Sep 12 Watch 8:10 What McCarthy and House Republicans hope to accomplish with Biden impeachment inquiry By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold Months of Republican allegations and investigations into President Biden have led to the GOP-controlled House of Representatives launching an impeachment inquiry. Republicans have lobbed unsubstantiated allegations against Biden since taking over the House, but have turned up no evidence of… Continue watching
Sep 11 Why deaths in Louisiana prisons are on the rise By Roby Chavez There's been a growing number of people who have died while in Louisiana prisons, jails, and juvenile detention centers, according to a report released this summer. Continue reading
Sep 08 Tampa police body cam shows federal drug prosecutor offering business card in DUI arrest By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press Body-camera video obtained by The Associated Press shows one of the nation's most prolific federal drug prosecutors offering police his business card in an apparent attempt to leverage his position to blunt the fallout from a Fourth of July crash… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 7:41 Congressional Hispanic Caucus asks Biden to investigate separation of fathers at border By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Tess Conciatori Reports of inhumane treatment from the separation of families to razor wires on river buoys have put a spotlight on the tactics of Operation Lone Star, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's effort to control migration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Hispanic Democratic… Continue watching
Aug 16 Americans are split along party lines over Trump’s actions in federal and Georgia election cases, AP-NORC poll shows By Linley Sanders, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that about half of Americans say Trump's alleged attempt to interfere in Georgia's 2020 vote count was illegal. Continue reading
Aug 15 Hispanic Democrats send letter urging Biden administration to investigate Texas’ separation of migrant fathers By Laura Barrón-López Hispanic Democratic lawmakers are putting pressure on the Biden administration to investigate and halt any separation of migrant fathers from their families by a Texas state agency along the U.S-Mexico border. Continue reading
Aug 11 WATCH: Attorney General Garland to appoint a special counsel in Hunter Biden probe By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland says he will appoint a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe. This story is developing and will be updated. Continue reading
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