Aug 01 Trump order to withhold funding from ‘sanctuary cities’ is illegal, court says By Associated Press U.S. District Judge William Orrick said in November that Trump's order threatened all federal funding and that the president didn't have the authority to attach new conditions to spending approved by Congress. Continue reading
Aug 01 Obama gives midterm endorsements to 81 candidates in 13 states By Associated Press Obama says he's publicly supporting candidates for governor and the U.S. Senate but also for state legislature. They include better-known names as well as rising figures. Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: White House says Trump’s criticism of Muller’s Russia probe is not obstruction Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that Trump's broadsides are simply the president "fighting back."… Continue reading
Aug 01 FBI agent testifies about raid on Paul Manafort’s condo in second day of trial By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Special Agent Matthew Mikuska told jurors on Wednesday that the FBI knocked multiple times on the door of Manafort's condo before entering with a key after no one answered. Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump says Sessions should end Mueller investigation By Associated Press President Donald Trump says his attorney general should put an end to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: Trump tells crowd at Tampa technical school there’s never been a better time to get hired By Associated Press Trump is pointing to strong economic growth and low unemployment at an event with his daughter Ivanka Trump, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and several other Florida leaders. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 7:06 What we learned from Paul Manafort trial opening statements Paul Manafort, the first defendant charged by special counsel Robert Mueller to go to trial, is accused of working as an unregistered lobbyist for several pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine. William Brangham joins John Yang from the courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia,… Continue watching
Jul 31 Prosecutors say Paul Manafort believed he was above the law. Manafort said associates failed to keep track of his income By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former campaign chair Paul Manafort's trial began Tuesday in Virginia, the first trial to arise from Mueller's investigation into potential ties between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 10:35 The arguments for and against more powerful local government Recently, NewsHour analyst David Brooks wrote a New York Times column arguing that it's time for a resurgence of localism, flipping power and decision-making away from the federal government. Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, another NewsHour regular,… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 6:51 The problem with fear in politics Philosopher Martha Nussbaum wrote her latest book, “The Monarchy of Fear,” to better understand the 2016 election. She tells Jeffrey Brown that when fear gets into the mix, we fail to work out actual problems. Continue watching