Aug 05 State Department watchdog resigns after predecessor’s ouster By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Akard's resignation also comes just two days after Democrats issued subpoenas for several of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's top aides to answer questions about the shakeup in the watchdog's office. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 5:27 News Wrap: Carolinas brace for Hurricane Isaias In our news wrap Monday, coastal North and South Carolina braced for Hurricane Isaias. The storm is a minimal hurricane but will still challenge residents with another disruption during the coronavirus pandemic. Also, thousands of people in Southern California spent… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 4:59 What’s at stake with political and pandemic challenges for 2020 census On Tuesday, President Trump signed a memo aiming to bar undocumented immigrants from being included in the census count that determines how many members of Congress are allocated to each state. The census is conducted once in a decade, but… Continue watching
Jul 13 U.S. rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Trump administration is escalating its actions against China by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and outright rejecting nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea. Continue reading
Jul 13 Trump administration appeals judge’s order to delay federal execution By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A U.S. district judge has ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana. The Trump administration immediately appealed, asking a higher court to… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 3:29 Top U.S. health officials say states should pause reopening efforts By Yamiche Alcindor The rising number of coronavirus infections in the U.S. proves the pandemic is far from abating. New cases are setting single-day records in several states and declining in only two. While the nation’s top medical officials say states should pause… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 6:45 What happens if the Affordable Care Act is eliminated during a pandemic? The fate of the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as Obamacare, is on the line again. The Trump administration has filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing the law, through which 23 million Americans get health insurance, is… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 5:49 The Trump administration’s views on police reform, race in the pandemic and ACA Protests against racial injustice and police violence have dominated the American national conversation in recent weeks, but there are also major concerns about racial disparities in the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. For the White House view on these topics,… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 10:57 Bolton: House Democrats botched impeachment with ‘partisan process’ Ambassador John Bolton, who was President Trump's national security adviser, has deep familiarity with Republican administrations. But as he describes in a new book, "The Room Where It Happened," Bolton found Trump's divergence from presidential norms "stunning." Bolton's claims about… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Bolton’s book makes explosive claims about Trump, say reports In our news wrap Wednesday, a bombshell has landed at the White House, in a book by John Bolton, former national security adviser. Multiple news outlets report that Bolton accuses President Trump of asking Chinese President Xi Jinping for reelection… Continue watching