World Sep 23 At UN General Assembly, Iran's president responds to Trump's 'annihilation' threat By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart
World Sep 23 Watch 4:51 Xi arrives for state visit amid U.S.-China trade tensions and AI concerns Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington Wednesday evening for his first state visit in more than a decade. At the same time, a federal judge heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by CNN, MS NOW and Politico challenging President… By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson
World Sep 23 Watch 5:47 News Wrap: FBI investigating hacking group's claim it breached jobs website In our news wrap Wednesday, the FBI says it's investigating a claim by a criminal hacking group that it stole "very sensitive data" from the bureau's job website, Hurricane Polo off Mexico's western coast has strengthened into one of the…
Politics Sep 23 Watch 4:41 New poll reveals how Trump's low approval might affect midterms With voting for the midterm elections already underway, President Trump is asking voters to pretend he's on the ballot. A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds that people are, but that could be bad news for the president. We found Democratic… By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman
Politics Sep 23 Watch 7:16 Former Kansas GOP governor explains why he's backing Democrat Adam Hamilton for Senate Former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves, a Republican, crossed party lines to endorse Democrat Adam Hamilton in his bid to unseat Republican Sen. Roger Marshall. Graves said the country is facing “increasing partisan gridlock and division” and that it’s “time Kansas… By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams
Sep 23 Watch 7:07 Moldova's PM on confronting Russian threats and backing Ukraine By Nick Schifrin Moldova is an Eastern European nation of almost three million people nestled between NATO member Romania and Ukraine. It has become a stage for Russian interference and drone incursions. Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan spoke with Nick Schifrin about Russia’s… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 10:11 What's making it harder for American family farms to survive By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman For generations, the family farm has been central to the American story. But these days, farmers are struggling with sharply higher costs and crushing debt on top of the same economic pressures the rest of the country feels. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Sep 23 Maine Dems hammer Collins over report of pay-to-play probe. GOP senator calls it 'completely false' By Patrick Whittle, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Maine Democrats on Wednesday assailed U.S. Sen. Susan Collins over a news report that the FBI investigated how much she knew about illegal campaign contributions that sent one of her donors to prison. Continue reading
Sep 23 Judge questions Trump's ban of three prominent news outlets from White House By Jocelyn Noveck, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge weighing whether to block President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government's defense of the move. Continue reading
Sep 23 Trump's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. That shows it's rare, experts say By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The Trump administration's whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases that have led to 160 arrests, Homeland Security Investigations senior official Matthew Millhollin said in a press… Continue reading