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
Jul 26 Watch 12:36 Shields and Brooks on Mueller's testimony, election security Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the aftermath of Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony, the current legislative landscape around election security, changing dynamics within the 2020… Continue watching
Jul 26 Trump won key union workers in 2016. Will Scalia as labor secretary change that for 2020? By Gretchen Frazee For Trump, appointing Eugene Scalia is a way to continue taking on unions without alienating rank and file union members in key states he’ll need to win reelection in 2020. Continue reading
Jul 26 WATCH: Mueller's full testimony before the House Intelligence Committee By Gretchen Frazee Former special counsel Mueller’s nearly two-year probe also investigated possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia and potential evidence that President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice. Continue reading
Jul 26 Trump says Guatemala signing deal to restrict asylum cases By Associated Press The so-called "safe third country" agreement would require migrants, including Salvadorans and Hondurans, who cross into Guatemala on their way to the U.S. to apply for protections in Guatemala instead of at the U.S. border. Continue reading