Apr 19 House passes bill to overturn D.C. police accountability law By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press It's the third time this year that House Republicans have sought to overturn local D.C. legislation, claiming officials have been soft on crime in the midst of a multi-year spike. Continue reading
Apr 14 NRA convention draws top GOP 2024 hopefuls in the wake of continued mass shootings By Will Weissert, Tom Davies, Associated Press Top Republican hopefuls for the 2024 presidential race are vowing at the National Rifle Association's annual convention to defend the Second Amendment at all costs. Continue reading
Apr 13 Florida GOP passes 6-week abortion ban, Gov. DeSantis expected to sign By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run. Continue reading
Apr 12 Arizona House expels GOP lawmaker who presented unproven accusations By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The Arizona House of Representatives has expelled a Republican lawmaker who organized a presentation by someone who made unsubstantiated accusations that a wide range of public officials took bribes from a Mexican drug cartel. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 10:33 Kamala Harris meets with Tennessee Democrats expelled from state House by GOP lawmakers By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens It was a chaotic scene at the Tennessee Capitol Thursday as two Black members of the state House of Representatives were kicked out of office by the Republican supermajority. In response, Vice President Harris traveled to Nashville to meet with… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 10:40 The political fallout from the felony charges against Trump By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens, Ali Schmitz Following his arrest and arraignment, former President Donald Trump returned to his Florida estate where he delivered a defiant and embittered address. While his indictment has been written into the history books, the political impact is an account still being… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 5:29 The legal and political fallout of Trump’s indictment By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan Following the indictment of former President Trump, Amna Nawaz discussed the legal and political fallout with former federal prosecutor Elie Honig and ProPublica reporter Andrea Bernstein, who has long covered the former president. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 7:10 How Trump’s possible indictments will influence Republican political strategy By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz As the country waits for a Manhattan grand jury's decision in the case involving Donald Trump's alleged hush-money payments, the New York Times reported the former president is said to be invigorated by the possibility of an indictment. It raises… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 9:16 U.S. support for Ukraine an increasingly divisive issue among Republicans By Lisa Desjardins, Nick Schifrin, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan There is a growing rift within the GOP over how to assist Ukraine. Republicans, once defined as Cold War hawks distrustful of Russia, are quickly and sharply splitting over U.S. support. Lisa Desjardins and Nick Schifrin joined Amna Nawaz to… Continue watching
Mar 09 Former GOP Ohio speaker, lobbyist guilty in $60 million bribery scheme By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former state Republican chair Matt Borges have been convicted in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in state history. Continue reading