Jun 05 Palin among 48 candidates vying for Alaska House seat By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press The huge number of candidates and the short timeline for holding the election after Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young's death on March 18 has some voters overwhelmed and scrambling to learn more about their options. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 8:48 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on funding to fight COVID and Sarah Palin’s political pursuit NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including an emerging bipartisan deal on Capitol Hill to give the White House some of the money… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 2:08 News Wrap: COVID hits all-time high across the UK, pope considers visit to Kyiv In our news wrap Saturday, COVID hits an all-time high across the United Kingdom with nearly 5 million people thought to have the virus, Pope Francis says he is considering a visit to Ukraine’s capital, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin… Continue watching
Feb 15 Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A jury in New York on Tuesday rejected the Republican's claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Federal judge dismisses Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against New York Times In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge in New York dismissed Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, the federal hate-crimes trial of three white men for killing Ahmaud Arbery got underway, a 22-year drought in the… Continue watching
Feb 14 Judge dismisses Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit against the New York Times By Tom Hays, Associated Press A judge said Monday he’ll dismiss a libel lawsuit that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against The New York Times, claiming the newspaper damaged her reputation with an editorial falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 7:08 Sarah Palin lawsuit against The New York Times challenges free speech protections By William Brangham, Tess Conciatori The boundaries of the U.S. Constitution and freedom of the press are being deliberated in Manhattan, as a jury considers Sarah Palin's libel case against The New York Times. It centers on a 2017 Times' editorial about dangerous rhetoric and… Continue watching
Feb 11 Jury hears closing arguments in Palin vs. NY Times trial By Tom Hays, Associated Press A widely circulated New York Times editorial falsely linking former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to a mass shooting was a libelous display of arrogance and unchecked power, Palin’s lawyer said in closing arguments Friday at a defamation trial. A Times… Continue reading
Feb 10 Palin calls New York Times the ‘Goliath’ during libel dispute By Tom Hays, Associated Press The comparison came Thursday during Palin's testimony at a civil trial where she's accused the newspaper of damaging her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. Continue reading
Feb 09 Palin takes witness stand in libel case against New York Times By Tom Hays, Associated Press Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has taken the witness stand in her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. She testified for only about 20 minutes at the end of the day Wednesday at a civil trial in federal court… Continue reading