Feb 16 Analysis: Shutdown saga delivers lesson on political compromise, defies skeptics By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press When you want results in a polarized Washington, sometimes it pays to simply leave the professionals alone to do their jobs. Continue reading
Feb 16 Judge bars immigration policing criteria for 2 grants By Brian Melley, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from imposing conditions that police departments cooperate with immigration authorities to receive law enforcement grants. Continue reading
Feb 16 Aurora shooting update: Plant manager, intern among 5 killed by colleague losing job By Associated Press Police on Saturday identified five male employees of Henry Pratt Co. who were found dead Friday and the gunman, who was killed in a shootout with police after a 90-minute search of the sprawling warehouse. Continue reading
Feb 16 Amazon's exit from New York provoked by swell of push back, lack of transparency By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press In early November, word began to leak that Amazon was serious about choosing New York to build a giant new campus. The city was eager to lure the company and its thousands of high-paying tech jobs, offering billions in tax… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 6:05 Which funding sources does Trump plan to use for wall money? President Trump declared a national emergency Friday over immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, so he can redirect billions of dollars to build additional sections of wall there. Trump plans to take roughly $6 billion from the Defense Department and millions… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Upon court order, ICE stops force-feeding 2 detained asylum seekers In our news wrap Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped force-feeding two asylum seekers at an El Paso detention center who had been on a hunger strike. Also, the top Pentagon official says the U.S. will not abandon the… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 4:31 California attorney general calls Trump's national emergency 'reckless' Several states and organizations are preparing legal challenges to President Trump’s national emergency declaration over immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. One of them is California, whose attorney general, Xavier Becerra, talks to Amna Nawaz about why Trump’s “reckless” action inappropriately… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 5:26 Kobach: Illegal immigration constitutes emergency under 'extraordinarily broad' act Although some Republicans have criticized President Trump's national emergency declaration, others endorse it. One of them is Kris Kobach, former Kansas secretary of state, who talks to Amna Nawaz about the “extraordinarily broad” nature of the National Emergencies Act, why… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 7:40 Why Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg believes he'd make a good president By Judy Woodruff Pete Buttigieg, Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, recently announced he has formed an exploratory committee to consider a run for the presidency in 2020. Only 37 years old and with no federal government experience, Buttigieg might seem an unlikely… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 11:28 Shields and Brooks on Trump's national emergency, Democratic platform shift Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week in politics, including the president’s national emergency declaration, how congressional Republicans are reacting to it, the 2020 presidential field and whether Democrats… Continue watching