Aug 05 California gas tax repeal effort could help GOP candidates By Sophia Bollag, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Top national Republicans are pouring money into a campaign to repeal a recent gas tax increase in California to help the GOP hold onto U.S. House seats in the Democratic state. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 3:31 Trump administration set to face off with California over fuel standards By PBS News Hour The Trump administration proposed on Thursday to rescind an Obama-era regulation that aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring automakers to design vehicles that would average 50 miles per gallon by 2025. The move pits the federal government against… Continue watching
Aug 04 Trump rips LeBron James' smarts hours before rally in Ohio By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Trump unleashed a withering attack on the state's favorite son, savaging LeBron James in a late-night tweet that derided the intelligence of one of the nation's most prominent African-American men. Continue reading
Aug 04 All eyes on 'right-hand man' in Manafort trial By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The most critical moment in the former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's financial fraud trial will likely arrive next week with the testimony of his longtime associate Rick Gates, whom witnesses have described as Manafort's "right-hand man."… Continue reading
Aug 04 U.S., North Korean top diplomats exchange pleasantries, barbs By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Roller-coaster nuclear diplomacy between the United States and North Korea hit highs and lows on Saturday as the countries' top diplomats traded polite words and barbs. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 8:58 'Unacceptable': Judge rejects government's plan for reuniting remaining separated families By Amna Nawaz What is the plan to reunite hundreds of parents, many already deported from the U.S., with their children who remain in custody of U.S. immigration officials? The Trump administration and the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday submitted widely divergent… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 13:28 Brooks and Klein on 2018 election security threats, Koch-Trump brawl New York Times columnist David Brooks and Ezra Klein of Vox join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the contrast between President Trump’s lambasting of the Russia investigation and his administration’s heightened warnings about election threats, plus a… Continue watching
Aug 03 Report: Trump commission did not find widespread voter fraud By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — The now-disbanded voting integrity commission launched by the Trump administration uncovered no evidence to support claims of widespread voter fraud, according to an analysis of administration documents released Friday. Continue reading
Aug 03 Prosecutors turn to Paul Manafort's taxes, unreported bank accounts By Matthew Barakat, Stephen Braun, Associated Press Prosecutors headed toward the heart of their financial fraud case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Friday, with jurors expected to hear testimony that he never told his tax accountants about offshore bank accounts containing millions of dollars. Continue reading
Aug 03 Will the economic boom complicate efforts to curb immigration? By Colleen Long, Associated Press One of President Donald Trump's priorities, low unemployment, is complicating another: curbing immigration. Continue reading