Aug 16 WATCH LIVE: MLK’s dream in the age of Trump By Vanessa Dennis Join PBS NewsHour special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Henry Louis Gates Jr. (PBS’ “Finding Your Roots”) as they host and moderate the 2018 Hutchins Forum on “A Single Garment of Destiny: MLK’s Dream in the Age of Trump.” Panelists include… Continue reading
Aug 16 Omarosa offered $15K a month to be ‘positive’ after firing, according to tape By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Omarosa Manigault Newman on Thursday released another secret audio tape that she says proves President Donald Trump wanted to silence her after firing her from the White House. Continue reading
Aug 16 WATCH: Mike Pompeo launches Iran Action Group after nuclear deal withdrawal By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Officials said the group will be headed by Brian Hook, who is currently the State Department's director of policy planning. Continue reading
Aug 16 First Lady Melania Trump plans cyberbullying summit By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The first lady is focusing on cyberbullying among young people as part of her "Be Best" initiative. The campaign also includes opioid abuse and overall child well-being. Continue reading
Aug 16 Hundreds of newspapers defend press freedom against President Trump’s attacks By David Bauder, Associated Press Newspapers from Maine to Hawaii pushed back against President Donald Trump's attacks on "fake news" Thursday with a coordinated series of editorials speaking up for a free and vigorous press. Continue reading
Aug 16 Little progress made to safeguard unaccompanied migrant children, subcommittee says By Patty Gorena Morales In the past six years, more than 200,000 unaccompanied migrant children have entered the U.S. and been placed into the “UAC” program. Both the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services administer the children’s placement… Continue reading
Aug 16 Former CIA Director John Brennan says Trump is trying to silence critics By Associated Press In an opinion piece published in The New York Times on Thursday, former CIA Director John Brennan cited press reports as evidence that Trump's claims of no collusion were "hogwash."… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 7:01 News Wrap: Trump follows through on Brennan security clearance threat In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump is revoking the security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan, who has been a scathing critic of the president’s conduct. Also, more Democrats are agreeing to meet with Supreme Court nominee Brett… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 9:37 Tuesday’s winning Democratic pioneers broke ground and talked policy It was a night of political firsts for Democrats. Christine Hallquist is the first openly transgender person to win a major party's nomination for governor. Jahana Hayes could become the first black woman in Congress from New England. And Ilhan… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 5:30 How lawyers summed up the Paul Manafort trial in closing arguments The trial against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was filled with detailed accounting records and a star witness whose credibility is in question. Prosecutors argue documents prove that Manafort willfully committed bank and tax fraud. The defense never called… Continue watching