This Week in Politics

Monday, September 2

  • 34 people killed off of Santa Cruz Island in California after diving boat catches fire

Tuesday, September 3

  • Walmart to stop Alaska handgun sales
  • Panel of judges in North Carolina vote that district maps are skewed to benefit Republicans and violate the state’s constitution 

Wednesday, September 4

  • Hurricane Dorian death toll rises to 20 in Bahamas, health minister says
  • YouTube to pay $170 million settlement fine over accusations of soliciting ads targeted at children 
  • Former Obama White House council, Greg Craig, found not guilty in foreign lobbying charge

Thursday, September 5

  • Tornado reported in Myrtle Beach as Hurricane Dorian works way up East Coast
  • UK lawmakers pass bill to block no-deal Brexit
  • Contaminant found in vaping products linked to lung illnesses, according to state and federal lab tests

Friday, September 6

  • Google bans ads for unproven stem cell therapies
  • Hurricane Dorian makes landfall over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina