Nov 03 Watch 5:06 Globally, people are taking their discontent to the streets By PBS NewsHour While mass demonstrations against the government have rocked Hong Kong for months, protests in Iraq and Lebanon have unseated respective governments. People in Barcelona, Haiti and Chile have also taken to the streets with their demands. Vali Nasr, a former… Continue watching
Nov 03 1 Year Out: A divided nation lurches toward 2020 election By Julie Pace, Associated Press One year from Sunday, voters will decide whether to grant President Donald Trump a second term in office, an election that will be a referendum on Trump’s vision for America’s culture and role in the world. Continue reading
Nov 03 AP-NORC poll: Interest in campaign is growing, as is anxiety By Emily Swanson, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds a growing share of Americans have significant interest and feeling anxious and frustrated about the 2020 presidential campaign compared with early in the summer. Continue reading
Nov 03 Democrats prep for open hearings, seek Bolton testimony By Associated Press WASHINGTON — For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has started a presidential impeachment inquiry . House committees are trying to determine whether President Donald Trump violated his oath of office by asking Ukraine to investigate… Continue reading
Nov 03 Iraqis block roads in support of anti-government protests By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Iraqi protesters blocked roads in Baghdad on Sunday to raise pressure on the government to resign after more than a week of renewed mass demonstrations. Continue reading
Nov 03 Trump threatens to cut US funding for California wildfires By Associated Press Trump tweeted Sunday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has done a “terrible job of forest management.”… Continue reading
Nov 03 Jepkosgei wins NYC in 1st marathon, Kamworor takes men’s By Jake Seiner, Associated Press Joyciline Jepkosgei upset the four-time New York City Marathon champion to win the women’s race, a historic debut that left her seven seconds off the course record. Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya won the men’s event for the second time in… Continue reading
Nov 03 Whistleblower willing to take written questions, lawyer says By Hope Yen, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump, weighing in on Twitter Monday morning, said the person should appear publicly. Continue reading
Nov 03 UK’s Boris Johnson apologizes for missing Brexit deadline By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would apologize to Conservatives for failing to take the U.K. out of the European Union by Oct. 31 and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said he won’t personally run for a seat in Parliament. Continue reading
Nov 03 US judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants By Associated Press A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas. Continue reading