Dec 11 Trump’s immigration policy splits Americans in half, poll says By Laura Santhanam Immigration is one of many issues on which heated political rhetoric has only inflamed the conversation and deepened divides between Americans, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 4:43 With Ayers out, chief-of-staff selection is a ‘free for all’ President Trump announced on Saturday that John Kelly would be stepping down from his position as chief of staff at the end of the year. Though the vice president’s counterpart, Nick Ayers, was considered a leading candidate to be Kelly’s… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 7:16 Why Cohen’s hush money places the president at legal risk Last week’s court filings by federal prosecutors and the special counsel have shifted attention to the hush money payments made on President Trump's behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign to two women with whom he had allegedly had affairs. William… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 7:53 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on ‘cautious’ Democrats, White House turnover NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including how Democrats are reacting to the Mueller team’s latest court filings, the president’s search for a chief of staff… Continue watching
Dec 10 AP fact check: Manafort, Cohen filings do not exonerate Trump By Hope Yen, Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Trump insists he's been fully vindicated by court filings released Friday that lay out the level of cooperation from two of his former top advisers, whom prosecutors have accused of lying to federal investigators or Congress. In fact, Trump's… Continue reading
Dec 10 Woman accused of being Russian agent appears to reach plea deal By Associated Press Prosecutors say they have "resolved" a case against a woman accused of being a secret agent for the Russian government, a sign that she likely has taken a plea deal. Continue reading
Dec 10 Supreme Court justices won’t hear states’ appeal over Planned Parenthood By Associated Press The Supreme Court is avoiding a high-profile case by rejecting appeals from Kansas and Louisiana in their effort to strip Medicaid money from Planned Parenthood over the dissenting votes of three justices. Continue reading
Dec 10 Judge sets court date for ex-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort By Associated Press A judge has set a court date for this week for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort after prosecutors with the special counsel's office detailed lies they say he told them. Continue reading
Dec 10 Trump blames Michael Cohen for hush money ‘liability’ By Associated Press President Donald Trump is defending the hush money payments made by his former lawyer to two women during his 2016 campaign as "a simple private transaction." He tweeted Monday that if there was wrongdoing, it's lawyer Michael Cohen's "liability" and… Continue reading
Dec 10 WATCH: UK’s Theresa May postpones Parliament vote on Brexit By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Lorne Cook, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed Parliament's vote on her Brexit divorce deal with the European Union, acknowledging that lawmakers would have rejected it by a "significant margin."… Continue reading