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DeSantis comes in 2nd in Iowa after Trump's big victory at the caucuses
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' runner-up status to Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses keeps his presidential bid alive.
Trump plans to attend the start of new E. Jean Carroll defamation damages trial
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Former president Donald Trump is expected to be in a New York courtroom most of this week for a trial that will determine how much in damages is owed to writer E. Jean Carroll.
After months of delays, TV's highest honors were given out at the Emmy Awards
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Postponed by actor and writer strikes from last summer, the Emmy Awards were also celebrating their 75th anniversary. Succession, The Bear and Beef dominated on a night steeped in TV nostalgia.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Former President Donald Trump had a big victory at the Iowa caucuses. Democrats won't know their Iowa results until March 5. Primary voters in New Hampshire head to the polls next Tuesday.
Judges appear doubtful about Trump's immunity claim in election interference case
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Lawyers for the former President Donald Trump got a skeptical reception from an appeals court on Tuesday after they argued Trump is immune from criminal prosecution.
House GOP focuses on Mayorkas and Hunter Biden instead of spending measures
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
House Republicans prepare to impeach the Homeland Security secretary and vote to hold President Biden's son Hunter in contempt of Congress. The moves fulfill promises to their conservative base.
Americans are sour on Biden's handling of the economy. The media may be to blame
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
The U.S. economy is booming according to the data, but not according to public opinion. What part does the media play in the disparity?
We now know why Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was being treated for prostate cancer, which led to the hospitalization that President Biden and Congress were not informed of until days later.
Why did some companies repay PPP loans that could have been forgiven?
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Some small businesses that received loans from the government's Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID pandemic were eligible for loan forgiveness, but they decided to repay the money anyway.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Judges push back on Trump's immunity claim. Defense Secretary Austin suffered complications from prostate cancer surgery. With nine days to avoid a government shutdown, what is Congress working on?
Morning news brief
Tuesday, January 09, 2024
Federal appeals court to hear arguments over one of the indictments of former President Trump. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Tel Aviv. The FAFSA rollout has been pretty rocky.
Congressional leaders reach an agreement on overall governament spending
Monday, January 08, 2024
They agree on a deal that funds the government, but still can't agree on funding for Ukraine and Israel. That funding is tied up in immigration policy discussions.
81st Golden Globes: 'Oppenheimer' dominates, 'Poor Things' upsets 'Barbie'
Monday, January 08, 2024
This year's Golden Globes were handed out in the first major broadcast of the Hollywood awards season since actors' and writers' strikes were settled.
Bangladesh's prime minister wins a majority in parliamentary elections
Monday, January 08, 2024
Sheikh Hasina has been elected to a fourth successive term in elections that were marred by a boycott and low voter turnout. What's next, and what are the implications for the U.S.?
Morning news brief
Monday, January 08, 2024
More Israeli soldiers head north toward the border with Lebanon. Congressional leaders reach deal to fund the government. The president is told days later after the defense secretary was hospitalized.
Pentagon keeps Austin's hospitalization quiet for days from White House, Congress
Monday, January 08, 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin waited several days to inform President Biden and members of Congress that he was hospitalized after complications from elective surgery.
How have the views of American voters changed since the insurrection?
Wednesday, January 03, 2024
With the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol approaching, Morning Edition examines how the insurrection has changed politics in the U.S.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, January 03, 2024
A Hamas leader is killed in an explosion in Beirut. Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigns. Jury selection has begun in a civil trial in New York that could transform the NRA.
Israel's Supreme Court rejects right-wing changes to the judiciary
Tuesday, January 02, 2024
The landmark ruling struck down a law passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government that curtailed some of the high court's power and sparked nationwide protests.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, January 02, 2024
Israel's Supreme Court rejects right-wing changes to the judiciary. State legislatures' agendas are packed this year. Tampa's new water filtration system is expected to help remove forever chemicals.