Mar 09 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: Twitter labels video retweeted by Trump as ‘manipulated media’ In our news wrap Monday, Twitter has applied a “manipulated media” tag on a campaign video shared by a White House aide and retweeted by President Trump. The edited clip makes it appear that former Vice President Joe Biden, leading… Continue watching
Feb 28 WATCH: Pompeo defends Trump’s airstrike against Iran and virus response By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration's response to the spreading coronavirus and faced contentious questions from Democrats about an airstrike that killed Iran's most powerful general. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Turkish, Syrian forces clash again in Idlib province In our news wrap Monday, Turkish and Syrian forces clashed in northwestern Syria for the second time in two weeks. As Turkish trucks rumbled into Idlib province, officials in Ankara warned Syria’s Assad regime to pull back. Also, U.S. Senate… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 5:27 News Wrap: Buttigieg maintains Iowa lead in latest caucus results In our news wrap Wednesday, delayed results from Monday’s Democratic presidential caucuses in Iowa are still trickling in -- and Pete Buttigieg appears to be keeping his lead. With 75 percent of precincts reporting, the former mayor of South Bend,… Continue watching
Feb 01 Iraqi blocs select new PM-designate after weeks of jockeying By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Samya Kullab, Associated Press Former communications minister Mohammed Allawi was named prime minister-designate by rival Iraqi factions Saturday after weeks of political deadlock. Continue reading
Jan 29 Pentagon says 50 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran strike By Associated Press The Pentagon has raised to 50 the number of U.S. service members who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran's missile strike earlier this month on an Iraqi air base, It's the third time the number of injuries has been increased. Continue reading
Jan 27 Rocket attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad injures 1 By Samya Kullab, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press No U.S. military members were injured. One U.S. national received a minor injury but has returned to work. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Trump addresses crowds at anti-abortion March for Life In our news wrap Friday, President Trump became the first sitting president to address the annual March for Life in Washington in person. He spoke to thousands of abortion opponents who flocked to the National Mall. Also, the Pentagon now… Continue watching
Jan 24 Iraqis rally to demand U.S. troops leave By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Samya Kullab, Associated Press Rather than draw down, Americans have poured 20,000 additional troops in the Middle East to counter what Washington describes as an escalating threat from Iran. Continue reading
Jan 24 23 more U.S. troops were injured in Iran attack than previously reported, Pentagon says By Robert Burns, Associated Press The military said symptoms were not immediately reported after the strike and in some cases became known days later. Continue reading