Mar 09 Trump offers budget with funds for border wall, Space Force By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week, an administration official… Continue reading
Mar 09 2020 Democrats flock to trendy SXSW festival in Texas By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Texas is an unlikely can’t-miss stop for the Democratic presidential candidates, but many of them are making appearances this weekend at the trendy and techie South by Southwest Festival in Austin. Continue reading
Mar 09 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. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 6:28 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… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 5:01 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. Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 11:51 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… Continue watching
Mar 08 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. Continue reading
Mar 08 Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson resigns By Robert Burns, Associated Press Secretary Wilson said Friday she is resigning to become president of the University of Texas at El Paso. Continue reading
Mar 08 Bill Shine resigns as White House communications director By Associated Press Bill Shine is joining President Donald Trump's re-election campaign as a senior adviser. Continue reading
Mar 08 WATCH: Trump says Democrats have become an 'anti-Jewish party' By Associated Press Before leaving to survey tornado damage in Alabama, Trump told reporters the Democrats have become an "anti-Israel" and "anti-Jewish" party. Continue reading