Feb 19 Trump orders creation of Space Force, but within Air Force By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Trump initially said he wanted a Space Force that was "separate but equal" to the other military services. The current proposal falls short of that goal and faces some skepticism among lawmakers. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 6:00 Why McCarrick's defrocking represents an 'extraordinary signal' for the Catholic Church The Catholic Church has taken the most severe measure yet to respond to sexual abuse, and its concealment. Pope Francis defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who becomes the first cardinal thrown out of the church for sexual abuse. William Brangham… Continue watching
Feb 19 Judge orders Roger Stone to court over Instagram post By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press On Monday, Stone posted a photo of U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson with what appeared to be crosshairs near her head. Continue reading
Feb 19 Michael Flynn pushed to share nuclear tech with Saudis, report says By Chad Day, Associated Press Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security officials, according to a new congressional report citing whistleblowers within the administration. Continue reading
Feb 19 UN concerned about some 200 families trapped in Islamic State enclave By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The U.N.'s human rights chief said Tuesday she is concerned about the condition of some 200 families trapped in the last remaining area held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, where they are mixed with hundreds of militants. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Activists protest Trump's national emergency In our news wrap Monday, activists staged scattered demonstrations outside the White House and from coast to coast to protest President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency. Meanwhile, Trump blasted former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe for saying in an… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 7:33 Of pushing out Maduro, Guaido says 'Venezuela already decided for change' President Trump has again called for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to resign and hand over power to Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, whom the U.S. and 60 other nations recognize as interim president. Special correspondent Nadja Drost sat… Continue watching
Feb 18 Haitians seek basic necessities in aftermath of government protests By Evens Sanon, Danica Coto, Associated Press Businesses and government offices slowly reopened across Haiti on Monday after more than a week of violent demonstrations by tens of thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moise over skyrocketing prices that have more than doubled for… Continue reading
Feb 18 What's happening in Venezuela? By Gabriela Martinez So far Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has refused to cede power and Venezuela’s military has sided with his regime, including carrying out orders to block humanitarian aid from entering the country. Continue reading
Feb 18 WATCH: Trump says 'all options are open' on Venezuela By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Trump issued a dire warning to Venezuela's military that, if they continue to stand with Maduro, "you will find no safe harbor, no easy exit and no way out. You will lose everything."… Continue reading