Mar 18 AP report: Mueller now has memos McCabe kept on Trump dealings By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Andrew McCabe, the onetime FBI deputy director long scorned by President Donald Trump and just fired by the attorney general, kept personal memos detailing interactions with the president that have been provided to the special counsel’s office and… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 4:58 What does McCabe’s firing mean for the Russia investigation? By PBS News Hour Two days before he was set to retire, FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe was fired on Friday by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. McCabe, a possible witness in the Russia investigation case, said his dismissal was part of the president’s “ongoing… Continue watching
Mar 17 Senators want CIA to lift veil on nominee’s black site past By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Gina Haspel's long spy career is so shrouded in mystery that senators want documents declassified so they can decide if her role at a CIA black site should prevent her from directing the agency. Continue reading
Mar 17 Trump’s possible China tariffs send opponents scrambling By Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak , Associated Press President Donald Trump is considering broad tariffs on imports from China and an announcement could come as soon as next week. Industry groups and some lawmakers are scrambling to prevent a new front in a potential trade war that could… Continue reading
Mar 17 Russia expels 23 British diplomats in spy-poisoning response By Angela Charlton, Associated Press The announcement followed on the heels of Britain's order this week for 23 Russian diplomats to leave the U.K. because Russia was not cooperating in the case of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, both found March 4 poisoned by a… Continue reading
Mar 17 Sessions fires former FBI Deputy Director McCabe By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that he had fired former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe two days before his scheduled retirement date. Continue reading
Mar 16 Miami bridge collapse puts spotlight on rapid building technique By Jason Dearen, Associated Press The pedestrian bridge on the edge of the Miami-area campus was a signature achievement of the school's Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center, a research group set up with federal funding a few years ago to show how spans could… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 12:57 Shields and Brooks on the White House’s revolving door, Conor Lamb’s upset By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s firing amid a wave of rumors about a wider Cabinet shakeup, Pennsylvania’s stunning election upset… Continue watching
Mar 16 Democratic Congresswoman Louise Slaughter dies at 88 By Alan Fram, Associated Press The New York Democrat died at George Washington University Hospital a week after a fall in which Slaughter had sustained a concussion, said Liam Fitzsimmons, her chief of staff. Continue reading
Mar 16 South Korea thinks ‘breakthrough’ is possible in U.S. talks with North Korea, foreign minister says By Larisa Epatko "North Korea's missiles, nuclear program, will never be accepted,” South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told the PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Friday. Continue reading