Aug 19 US says conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the U.S., the Trump administration declares in a major new policy statement that threatens to undermine decades of government campaigns for gas-thrifty cars and other conservation programs. Continue reading
Aug 19 Trump says WH lawyer McGahn isn’t ‘a John Dean type ‘RAT” By Jill Colvin, Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that White House lawyer Don McGahn isn’t “a John Dean type ‘RAT,'” making reference to the Watergate-era White House attorney who turned on Richard Nixon. Trump, in a series of angry tweets,… Continue reading
Aug 19 Migrant spouse of pregnant woman detained on way to hospital By Amanda Lee Myers, Associated Press A California woman said Saturday that she had to drive herself to the hospital and give birth without her husband after he was detained by immigration agents. Continue reading
Aug 18 Short sentence recommended for former Trump campaign adviser By Chad Day, Associated Press A former Trump campaign adviser should spend at least some time in prison for lying to the FBI during the Russia probe, prosecutors working for special counsel Robert Mueller said in a court filing Friday. Continue reading
Aug 18 Another trial looms for ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press As jurors weigh Paul Manafort's fate in a sprawling financial fraud case, the former Trump campaign chairman still has another trial looming in the nation's capital — and prosecutors there have a whole new set of charges and a huge… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: Trump threatens to revoke more security clearances In our news wrap Friday, President Trump warned he might continue to revoke security clearances. In his sights is Bruce Ohr, a current official at the U.S. Department of Justice. Ohr had contacts with the former British agent who compiled… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 6:48 Immigrant families still separated face ‘tough choices,’ trauma According to the latest numbers filed by the Trump administration, 565 children separated from their parents at the U.S. border remain in government custody. Amna Nawaz speaks with Lee Gelernt of the American Civil Liberties Union about the challenges of… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 8:14 ‘A failure of leadership’ allowed widespread church sex abuse, says Pennsylvania bishop A Pennsylvania grand jury report this week revealed disturbing new details about widespread child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. Of the six dioceses under investigation, only Erie's Bishop Lawrence Persico testified in person. He talks to Judy Woodruff about… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 12:05 Shields and Brooks on ‘reality show’ rules and midterm prospects Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including how President Trump has "politicized" security clearances, the rules of a reality TV White House and why diversity and loyalty… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 10:38 Viral sensation Flossie Lewis is still a spectacular teacher at 94 More than 7 million people viewed teacher Flossie Lewis's Brief but Spectacular take on growing old in 2016. When it aired, her former students contacted us by the dozen, many to express appreciation for the profound impact she had on… Continue watching