Longest ballot protest targets Poilievre’s riding to push for electoral reform | Power & Politics

From CBC News. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is one of 91 candidates registered in the suburban Ottawa riding of Carleton. It’s tied for the record of having the most candidates on the ballot with the 2024 byelection in the Montreal riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun. Most candidates are connected to an electoral reform advocacy group called the…

Some environmental groups concerned Trump administration could revoke their tax-exempt status

From CBS News. As Earth Day approaches, environmental groups say they’re worried their nonprofit status could soon come under threat from the Trump administration. Tracy Wholf, senior coordinating producer of CBS News’ climate unit, joins "America Decides" with the details. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations…

Marking 30 years since the Oklahoma City bombing

From CBS News. Saturday marks 30 years since the Oklahoma City bombing at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in what remains the deadliest homegrown attack on U.S. soil, which claimed 168 lives. Today, the site of the attack is a memorial honoring the victims. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service…

How could Trump’s trade war with China end?

From CBS News. President Trump hinted this week that the tariff spat with China might end soon, but with the Chinese showing few signs of backing down, will the U.S. be forced to blink first? Scott Kennedy, senior adviser and trustee chair in Chinese business and economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies,…

A Brief But Spectacular take on family

From PBS NewsHour. Maggie Doyne’s decision to postpone college and work with refugees in India transformed her life and the lives of many others. Her story has been captured through the lens of filmmaker and partner Jeremy Power Regimbal. Maggie and Jeremy give us their Brief But Spectacular take on family. Watch PBS News for…

How to score last-minute Easter savings

From Good Morning America. Retailers including Amazon, Target and Walmart are offering last-minute discounts on everything from candy and toys to food for an Easter meal. SUBSCRIBE to GMA on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2Zq0dU5 SIGN UP to get the daily GMA Wake-Up Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/yc34mz6t VISIT GMA: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com FOLLOW: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gma Instagram: https://instagram.com/GoodMorningAmerica Facebook: https://facebook.com/GoodMorningAmerica Threads: https://www.threads.net/@goodmorningamerica X:…

Apr 18: CBS News 24/7, 4pm ET

From CBS News. Sen. Chris Van Hollen returns to USA after visiting Kilmar Abrego in El Salvador mega prison; Temu and Shein will raise prices for U.S. customers starting next week due to Trump’s tariffs CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to…

Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s faceoff with the courts

From PBS NewsHour. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s continued faceoff with the courts, if Republicans will begin pushing back against the president and Harvard rejecting Trump’s demands. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live…

Senator explains picture from Abrego Garcia meeting

From CNN. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) spoke to the media after meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador. Van Hollen explained the picture El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele posted of the meeting that Van Hollen is referring to as "margarita-gate", saying it shows the lengths Bukele…

Hezbollah says it won’t hand over weapons while Israeli troops remain in Lebanon

From Associated Press. The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said Friday that its fighters will not disarm as long as Israeli troops remain in southern Lebanon and the Israeli air force regularly violates Lebanese air space. Read more: https://bit.ly/4ilhlyJ #hezbollah #israel Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing…

Meet the Press NOW — April 18

From NBC News. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) returns from El Salvador after meeting with mistakenly deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrigo Garcia. The senator spoke about protecting constitutional rights and urged El Salvador not to be complicit in the detention that violates the U.S. Supreme Court. Shelby Talcott, Symone Sanders Townsend and Rick Tyler join…

Congress members pay an unofficial visit to Syria

From Associated Press. A pair of Republican Congress members were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in December. (AP Video: Abdelrahman Shaheen). Read more: https://bit.ly/3RVKghT #syria #congress Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This…

PBS News Hour West live episode, April 18, 2025

From PBS NewsHour. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from…

PBS News Hour live episode, April 18, 2025

From PBS NewsHour. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from…