Jul 30 WATCH: Trump, Italy's Giuseppe Conte speak at joint news conference By Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to hold the news conference at 2 p.m. EDT today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Jul 30 AP fact check: A look into Trump's claims on 'historic' economic gains By Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump exaggerated his role in boosting U.S. economic growth, falsely claiming full credit for positive economic news and inaccurately declaring a "historic" turnaround. Continue reading
Jul 30 Young people are looking for younger leaders, poll finds By Laurie Kellman, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Young people are looking for a change this election season — a generational change. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 5:42 Why U.S. lawmakers failed to act on climate change decades ago By PBS News Hour This coming week, The New York Times Magazine will devote an entire publication of the Sunday magazine to the issue of climate change. The single-themed edition called "Losing Earth," will look at scientific discoveries and decisions made on climate change… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 5:08 Is socialism having its moment in U.S. elections? By Jeff Greenfield, Laura Fong In other industrialized countries, movement towards a democratic form of socialism has been strong enough to win national elections. So why hasn’t socialism ever become a powerful force in American politics? There are lots of reasons, as well as younger… Continue watching
Jul 29 Times publisher asks Trump to reconsider anti-media rhetoric By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump met with the publisher of The New York Times to discuss media coverage of his administration, including his oft-repeated accusation that the media is the "enemy of the people."… Continue reading
Jul 29 On trade policy, Trump is turning GOP orthodoxy on its head By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump's trade policies are turning long-established Republican orthodoxy on its head. Continue reading
Jul 29 White House restores question to Trump-Putin transcript By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The White House has updated its transcript of President Donald Trump's news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin to include a key question an American journalist asked the Russian leader, which had been left out of the previous transcript. Continue reading
Jul 29 Trump says he's willing to 'shut down' government over border security By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Sunday he'd be willing to shut down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for changes he seeks to the U.S. immigration system. Continue reading
Jul 28 Return of possible remains marks 1st step in Korea diplomacy By Ahn Young-joon, Kim Tong-Hyung, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Donald Trump thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday for "fulfilling a promise" to return the remains of U.S. soldiers missing from the Korean War, as a U.S. military plane made a rare trip into North Korea… Continue reading