Dec 16 White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown By Hope Yen, Associated Press The White House on Sunday pushed the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown later this week, digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stood firm against it. Continue reading
Dec 16 Kushner-linked firm targets richer areas in program for poor By Jeff Horwitz, Stephen Braun, Associated Press A real estate investment firm co-founded by President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, is betting big on the administration's Opportunity Zone tax breaks but isn't that interested in steering its investors to the poorest, most-downtrodden areas that the… Continue reading
Dec 16 Giuliani: ‘Over my dead body’ will Mueller interview Trump By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump's attorney is categorically ruling out the possibility of a presidential interview with special counsel Robert Mueller. Continue reading
Dec 16 Loyalty among attributes Mulvaney brings to White House job By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Trump had made clear to confidantes that, for his third chief of staff, he wanted someone that he liked personally and who would not try to rein him in as John Kelly had during the first months of his… Continue reading
Dec 15 Nations at UN climate talks back universal emissions rules By Frank Jordans, Associated Press After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on universal, transparent rules that will govern efforts to cut emissions and curb global warming. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 25:01 December 15, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 15, President Trump announces that Ryan Zinke is leaving his post as secretary of the interior by the end of the year, and a Texas judge rules that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 5:28 Millions of Americans’ health care under a ‘possible cloud’ after federal court ruling By PBS News Weekend A coalition of states with Democratic leadership is promising to appeal a Texas federal court ruling on Friday that aimed to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act. The case was brought by a group of Republican state attorneys general and… Continue watching
Dec 15 Interior Secretary Zinke resigning, cites ‘vicious’ attacks By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Brown, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press In his resignation letter, Zinke said "vicious and politically motivated attacks" against him had "created an unfortunate distraction" in fulfilling the agency's mission. Continue reading
Dec 15 Trump pushes Congress for new health law after court ruling By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press After a federal judge ruled that the Obama-era health overhaul was “invalid,” President Donald Trump is looking to congressional leaders to come up with a replacement even as the White House says the current law will remain in place for… Continue reading
Dec 15 Death of 7-year-old on border raises questions By Colleen Long, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The death of the Guatemalan girl is the latest demonstration of the desperation of a growing number of Central American families and children showing up at the U.S.-Mexico border, often hoping to claim asylum, and it raises new questions about… Continue reading