Michel McQueen Martin spent more than a decade covering politics and policy for the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post before she joined ABC News in September 1992; primary assignment is ABC News "Nightline"; a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Ms. Martin was graduated cum laude from Radcliffe College at Harvard University in 1980.
Michel Martin appears in the following:
Morning news brief
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Former President Trump waits to hear if he violated a gag order. Tesla announces profits dropped by 55%. The Justice Department will pay $138.7 million over FBI failures in Larry Nassar case.
Biden, Trump win their parties' presidential nominations in Pennsylvania primary
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
In addition to casting ballots for the presidential nominees, voters in Pennsylvania picked candidates for state races and the U.S. House and Senate.
U.K. Parliament members approve a plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The U.K. Parliament has approved Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's controversial plans to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda, regardless of where they're from originally.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Gaza protests on college campuses stretch across the U.S. British lawmakers OK plan to outsource U.K.'s refugee system to Rwanda. Supreme Court to hear Starbucks case about fired pro-union workers.
A TikTok ban in the United States took a step closer to becoming a reality
Monday, April 22, 2024
The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Saturday that could lead to the company being banned in the U.S., and it's on a fast track to President Biden's desk.
Morning news brief
Monday, April 22, 2024
Opening statements set for Monday in the New York criminal trial of former President Trump. TikTok faces what might be its biggest threat yet in the U.S. The U.S. Supreme Court takes up homelessness.
House to consider foreign aid while Senate trial on Mayorkas is set to start
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
The House plans to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine after delays. The Senate will begin impeachment proceedings for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Iran boasts that its weekend attack against Israel was a huge success
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
After Iran's unprecedented but largely ineffective attack against Israel, international leaders are calling on Israel to show restraint and to be wary of it spiraling into a broader regional conflict.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Iran says its attack against Israel was a success. The House plans to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine. Supreme Court hears challenge to law used to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants.
Jury selection to begin in the federal criminal trial of former President Trump
Monday, April 15, 2024
Former President Donald Trump faces 34-count felony counts alleging that he falsified New York business records in order to conceal damaging information to influence the 2016 presidential election.
How Philadelphia is fighting the gun epidemic that kills tens of thousands each year
Monday, April 15, 2024
NPR's Morning Edition hears from organizers, elected officials and regular people about the effects of gun violence.
Morning news brief
Monday, April 15, 2024
Iran strikes Israel in retaliation for an attack that killed top Iranian officers at an Iranian consulate in Syria. Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial is set to begin Monday in New York.
Morning news brief
Thursday, April 11, 2024
President Biden hosts the leaders of Japan and the Philippines. EU lawmakers approve overhaul of the bloc's migration laws. High school seniors aren't filling out a federal student aid application.
After a decade of wrangling the EU has a new set of rules on migration and asylum
Thursday, April 11, 2024
The European Parliament has passed a new package of laws that could fundamentally change the European Union's migration and asylum policies.
How can the U.S. counter China's expanding influence in Asia? Court its neighbors
Thursday, April 11, 2024
President Biden is hosting a meeting with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines. It's an effort by the U.S. to build a network of alliances in the region, partly to compete with China.
The number of high school seniors who have filled out FAFSA is down from last year
Thursday, April 11, 2024
High school seniors aren't filling out a federal student aid application. This year's form is supposed to be simpler, but it's had problems. What does this mean for who goes to college and where?
Morning news brief
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Arizona Supreme Court allows a near-total abortion ban to take effect soon. EPA limits the amount of PFAS in drinking water. President Biden will welcome Japan's prime minister to the White House.
Inflation has been easing but not as quickly as consumers and the Fed would like
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
The Labor Department release its March consumer price index findings Wednesday.
How did so much of Taiwan's infrastructure stay standing after the recent quake?
Friday, April 05, 2024
Taiwan is still working to rescue more than 700 people trapped by the massive earthquake that hit the Asian island on Wednesday.
Morning news brief
Friday, April 05, 2024
President Biden talks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. The group No Labels will not run a third-party presidential candidate. Court rules border officials are responsible for children's welfare.
