Sep 27 White House postpones meeting between Trump and Rosenstein By Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump has postponed his highly anticipated meeting with embattled Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein until next week. The two were set to meet Thursday following news media reports that Rosenstein last year discussed possibly secretly recording the president… Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: Grassley says he laments how Ford-Kavanaugh hearing ‘has come about’ By Associated Press Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has gaveled into session Thursday's dramatic hearing with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: Christine Blasey Ford testifies at Kavanaugh confirmation hearing By Corinne Segal The Senate Judiciary Committee — 11 Republicans, all men, and 10 Democrats — was to hear from just two witnesses on Thursday: Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge who has long been eyed for the Supreme Court, and Christine Blasey… Continue reading
Sep 26 Read Christine Blasey Ford’s prepared testimony on Kavanaugh: ‘I believed he was going to rape me’ By Associated Press Christine Blasey Ford says she believes Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her when they were teens. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 11:48 New Kavanaugh accusation raises ‘doubt’ on eve of hearing It’s the day before a crucial Senate hearing on allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and there’s a new claim of misconduct. Julie Swetnick submitted a sworn affidavit to the Senate Judiciary Committee, in which she… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 7:21 What’s the most important thing Kavanaugh should answer? What can we expect from the Senate Judiciary Committee’s questioning of Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford? Judy Woodruff talks with Julie Goldscheid of CUNY School of Law -- one of several law professors who wrote a letter urging the… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 5:31 Trump says U.S. will increase Iran pressure, accuses China of U.S. election meddling By Nick Schifrin At the UN Security Council, President Trump said the U.S. would pursue additional sanctions against Iran, declared support for the first time for creating a Palestinian state and accused China of meddling in the 2016 election. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 4:00 News Wrap: Fed raises interest rate, warns against drawn-out trade war In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised a key short-term interest rate for the third time this year, to 2.25 percent. Fed chairman Jerome Powell also said that "widespread tariffs that remain in place for a long time"… Continue watching
Sep 26 Republican staff for Senate committee seeks immediate interview with third Kavanaugh accuser By Associated Press GOP committee aides have emailed a letter to the woman's attorney, Michael Avenatti, wanting to know immediately whether Julie Swetnick would agree to be interviewed by phone later Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 3:10 Trump says leaders at UN laughed with him, not at him: ‘We had fun’ By Yamiche Alcindor President Donald Trump held a news conference Wednesday in New York, during which he addressed the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, as well as his own accusations of misconduct. White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor asked Trump about the… Continue watching