Dec 07 Trump says he will nominate Heather Nauert as next UN ambassador By Catherine Lucey, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Nauert is to replace Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who announced in October that she would step down as ambassador at the end of this year… Continue reading
Dec 07 Trump says rebuttal to Robert Mueller already drafted By Associated Press President Donald Trump says his legal team has already drafted a rebuttal to any report issued by the special counsel in the Russia investigation. Continue reading
Dec 07 Mueller’s Russia report should be made public, new poll says By Laura Santhanam Public support for the special counsel's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible ties to President Donald Trump's campaign transcended political party and has remained largely unchanged for nearly a year, according to the latest poll from… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 5:23 Could Supreme Court’s double jeopardy case reverse 170 years of precedent? A Supreme Court case is challenging a long-held interpretation of the Fifth Amendment’s ban on prosecution for the same crime twice, known as double jeopardy. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle joins Amna Nawaz to explain the 170-year-old “separate sovereigns”… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 12:36 Why these 4 congressional freshmen think they’ll find ‘common ground’ The congressional freshman class taking office in January is the largest in decades and the most diverse in history. As the start of the new term approaches, Judy Woodruff sits down with four incoming members of the House of Representatives:… Continue watching
Dec 06 North Carolina GOP open to new election if fraud affected outcome By Gary D. Robertson, Jonathan Drew, Associated Press Entertaining the idea of a new election represents a significant change from last Thursday, when state GOP Chairman Robin Hayes issued a statement saying: "Democrats are throwing everything, including the kitchen sink, at the wall to try and steal an… Continue reading
Dec 06 The House Democrats’ blueprint for taking on Trump and Republicans By Jessica Yarvin House Democrats have laid out a blueprint for how they plan to govern as the majority and some of the ways they plan to take on the GOP-controlled Senate and President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Dec 06 Pelosi rejects wall funding ahead of Trump meeting By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Funding for the wall — a top Trump priority — and legal protections for so-called Dreamers, a key Democratic goal, should not be linked, Pelosi said. Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: George H.W. Bush’s casket boards train bound for burial By Associated Press The casket of George H.W. Bush was carried aboard a train designed to look like Air Force One, en route to the former president's burial in a private ceremony in College Station, Texas. Family and close friends will ride along… Continue reading
Dec 06 Wisconsin’s incoming governor says he’ll ask Scott Walker to veto GOP power play By Scott Bauer, Todd Richmond, Associated Press Wisconsin's Republican-controlled legislature recently passed a set of measures that would weaken the authority of the incoming Democratic governor. Continue reading