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Miles Taylor fights Trump’s order targeting him, calling it ‘an attack on free speech’

2 days ago | pbs.org | Matt Loffman

Jun 4, 2025 6:35 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio In 2018, an anonymous Trump administration official delivered a stark warning about the threat he said the president posed with his erratic behavior. The author was later revealed to be Miles Taylor. When Trump returned to office, he claimed Taylor’s actions could be treasonous and ordered DHS and other agencies to launch an investigation. Taylor joined Amna Nawaz to discuss his legal response.
WATCH: Cruz and Booker accuse each other of lying and hypocrisy on judges’ safety

2 days ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Cory Booker, D-NJ, exchanged a fiery argument at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing Tuesday about district judges. WATCH: Law professor addresses unprecedented nature of judicial attacks under Trump administrationCruz and Booker argued for about 9 minutes at the top of the hearing.
WATCH: Law professor addresses unprecedented nature of judicial attacks under Trump administration

2 days ago | pbs.org | Hannah Grabenstein

Politics Jun 4, 2025 12:37 PM EDT Kate Shaw, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania law school, said Tuesday that the attacks she’s seen from government officials on the judiciary are unprecedented and she worries they’ll lead to unchecked presidential power. Watch the video in our player above. Shaw was responding to questions from Sen.
Janis Ian biography and career timeline

2 days ago | pbs.org | Diana Chan

Singer-songwriter Janis Ian evolved from a precocious young talent to an influential figure in the music industry and an advocate for social justice. Born in 1951 to a politically active Jewish family in New Jersey, Ian grew up in an environment rich with social consciousness and music. Her parents, who were deeply involved in leftist politics and civil rights activism, significantly shaped her worldview.
Republicans have made proof of citizenship for voting a priority, but states remain skeptical

3 days ago | pbs.org | Christina A. Cassidy |Nadia Lathan

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have made it a priority this year to require people to prove citizenship before they can register to vote. Turning that aspiration into reality has proved difficult.
Investigators say man used makeshift flamethrower in attack on pro-Israel group in Boulder

4 days ago | pbs.org | Winston Wilde

Federal and state prosecutors charged a man with 16 counts of attempted murder and with a hate crime after he allegedly set fire to demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, who were marching in support of Israeli hostages. The Trump administration has condemned the attacker for his alleged crimes and also his legal status, saying he had overstayed his visa. Laura Barrón-López reports. Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.
Britain gets a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Russia - and Trump

4 days ago | pbs.org | Jill Lawless |Pan Pylas

LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom will build new nuclear-powered attack submarines, get its army ready to fight a war in Europe and become “a battle-ready, armor-clad nation,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday, part of a boost to military spending designed to send a message to Moscow — and Washington.
UN and Egyptian leaders meet with Iran to discuss nuclear program as enrichment continues

4 days ago | pbs.org | Lee Keath |Melanie Lidman

CAIRO (AP) — Iranian, Egyptian and U.N. leaders met in Cairo on Monday to discuss Iran’s nuclear program after the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency in a confidential report said Iran is further increasing its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.
As hurricane season begins, federal agencies overseeing storms face barrage of challenges

5 days ago | pbs.org | Andrew Mark Corkery

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Sunday marks the official start of what NOAA forecasters predict will be an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. But big staffing cuts at NOAA and FEMA are raising questions about the federal government's ability to forecast and track these storms and the cleanup and recovery efforts in their aftermath. Leah Douglas, agriculture and energy policy reporter at Reuters, joins John Yang to discuss.
Bus accident kills 22 athletes in northern Nigeria

5 days ago | pbs.org | Dyepkazah Shibayan

World Jun 1, 2025 1:33 PM EDT ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A bus veered off a bridge in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano, killing at least 22 athletes returning home from a sports festival and leaving several other passengers injured, the state’s governor said. The cause of the accident, which happened on Saturday, was not immediately known. The athletes had taken part in the Nigerian National Sports Festival in the southern state of Ogun over the last week.