Feb 07 Watch 12:24 Shields and Brooks on Trump's acquittal, Iowa caucus chaos Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the Senate’s decision to acquit President Trump on both articles of impeachment, Trump’s State of the Union address, the… Continue watching
Feb 07 Secret Service may leave Homeland Security, rejoin Treasury By Colleen Long, Associated Press The Secret Service is best known as the agency responsible for protecting the president. But its original purpose when it was formed in 1865 was to investigate financial crimes such as counterfeit money. Continue reading
Feb 07 Aide who testified against Trump escorted out of White House By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Vindman testified that he didn't think it was "proper" for Trump to press Ukraine to investigate his political rivals. … Continue reading
Feb 07 WATCH: Trump announces effort to revitalize underserved U.S. cities By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump says the campaign will be called "Opportunity Now."… Continue reading
Feb 07 House passes Puerto Rico aid despite Trump veto threat By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The legislation would provide more than $5 billion in emergency appropriations, mostly for housing aid, rebuilding infrastructure, and repairing roads and bridges. Continue reading
Feb 07 Iowa Democrats extend deadline for candidates to request review of results By Thomas Beaumont, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Following the party's release of new results late Thursday night, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg leads Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by two state delegate equivalents out of 2,152 counted. Continue reading
Feb 07 Appeals court dismisses Democrats' lawsuit against Trump By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The lawsuit the court dismissed was filed by Democratic members of Congress in 2017. The court was not ruling on whether Trump violated the law. Continue reading
Feb 07 5 questions ahead of New Hampshire's Democratic debate By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Seven Democratic presidential candidates are scheduled to face off in a debate at 8 p.m. Friday. Continue reading
Feb 07 How 2020 candidates plan to tax wealthy Americans more By Steven Pressman, The Conversation Here is a brief look at the tax plans of the top eight candidates in the polls and what economists think about them. Continue reading
Feb 07 Former congressman Walsh ends 2020 GOP presidential bid against Trump By Hunter Woodall, Associated Press “I’m suspending my campaign, but our fight against the Cult of Trump is just getting started,” Walsh said in a tweet. Continue reading