Politics

Judge extends authority to more families separated at border

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

A federal judge who ordered that more than 2,700 children be reunited with their parents on Friday expanded his authority to potentially thousands more children who were separated at the border earlier during the Trump administration.

What Manafort’s light sentence says about criminal justice disparities

A federal judge in Virginia sentenced Paul Manafort to less than four years in prison for tax and bank fraud--far less than the roughly 20 years called for under federal guidelines. The sentence prompted outcry, with critics arguing Manafort’s punishment…

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After failed summit, what’s next for U.S. policy on North Korea

A little over a week after the second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un ended early and without a deal, North Korea watchers have published satellite imagery indicating that a dismantled rocket launch facility is now being reassembled.

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Shields and Gerson on Democrats’ bigotry resolution, Trump investigations

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week in politics, including the House Democrats' resolution condemning hate and bigotry, congressional investigations of President Trump and the field of 2020 Democratic presidential…

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House passes election and ethics overhaul, but McConnell says it’s dead on arrival

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The measure would make it easier for people to register and vote, tighten election security and require presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns.