Sep 26 Watch 4:00 News Wrap: Fed raises interest rate, warns against drawn-out trade war In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised a key short-term interest rate for the third time this year, to 2.25 percent. Fed chairman Jerome Powell also said that "widespread tariffs that remain in place for a long time"… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 10:43 Erdogan: 'Sad' to see U.S. working with 'terrorist' Kurdish forces in Syria By Amna Nawaz, Larisa Epatko Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the United States on Wednesday for supplying weapons in the Syria conflict to offshoots of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which he considers terrorist organizations. In an interview with Amna Nawaz, the Turkish president said… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 3:10 Trump says leaders at UN laughed with him, not at him: 'We had fun' By Yamiche Alcindor President Donald Trump held a news conference Wednesday in New York, during which he addressed the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, as well as his own accusations of misconduct. White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor asked Trump about the… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Pope concedes change in the Catholic Church is needed amid scandals In our news wrap Tuesday, Pope Francis acknowledged that the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals are driving people away from the church and that the church needs to address those concerns honestly. Also, Iran has issued a new threat to… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 4:29 Leaders confront Trump's 'America First' philosophy at UN By Nick Schifrin At the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump unapologetically rejected internationalism and trumpeted national sovereignty, leaving Europe to defend the world order and multilateralism. Nick Schifrin reports from New York. Continue watching
Sep 25 Iran's Rouhani says U.S. wants to overthrow its government, rejects bilateral talks By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States on Tuesday of trying to overthrow his government, rejecting bilateral talks after President Donald Trump denounced Iran's leaders and predicted stepped-up U.S. sanctions would get Tehran to negotiate over its nuclear program. Continue reading
Sep 25 French President tells UN it's time to stop telling women 'what to do with their bodies' By Associated Press Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly, Macron said "it's time to put an end to all of this," to stop allowing women to be victims of sexual and other abuse and instead to give women "their due place" in world… Continue reading
Sep 25 Trump to UN: the trade imbalance with China 'cannot be tolerated.' By Associated Press Trump says he has great respect for the leader of China but the U.S. trade imbalance with Beijing "cannot be tolerated."… Continue reading
Sep 25 'We are only going to give foreign aid to those who respect us,' Trump tells UN President Donald Trump says he has asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take a "hard look" at U.S. foreign assistance. Continue reading
Sep 25 Trump urges the world to isolate Iran, says he won't meet 'until they change their tune' By Associated Press Trump said in a speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly he has launched an "economic pressure" campaign to deny Iran the money it needs to advance a "bloody agenda" of havoc and slaughter in Syria and Yemen. Continue reading