Mar 13 WATCH: Trump says there may someday be a ‘space force’ fighting alongside the military By Julie Watson, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump was speaking Tuesday about his administration's investments in space exploration to members of the military when he said that space is becoming a "war-fighting domain."… Continue reading
Mar 13 The most notable departures from Trump’s White House By Associated Press Here are the most notable firings and resignations from President Donald Trump's White House since he took office on Jan. 20, 2017. Continue reading
Mar 13 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Trump or Tillerson By Harry Zahn, Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Mar 13 Critics, supporters await Trump during tour of border wall prototypes in California By Julie Watson, Associated Press Rallies for and against Donald Trump's "big beautiful border wall" with Mexico are expected to mark his first visit to California as president amid growing tensions between his administration and the state over immigration enforcement. Continue reading
Mar 13 Snow forces Amtrak to suspend service between Boston, NYC By Associated Press Amtrak says train service between the cities will be halted for the remainder of Tuesday. Amtrak initially said train service would be suspended until at least 11 a.m. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 9:28 What Trump’s plan to prevent school shootings leaves out By PBS News Hour Will President Trump’s school safety plan help stop mass shootings? Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America and Katherine Newman, author of “Rampage,” on plans to arm educators, expand mental health… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 6:49 To solve opioid epidemic, governors say there need to be federal dollars behind pledges By PBS News Hour The governors of Maryland and Oregon are making an urgent call for greater federal help to deal with the opioid epidemic in their hard-hit states. Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., and Gov. Kate Brown, D-Ore., sit down with William Brangham to… Continue watching
Mar 12 Met Opera’s James Levine fired for ‘sexually abusive’ conduct By Associated Press Met Opera fires music director emeritus James Levine, finding "credible evidence" of "sexually abusive" conduct. Continue reading
Mar 12 Police say 2 package explosions in Austin are linked By Will Weissert, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Investigators believe a package bomb that killed a teenager and wounded a woman in Austin, Texas, on Monday is linked to a similar bombing that killed a man elsewhere in the city this month, and they're considering whether race was… Continue reading
Mar 12 Ahead of Trump’s wall tour, there’s little change on the U.S.-Mexico border By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press So far, Trump hasn't gotten Mexico or Congress to pay for a new wall. Continue reading