Jul 28 Top aide says Trump’s criticism of black lawmaker not racist By Zeke Miller, Hope Yen, Associated Press A top White House aide on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's disparaging tweets about an influential black Democratic congressman and his Baltimore district as a justified response to the lawmaker's criticism of administration border policies. Continue reading
Jul 28 WATCH: PBS NewsHour’s full coverage of Mueller’s testimony before Congress By Gretchen Frazee Former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before the House Intelligence Committee on July 24 regarding about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election as well as possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Continue reading
Jul 27 Trump attacks majority-black district represented by critic By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday denigrated a majority-black district represented by a congressional nemesis as a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” broadening a campaign against prominent critics of his administration that has exacerbated racial tensions. Continue reading
Jul 27 Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran faces key test By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration is trying to decide whether to risk stoking international tensions even more by ending one of the last remaining components of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Continue reading
Jul 27 French wine vs US tech prowess: new Trump-Macron standoff By Angela Charlton, Associated Press France is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech companies like Google and Facebook despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of retaliatory tariffs on French wine. Continue reading
Jul 27 Trump proposal seeks to crack down on food stamp ‘loophole’ By David A. Lieb, Associated Press The proposed rule change, outlined this past week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has highlighted the ideological clash between President Trump’s attempts to tighten government entitlement programs and efforts in some states to widen the social safety net. Continue reading
Jul 26 Activists see Rosselló’s resignation as step for women’s rights in Puerto Rico By Gabriela Martinez Many women’s rights advocates see it as the beginning of a longer fight, not the end. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 2:40 Why House Democrats are choosing now to launch impeachment investigation The House of Representatives began a six-week recess Friday, as questions swirl about whether Democrats will try to impeach President Trump. The issue arose again as former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress on the Russia investigation. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 6:32 How dated voting equipment exposes elections to interference Election security was in the news this week, as former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress about the level to which Russia interfered in the 2016 election -- and plans to do it again. Now the Senate Intelligence Committee… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 3:19 How 2020 Democrats are challenging each other’s policy records Issues of criminal justice reform and systemic racism dominated the 2020 Democratic campaign conversation over the past week. Candidates appeared at the NAACP convention in Detroit to pitch related policy proposals -- and several demonstrated an increasing willingness to go… Continue watching