Feb 02 Tillerson: Diplomats must be a team despite personal beliefs By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Making his debut as America's global envoy, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought Thursday to reassure U.S. diplomats who are anxious after a turbulent first two weeks of President Donald Trump's presidency. Continue reading
Feb 02 GOP senators move Trump EPA pick ahead as Dems boycott vote By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Republicans voted to send to the full Senate the nomination of President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Continue reading
Feb 02 These newlyweds dreamed of being U.S. doctors, then Trump's immigration order happened By Andrew Joseph, STAT Abdelsalam Elshaikh and Israa Taha dreamed of becoming physicians in Minnesota, but only one arrived before President Trump’s immigration order. Continue reading
Feb 02 Gorsuch case review shows he's no crusader on abortion By Larry Neumeister, Garance Burke, Mitch Weiss, Associated Press A review of decisions and writings by Neil Gorsuch, the federal appeals court judge the president has just chosen to elevate to the high court, turns up no guarantees on how he might rule on abortion. Continue reading
Feb 02 White House: Trump comments on Mexico 'lighthearted' By Vivian Salama, Associated Press President Donald Trump warned in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart that he was ready to send U.S. troops to stop "bad hombres down there" unless the Mexican military does more to control them — comments the White House… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 53:22 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 1, 2017 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, in his first television interview since the inauguration, Vice President Mike Pence sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the first days of the Trump administration and the new Supreme Court nominee. Also: More on Judge… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 18:54 Vice President Pence on the Supreme Court fight, the travel ban and Bannon's sway By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford Vice President Mike Pence joins Judy Woodruff for his first television interview since assuming office to discuss political tensions in Congress over a new Supreme Court nominee, why he believes the president’s travel ban by executive order is an effective… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Trump makes surprise visit to honor Navy SEAL killed in Yemen By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump flew to Dover Air Force Base to honor the first U.S. serviceman killed in combat since he took office, as the remains of William "Ryan" Owens, a Navy SEAL arrived for a special… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 9:58 Finding clues of the high court's future in Gorsuch's record By PBS News Hour Who is Judge Neil Gorsuch, the man who could shape the conservative direction of the Supreme Court for decades? Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal and Nina Totenberg of NPR join Miles O’Brien for a closer look at his… Continue watching
Feb 01 Trump makes unannounced trip to meet remains of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen By Julie Pace, Associated Press Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens, a 36-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, was the first known U.S. combat casualty since Trump took office. Continue reading