Oct 03 Officials were 'not fully prepared' to handle family separations at border, new report says By Joshua Barajas, Amna Nawaz A government watchdog report made public confirms what many media outlets, immigration lawyers and advocates have said for months after the Trump administration rolled out its "zero tolerance" policy earlier this spring: Officials were not prepared. Continue reading
Oct 03 McConnell nixes Democrats' request for FBI briefing on Kavanaugh probe By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a letter Wednesday to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that he believes Democrats would only use such a briefing to delay Kavanaugh's confirmation. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Putin says election meddling 'nonsense' risks poisoning U.S.-Russia relations By Larisa Epatko Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that “all this nonsense” -- that Moscow interfered in the 2016 U.S. election in order to make Donald Trump president -- must stop. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Powell says Fed is focused on 'controlling the controllable,' not politics By Joshua Barajas, Gretchen Frazee The Federal Reserve chair's comments came as part of a conversation with PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff during The Atlantic Festival in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: White House defends Trump's ridicule of Kavanaugh accuser By Associated Press Sanders told reporters Wednesday at a rare White House briefing that: "The president was stating the facts" at a Mississippi rally Tuesday night. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Pompeo says U.S. is terminating 1955 treaty with Iran after UN court ruling By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In response to a U.N. court order that the U.S. lift sanctions on Iran, the Trump administration said Wednesday it was terminating a decades-old treaty affirming friendly relations between the two countries. The move is a largely symbolic gesture that… Continue reading
Oct 03 Flake says Trump's mocking of Christine Blasey Ford 'kind of appalling' By Associated Press But Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake isn't saying whether he'll vote to confirm Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Oct 03 Kavanaugh accusers' lawyers question FBI's investigation so far By Alan Fram, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lawyers for two women who accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct say they fear the FBI is not conducting a thorough investigation, as Republican leaders steer toward a decisive vote on the nomination this week. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 8:08 Will the Senate have enough time to review the FBI's Kavanaugh findings? Following Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony last week, some Democrats in the Senate are raising questions about the nominee’s truthfulness and demeanor--and worrying they won’t have enough time to reflect on the FBI’s findings. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 7:15 News Wrap: Indonesian tsunami death toll climbs; flooding drenches southwest U.S. In our news wrap Tuesday, the confirmed death toll in the Indonesian tsunami topped 1,200, with survivors becoming increasingly desperate. Also, remnants of Tropical Storm Rosa drenched the southwestern United States as the storm moved north from Mexico. In Phoenix,… Continue watching