Sep 09 Watch 8:09 News Wrap: White House tries to contain fallout of Trump’s Epstein ties In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration is fighting to contain the fallout after House Democrats released Jeffrey Epstein case documents that reference the president by name, Nepal's prime minister resigned amid widespread protests after the government imposed a… Continue watching
Sep 09 WATCH: Thune won’t commit to Senate vote on Epstein files in Senate leadership briefing By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., won’t commit to a Senate vote on legislation that would require the Justice Department to release files on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. But he said that he believes “transparency is always… Continue reading
Sep 09 Supreme Court grants unusually quick hearing on whether Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The tariffs will remain in place in the lead-up to arguments set for November, a lightning-fast timetable by the Supreme Court's typical standards. Continue reading
Sep 09 Chief justice keeps Trump funding freeze in place for now By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Chief Justice John Roberts acted on the Trump administration's emergency appeal to the Supreme Court in a case involving billions of dollars in congressionally approved aid. Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: Kennedy says NIH is studying possible causes of U.S. gun violence By Joshua Barajas, Lisa Desjardins PBS News’ Lisa Desjardins asked the health secretary if there was any discussion of mental health and firearms, and looking at the health of children in relation to firearms, when working toward this new report. Continue reading
Sep 09 RFK Jr. wants all new vaccines tested against a placebo. Doctors say that isn’t good science By Ali Rogin Today, if there is a known vaccine treatment for a disease, the medical establishment considers it unethical to withhold that drug from trial participants, as would happen in a placebo group. Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: White House says it would support expert handwriting analysis of alleged Epstein card By Associated Press The White House had claimed the letter didn’t exist, but it was released to Congress this week. Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: White House dodges questions about whether documents from Epstein estate are ‘hoax’ By Associated Press “The Democrats view this story as nothing more than an attempt to distract from the accomplishments and the achievements of this administration, and that is what we mean when we call it a hoax,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt… Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: Trump ‘disagrees’ with where Israel chose to strike Hamas in Qatar, White House says By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the United States received prior notice about the pending attack from Israel. Continue reading
Sep 09 Newsom says Trump has a ‘relentless, unhinged’ obsession with California By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling out President Donald Trump for a “relentless, unhinged California obsession” in his State of the State address. Continue reading