Politics

Full list: The 127 defense projects postponed for the border barrier

By Lisa Desjardins

The PBS NewsHour has obtained the list of 127 defense projects the Pentagon is temporarily shelving in order to transfer the money allocated for them to building or repairing more miles of barrier on the southern border. The transfers will…

Judiciary panel subpoenas Homeland Security over question of pardon offers

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Colleen Long, Associated Press

The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Homeland Security over questions about whether officials were offered pardons by President Donald Trump.

New French tax turns Trump and tech giants into strange bedfellows

By Courtney Vinopal

What does French rosé have in common with American software? Both are wrapped up in a brewing trade scuffle between the U.S. and France, which has spawned an unlikely alliance between the Trump administration and major American tech giants.

D.C. attorney found not guilty of deceiving Justice Department about work for Ukraine

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The jury in the case of Greg Craig, a former White House counsel in the Obama administration, deliberated for about four hours before reaching its verdict.

WATCH: Trump uses altered, week-old map in briefing to falsely show Alabama was in Dorian’s path

During an Oval Office briefing Wednesday, Trump displayed a map of the National Hurricane Center forecast for last Thursday that showed Dorian could track over Florida. The map he displayed included what appeared to be a hand-drawn half-circle that extended…

Democrats propose spending trillions to fight climate change

By Juana Summers, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The release of candidates' competing plans comes as issues of climate and the environment have become a central focus of the Democratic primary.

North Carolina judges toss districts drawn for GOP advantage

By Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press

The three-judge panel of state judges ruled Tuesday that courts can step in to decide when partisan advantage goes so far it diminishes democracy.

Sen. Manchin says he won’t run for West Virginia governor

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

Manchin said his decision to stay put in the U.S. Senate came after months of reflection and boiled down to "where I could be the most effective for the Mountain State."…

McConnell says he’s waiting on Trump to chart path on guns

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says if President Donald Trump favors background-checks legislation and McConnell knows "we will pass it and it'll become law."…

Democrats still divided on future of party as 2020 race enters next phase

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Nine months into the first year of the 2020 campaign season, Democrats are no closer to resolving the big questions dividing their party by race, generation and ideology than they were on the day of Trump's inauguration.