Aug 10 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: U.S. inflation moved up in July, ending a year of monthly declines In our news wrap Thursday, U.S. inflation was higher in July ending a year of monthly declines, Walt Nauta pleaded not guilty on new charges in the Trump classified documents case, special counsel Jack Smith requested a Jan. 2 trial… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 5:44 New details emerge on Trump’s alleged plan to use fake electors to overturn election loss By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz New information is coming to light in a central charge facing former President Trump. Federal prosecutors point to seven states where they allege Trump plotted to subvert the results with false slates of electors poised to cast electoral votes. The… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 6:47 Breaking down Trump’s claims he can’t get a fair trial in 2020 election case By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens In the criminal cases involving former President Trump, we’ve seen the first legal skirmishes. Significant questions over venues and evidence, and from Trump himself, a push for the judge assigned to his criminal trial in DC to recuse herself. Lisa… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch 6:16 Trump legal team fights DOJ request for order limiting what can be said publicly about the case By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan Donald Trump's legal battle is picking up steam with the former president's lawyers rushing to make deadlines imposed by the Department of Justice. Monday, Trump and his lawyers responded to special counsel Jack Smith’s protective order limiting what the former… Continue watching
Aug 07 Ron DeSantis acknowledges Trump lost 2020 election after years of avoiding direct answers By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press DeSantis' assertion that “Of course he lost" and “Joe Biden's the president” came after years of lies by Trump and his allies that the election was stolen through mass voter fraud. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 7:15 GOP presidential candidates avoid discussing climate change on campaign trail By William Brangham, Saher Khan The 2024 Republican presidential campaign season is in full swing and candidates are stumping on a host of key issues. But one topic that’s missing from their agenda is climate change. Despite a summer of record-setting heat, new polling shows… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 10:10 Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s latest indictment and climate politics By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the latest indictment of former President Trump and the importance of climate policy going into the 2024… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 6:04 What happened in the courtroom during Trump’s third arraignment this year By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens For the third time this year, former President Trump was arraigned on criminal charges. He was in federal court Thursday in Washington just a few blocks from the Capitol where a mob of his supporters rioted on Jan. 6. Trump… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 4:57 Breaking down the charges against Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election By William Brangham, Kyle Midura Former President Donald Trump will appear in federal court in Washington Thursday to enter a plea on charges that he illegally tried to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and stay in power. Those alleged actions are… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 11:55 Trump’s attorney blasts latest indictment as ‘attack on free speech’ By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Tess Conciatori Former President Donald Trump's third indictment includes the most serious charges against him. The counts include conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of an official proceeding for Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. John Lauro is… Continue watching