By Stephanie Sy An order to audit the 2020 vote by the Republican-controlled state senate in Arizona has been opposed by several members of the county board of supervisors, who say the process has made Arizona a "laughing stock" and it's time to… Continue watching
May 14 Vandenberg Air Force Base to be renamed Space Force Base By Associated Press The sprawling base on the state's Central Coast tests ballistic missiles and conducts orbital launches for defense, science and commercial purposes. The Space Force was created as the sixth uniformed military branch in 2019 during the Trump administration. Continue reading
May 14 House GOP elects Trump defender Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post By Alan Fram, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Republicans elevated Rep. Elise Stefanik to a leadership post Friday, highlighting how the party whose lodestar has long been conservative policies increasingly views allegiance to Donald Trump as its indispensable key to electoral success. Continue reading