Nov 28 Durbin says testimony on Khashoggi killing ‘not persuasive’ without CIA director By Associated Press Senators are expressing disappointment that officials from the intelligence community were not present at a closed-door briefing over the U.S. response to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Continue reading
Nov 28 WATCH: Pompeo says there’s no ‘direct’ connection between Khashoggi murder, Saudi crown prince By Associated Press Pompeo urged senators to continue to support U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen and maintain strong ties to Saudi Arabia, a longtime U.S. ally. Continue reading
Nov 28 Senators grill U.S. officials over response to Khashoggi killing By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Susannah George, Associated Press A briefing Wednesday with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis could determine how far Congress goes in punishing the longtime Middle East ally. Continue reading
Nov 28 Why isn’t Pelosi facing any Democratic challengers for speaker? By Jessica Yarvin Just hours after results started rolling in on Election Day, Democrats started to oppose Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s return as speaker. At the time, the anti-Pelosi faction was buoyed by victories by scores of candidates who had said… Continue reading
Nov 28 Kremlin says it expects Putin-Trump meeting to go ahead By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Kremlin said Wednesday it still expects a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump to go ahead as planned despite a suggestion from Trump that it could be canceled. Continue reading
Nov 28 Groups demand end to info-sharing on asylum-seeking children By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Earlier this year, the federal agency tasked with caring for asylum-seeking children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border officially took on a new, little heralded role: helping to deport relatives of the young migrants. Continue reading
Nov 28 Divisive race in Mississippi ends with win for GOP Sen. Hyde-Smith By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith returns to Washington as a solidly loyal supporter of President Donald Trump after he stumped for her in a divisive Mississippi runoff shaped by her video-recorded remark about "public hanging."… Continue reading
Nov 28 Manafort’s cooperation with Mueller has dissolved. Now what? By Chad Day, Associated Press Special counsel Robert Mueller loses a witness in his Russia probe. But it's a potentially bigger loss for Paul Manafort come sentencing time. And it raises important questions about the state of the Russia investigation. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 2:57 In first press conference this month, Sanders criticizes GM After General Motors announced impending layoffs and plant closures, President Trump vented his frustration over Twitter and in a wide-ranging interview with the Washington Post, in which he blamed Fed chairman Jay Powell for the auto giant's move. Sarah Sanders… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 4:01 Saudi Arabia, criminal justice reform and Mueller top the congressional to-do list As Congress resumed after the Thanksgiving recess, it faced a long list of agenda items to tackle before year's end. Among the priorities are relations with Saudi Arabia, criminal justice reform and the Mueller investigation. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching