Oct 26 Perry defends urging Trump to make call in impeachment focus By Aron Heller, Associated Press Outgoing U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Saturday that he asked President Donald Trump to make the phone call at the center of the impeachment inquiry because it was “important” for the country’s energy needs and had nothing to do… Continue reading
Oct 26 Russian agent Butina returns to Moscow after US deportation By Jim Heintz, Associated Press The woman convicted of being a covert Russian agent returned to her homeland on Saturday, deported by the United States after serving a prison sentence. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 5:10 How GOP efforts to reshape federal courts could affect the 2020 race By Lisa Desjardins President Trump has made plenty of headlines for his policies and personality. But in the background, he is cementing a long-lasting legacy through his judicial nominations to federal appeals courts. Lisa Desjardins reports on how this little-noticed effort could influence… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 14:08 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s judicial picks, Bill Taylor’s testimony Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including trends around the federal judges President Trump is appointing, the Department of Justice’s criminal probe of the Russia investigation,… Continue watching
Oct 25 Trump Organization is exploring sale of Washington hotel By Bernard Condon, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The Trump Organization says it will consider offers to buy it out of a 100-year lease of the building, partly to avoid criticism over conflicts of interest. Continue reading
Oct 25 Trump’s conservative picks will impact courts for decades By Daniel Bush The number of federal judges President Donald Trump has appointed at this point in his presidency is in line with the appointments made by some of his predecessors. But Trump’s appointees will likely play an outsize role in reshaping American… Continue reading
Oct 25 WATCH: Trump takes victory lap on criminal justice reform in South Carolina By Kevin Freking, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Calling it the "most significant criminal justice reform in many generations," President Donald Trump revisited a signature bipartisan legislative achievement Friday at a South Carolina criminal justice conference. Continue reading
Oct 25 Judge: DOJ must hand over Mueller grand jury evidence to House Democrats By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A judge has ordered the Justice Department to give Democrats grand jury testimony from special counsel Mueller's investigation. Continue reading
Oct 25 Democrats subpoena 3 more Trump officials for impeachment inquiry By Alan Fram, Associated Press The House investigators subpoenaed acting director Russell Vought and Michael Duffey, who oversees national security programs, and State Department counselor T. Ulrich Brechbuhl. Continue reading
Oct 25 U.S. budget deficit hits $984 billion, highest in 7 years By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The surge reflected such factors as revenue lost from the 2017 Trump tax cut and a budget deal that added billions in spending for military and domestic programs. Continue reading