Jun 03 Watch 6:17 Inside the Mueller report, a sophisticated Russian interference campaign The 448-page Mueller report contains copious detail about how Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, both by using social media to influence American voters with misinformation and by hacking into the Clinton campaign’s computers. Russian operatives also connected… Continue watching
Jun 03 House panel to vote on holding William Barr and Wilbur Ross in contempt By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The contempt of Congress vote comes after the attorney general and commerce secretary failed to comply with subpoenas for documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Continue reading
Jun 03 Trump suggests boycott of CNN's parent company AT&T By Mae Anderson, Associated Press After his arrival in London for a pomp-filled state visit to Britain, Trump tweeted that CNN is his chief source of U.S. news but that he "turned it off" because of the "negative" and Fake News."… Continue reading
Jun 03 Democrats launch series of hearings on the Mueller report By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said the first hearing on June 10 will investigate whether President Donald Trump committed obstruction of justice. Continue reading
Jun 03 After months of fighting and delays, Congress to send $19 billion disaster aid bill to Trump By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press As the measure languished in a feud between Trump and Democrats, disasters kept coming — with failed levees in Arkansas, Iowa and Missouri and tornadoes across Ohio just the most recent examples. The measure is supported by the bipartisan party… Continue reading
Jun 03 FDA food testing finds contamination by PFAS and other 'forever chemicals' By Ellen Knickmeyer, John Flesher, Michael Casey, Associated Press The levels in nearly half of the meat and fish tested were double or more the only currently existing federal advisory level for any kind of the widely used manmade compounds. Continue reading
Jun 03 Presidential candidate Castro proposes federal standards and database for policing By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Julián Castro's plan would set a federal standard for use of deadly force, requiring de-escalation tactics and the use of lethal means only as a last resort. Continue reading
Jun 03 2020 Democrats grapple with best way to reach California voters By Nicholas Riccardi, Steve Peoples, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Candidates must spend tens of millions of dollars to compete in California because of the state's diverse, far-flung population. Continue reading
Jun 03 Trump kicks off UK trip with tweet against London mayor By Jonathan Lemire, Kevin Freking, Associated Press In a newspaper column, London's mayor said Trump did not deserve red-carpet treatment in Britain and was "one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat" from the far-right to liberal democracy. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 4:01 Can tariffs and threats stem migration from Central America? By PBS NewsHour Mexican officials are in Washington D.C. preparing for talks later this week after the President Trump threatened to impose 5 percent tariffs if Mexico does not stem migration from Central America. On Sunday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick… Continue watching