Feb 12 WATCH: Trump says he’s not ‘thrilled’ with border deal President Donald Trump says 'I can't say I'm thrilled' with a congressional compromise on border security designed to avert a second government shutdown. Continue reading
Feb 12 UK’s Theresa May asks lawmakers for more time on Brexit By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May urged restive lawmakers Tuesday to give her more time to rework a divorce agreement with the European Union, heightening concerns that Brexit uncertainty will continue right up to the edge of the U.K.'s departure on… Continue reading
Feb 12 Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly announces run for McCain Senate seat By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press If Kelly is nominated, the race would pit a Navy veteran and astronaut against a trailblazing Air Force pilot in the contest to replace McCain, a legendary Navy flyer who was famously shot down and held captive. Continue reading
Feb 12 Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks. Continue reading
Feb 11 Lawmakers announce ‘agreement in principle’ to avoid shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press Congressional negotiators announced an agreement late Monday to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 6:48 How migrant detention details stalled border security talks Just weeks after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended, the prospect of a second shutdown looms. Democratic and Republican negotiators are now at odds over who and how many people should be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs… Continue watching
Feb 11 Michael Cohen postpones Senate intelligence interview, citing medical reasons By Mary Clare Jalonick, Jim Mustian, Associated Press This is the third time Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, has postponed congressional testimony. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 2:20 Democrats Klobuchar, Warren join crowded 2020 field Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar became the fifth senator and fifth woman to announce she's joining the crowded 2020 race to take on President Trump. Meanwhile, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her campaign official. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 8:30 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Democratic divides in the 2020 contest NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter from the Cook Political Report join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the week’s political news, including the widening 2020 field as Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., announces her presidential campaign, plus why top Democrats reprimanded a… Continue watching
Feb 11 How bots turned this State of the Union moment into a viral meme By Laura Santhanam Failing to successfully weed out bot-driven misinformation could ultimately undermine political discourse and democracy in the country, experts say. Continue reading