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To discuss the latest developments in Iran and at the NATO summit, Geoff Bennett spoke with Ivo Daalder. He was the U.S. ambassador to NATO during the Obama administration and is now a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center.
US forces have expanded their military strikes on Iran, after blaming Tehran for breaking the MoU to end the war.
In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal judge ordered that $5 million in damages be released to E. Jean Carroll stemming from her sexual abuse lawsuit against President Trump, former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel called for the U.S. to end unconditional support for Israel and the International Monetary Fund lowered its global growth forecast for this year as the war in Iran drives up energy prices.
The Department of Justice is threatening to arrest more than a dozen state election officials if a single vote is cast in their states by a noncitizen. The threat was part of a letter giving election officials five days to detail how they will comply with laws on noncitizens voting. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Jessica Huseman of Votebeat, who obtained the letter.
Facing awkward questions about his finances, the anti-immigration politician dramatically announced that he’s quitting Parliament in order to run again, a move critics denounced as a ploy to dodge a parliamentary probe.
For the past few weeks, visitors have flocked to the National Mall for the “Great American State Fair,” part of the celebration marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. But in this milestone year, President Trump’s approach to commemorating the anniversary has injected a more partisan tone into events meant to bring Americans together. Liz Landers reports from the fair.
Family members and local officials are calling for a full investigation into the shooting death of a man killed by ICE agents in Houston. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot Tuesday as agents tried to arrest him. Federal officials say he tried to flee and “weaponized his vehicle” toward an officer who opened fire. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Colleen DeGuzman of The Texas Tribune.
The Trump administration has fired more immigration judges as it moves to reshape the court system that polices deportations. Immigration courts are overseen by the Department of Justice itself. That means judges are required to answer to the administration whose policies they’re ruling on. Ali Rogin spoke with Holly D’Andrea, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges.
FIFA expects ‘a couple of billion’ to tune in to the 11-minute performance, the first at a World Cup.
As the cost of living continues to rise in the United States, people are finding it more difficult to make ends meet. Older Americans are feeling it more than most. Paul Solman reports on what’s forcing many retirees to unretire.
Trump took credit Monday for FIFA’s decision — unprecedented in modern World Cup history — to let United States forward Folarin Balogun play Monday against Belgium despite getting a red card in the team’s previous game.
Middle-income Americans straining to pay for Affordable Care Act health insurance are unlikely to get relief next year, according to a new analysis.
The likely source of the bacteria causing this pneumonia is a cooling tower or towers in the area, officials said.
Twenty states and Puerto Rico now offer a form of a digital driver’s license, also known as a mobile driver’s license.
President Trump announces a move to delist Syria, citing efforts by Ahmed al-Sharaa to unify the country.
President Donald Trump has mulled territorial expansion via Greenland, Canada and Venezuela during his second term. But of the three, he comes back to Greenland most often.
The U.S. military said Wednesday that it was carrying out another round of strikes on Iran after the Islamic Republic attacked ships in Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.
A three-judge panel on Wednesday denied a request from the Kennedy Center’s board to restore President Donald Trump’s name to the institution while the board appeals an earlier ruling that dubbed the name change illegal and had it rescinded.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo worked for 35 years from sunrise to sunset to send all three of his American citizen sons to college. He had also been working toward securing legal status in the U.S. after neglecting that for years as he built homes, his son Ronaldo Salgado said at a news conference.
“I have been cast as both a scofflaw and a hero. I am neither. I am a public servant who’s just trying to do my job,” Dugan said.