Dec 18 U.S. officials baffled by large migrant groups flocking to remote New Mexico border crossing By Elliot Spagat, Colleen Long, Associated Press Large numbers of Guatemalan families and unaccompanied children are surrendering to U.S. immigration agents in an extremely remote and dangerous stretch of New Mexico desert. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 4:29 How Trump may have used his charitable foundation for personal and political gain As the New York attorney general investigates allegations of criminal misconduct by the Trump Foundation, the president announced he is shutting it down. The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold has been reporting on scrutiny of the organization since before the 2016… Continue watching
Dec 18 U.S. reverses fingerprinting rule for households sponsoring migrant children By Colleen Long, Associated Press The Trump administration policy required fingerprinting for all adults living in a household where a migrant child would live. Parents and other sponsors have said the fingerprinting rule had slowed placement of children in homes, in part because some members… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 12:11 Do the recommendations from the school safety commission go far enough? Citing a "holistic" approach to school safety, a federal commission led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has released proposals on student mental health, cyber bullying and discipline. For different perspectives on the report, Amna Nawaz talks to Catherine Lhamon, former… Continue watching
Dec 18 Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed to allow for cooperation in Mueller probe By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press A federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing of Michael Flynn, on Tuesday, saying he could not hide his disgust for Flynn's crime of lying to the FBI and warning that he could send the retired Army lieutenant general to prison. Continue reading
Dec 18 Trump administration moves to ban bump stocks By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A senior Justice Department official says bump stocks will be banned under the federal law that prohibits machine guns. It will take effect in late March. After that, it will be illegal to possess bump stocks. Continue reading
Dec 18 Trump signs order to create U.S. Space Command By Associated Press The Pentagon's new Space Command is an effort to advance the military's vast operations in space that could cost as much as $800 million over the next five years. Continue reading
Dec 18 'Zero-tolerance' immigration policy hits snag in California By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Federal prosecutors introduced mass hearings on immigration charges to California in July, adopting a model that has been in place for years elsewhere on the U.S.-Mexico border. Since then, judges have challenged President Donald Trump's moves on immigration in ways… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 6:44 Sen. Wyden on social media's 'excruciatingly slow' response to Russian interference A Senate intelligence committee has released bipartisan reports exposing further efforts by Russia to influence American elections via social media. Judy Woodruff speaks with committee member Sen. Ron Wyden, R-Ore., about how sophisticated the Russian efforts are, what social media… Continue watching
Dec 17 Accused of misconduct, former CEO Moonves won't get severance from CBS By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press A statement from the board cited Les Moonves' "willful and material misfeasance, violation of company policies and breach of his contract, as well as his willful failure to cooperate fully with the company's investigation."… Continue reading