Oct 27 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Barrett formally sworn in to U.S. Supreme Court In our news wrap Tuesday, Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath in private, a day after Barrett’s Senate confirmation. Also, firefighters in Southern… Continue watching
Oct 27 Judge says U.S. can’t replace Trump in columnist’s slander suit By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A federal judge on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's request that he be replaced as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 8:00 Barr’s ‘shocking’ request for DOJ to defend Trump in defamation lawsuit The Justice Department has moved to intervene in a defamation lawsuit against President Trump. In 2019, columnist E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of raping her years ago, and later claimed his denunciations amounted to defamation. William Brangham talks to David… Continue watching
Sep 09 DOJ asks to defend Trump in rape accuser’s defamation suit By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The Justice Department is asking to take over President Donald Trump's defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: WHO declares novel coronavirus a global health emergency In our news wrap Thursday, the World Health Organization has declared China's outbreak of novel coronavirus a global health emergency. The illness is still spreading both within China, which has confirmed more than 7,800 cases and 212 deaths, and worldwide. Continue watching
Jan 30 E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers request DNA sample from Trump By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Lawyers for a woman who says President Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s are asking for a sample of his DNA. The attorneys for advice columnist E. Jean Carroll say they want to determine whether Trump's genetic material is… Continue reading
Jan 09 Judge denies Trump effort to stop columnist defamation suit By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press President Donald Trump has lost a bid to block an advice columnist's lawsuit over his remarks that she lied in accusing him of rape. Continue reading
Nov 04 E. Jean Carroll sues Trump for saying she lied about sexual assault By Associated Press The suit says President Donald Trump harmed the columnist's reputation and career when he said she was lying and he'd never even met .her. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 9:04 Why we often don’t believe women who report sexual assault The response to sexual assault allegations made by writer E. Jean Carroll against President Trump is again raising questions about what women face when they take their accusations public. Judy Woodruff speaks with Emily Bazelon of The New York Times… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 8:42 How Trump’s support is faring in the wake of assault allegations, migrant children’s care Although the presidency of Donald Trump has been marked by several scandals, they so far have not appeared to jeopardize his support with his enthusiastic base. Will that change with new details about an allegation he raped writer E. Jean… Continue watching