Apr 01 Watch 2:07 News Wrap: Trump’s indictment reportedly includes at least 1 felony charge In our news wrap Saturday, the AP reports that Trump’s sealed indictment includes at least one felony offense, a federal judge temporarily blocked Tennessee’s drag ban hours before it was set to go into effect, Sen. Fetterman was discharged from… Continue watching
Sep 16 Trump begins openly embracing and amplifying false fringe QAnon conspiracy theory By David Klepper, Ali Swenson, Associated Press Donald Trump is increasingly embracing and endorsing the QAnon conspiracy theory, even as the number of frightening real-world events linked to the movement rises. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 2:26 News Wrap: White House deems Russia is wrongfully detaining American basketball star In our news wrap Tuesday, the Biden administration has determined that Russia is wrongfully detaining pro basketball star Brittney Griner, voters in Ohio and Indiana took to the polls, former President Trump's inaugural committee and business will pay $750,000 to… Continue watching
Jan 01 Conspiracy theories paint fraudulent reality of Jan. 6 riot By David Klepper, Associated Press Spread by politicians, broadcast by cable news pundits and amplified by social media, the falsehoods are a stark reminder of how many Americans may no longer trust their own institutions or their own eyes. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 3:55 ‘Remain in Mexico’ reinstated, sends asylum seekers across the southern border By PBS NewsHour This week, the United States began returning migrants to Mexico under the ‘Migrant Protection Program,’ which began under the Trump administration. The MPP forced migrants applying for asylum to wait in Mexico instead of the U.S. for their hearings. The… Continue watching
Oct 21 Trump says he’s launching a new media company with its own social media platform By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump says his goal in launching the Trump Media & Technology Group and its "Truth Social" app is to create a rival to the Big Tech companies that have shut him out and denied him the megaphone that was paramount… Continue reading
Oct 07 Senate report details Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election that he lost By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Colleen Long, Associated Press The report released Thursday offers new insight about how the Republican incumbent tried to undo the vote and exert his will on the Justice Department, asking leaders to declare the election "corrupt" and disparaging its top official for not doing… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 4:49 Pro-insurrectionists gather for a small, short rally at Capitol Hill By PBS NewsHour A rally outside Capitol Hill drew only a few hundred protesters. Called “Justice For J6,” the event was held in support of the January 6th insurrectionists who were detained and was organized by a member of Trump’s re-election campaign. Police… Continue watching
Mar 06 U.S. gives hope to previously denied asylum seekers in camp By María Verza, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press The new opening for people previously denied came as Mexican authorities worked to close the improvised camp along the banks of the Rio Grande, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, that has housed thousands of asylum seekers over the more… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 5:06 As Biden gears up to bolster vaccination, logistical challenges remain By PBS NewsHour President Biden has set a goal to vaccinate 100 million Americans in his first 100 days even as federal and state officials grapple with logistical challenges and the absence of a national inoculation plan. ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen joins Hari… Continue watching