Oct 13 Esper says Trump orders US troops to leave northern Syria By Robert Burns, Associated Press Amid growing chaos in Syria, President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. troops to withdraw from the country's north to avoid a bloody conflict between Turkey and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters that "gets worse by the hour," Defense Secretary Mark Esper… Continue reading
Oct 13 Hunter Biden to step down from Chinese board By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Hunter Biden announced on Sunday that he will step down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed private equity firm at the end of the month as part of a pledge not to work on behalf of any foreign-owned… Continue reading
Oct 12 Louisiana's Democratic governor forced into runoff By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' quest for a second term as the Deep South's only Democratic governor will stretch over another month, as voters denied him an outright primary win Saturday and sent him to a runoff election. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 4:20 As acting DHS chief, McAleenan pushed Trump border policies By PBS NewsHour Kevin McAleenan is leaving his post as acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after six months on the job, President Trump announced Friday. During his short tenure, McAleenan oversaw an agency that has moved to drastically curb entry… Continue watching
Oct 12 AP Fact Check: Trump's shoddy info on Syria, impeachment By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump spread shoddy information about Syria, the economy and matters at the heart of the impeachment inquiry against him in a week of caustic rhetoric. Continue reading
Oct 12 Fierce battle over rare Democratic governorship in South By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards fought Saturday to hang on to a rare Democratic governorship in Deep South Trump territory against a national GOP offensive aimed at forcing him into a runoff. Continue reading
Oct 11 Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan steps down By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump made the announcement on Twitter. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 8:02 In impeachment deposition, Yovanovitch links Trump to her ouster Marie Yovanovitch, the former Ukrainian ambassador forced from her position in May, testified on Capitol Hill Friday despite being denied permission to do so by the State Department. In her prepared opening statement, Yovanovitch blasted the Trump administration for leveraging… Continue watching
Oct 11 Who has Congress subpoenaed in the impeachment investigation? By Lisa Desjardins In the space of a week, House Democrats have issued subpoenas for 9 different individuals or entities connected to President Donald Trump as part of their impeachment investigation. Each subpoena has a different deadline, with several approaching fast. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 13:22 Shields and Brooks on Trump's Syria pullout, impeachment politics Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's political news, including President Trump’s attitude toward Kurds in Syria and stance toward Turkey's Syria offensive, testimony from the former U.S. ambassador… Continue watching