Jun 02 Ex-chemical industry lawyer to lead Superfund task force By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Steven D. Cook served more than 20 years as in-house, corporate counsel for LyondellBasell Industries, one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies. Continue reading
Jun 02 Lobbyist tied to EPA chief’s condo tried to influence agency By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Newly filed reports show the Washington lobbyist whose wife rented a bargain-priced Capitol Hill condo to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt had far more contact with the agency than previously disclosed… Continue reading
Jun 01 What happens when a child arrives at the U.S. border? By Patty Gorena Morales, Joshua Barajas It’s not immediately clear how Trump's policies are affecting children who arrive at the border alone, or those arrive with and are separated from their parents. But here's what we know about how minors are treated when they try to… Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 5:16 Why the sudden surge in veteran candidates? By Lisa Desjardins Military veterans are running for Congress this year in record numbers, many for the first time. In New Jersey's 11th district, no fewer than four veterans, two in each party, are running for the open congressional seat. Lisa Desjardins reports… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 12:33 Shields and Brooks on Trump trade war risks, president’s political pardons Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Trump administration’s move to impose tariffs on U.S. allies, the president’s move to pardon conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, reactions… Continue watching
Jun 01 Pentagon to take over security clearance checks for federal government By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The change aims to fix a system whose weaknesses were exposed by the case of a Navy contractor who gunned down a dozen people at Washington's Navy Yard in 2013. Continue reading
Jun 01 WATCH: Trump addresses U.S. Coast Guard change-of-command ceremony By Joshua Barajas President Donald Trump addressed the change-of-command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters today. Watch the president's remarks here. Continue reading
Jun 01 The U.S.-North Korea letter diplomacy is a throwback to a different era By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press The fate of a historic U.S.-North Korea summit may rest on what's in Kim Jong Un's letter to President Donald Trump. And it's all unfolding at the speed of pen pals. Continue reading
Jun 01 Trump blasts Robert Mueller’s spending on Russia probe By Associated Press President Donald Trump is reacting to a report on special counsel Robert Mueller's spending, slightly overstating the figure for the Russia probe he has dismissed as a 'witch hunt.'… Continue reading
Jun 01 Trump tells pardoned conservative author conviction was ‘fishy’ By Jill Colvin, Darlene Superville, Associated Press An Obama administration critic pardoned by Donald Trump said Friday that the president told him he was being cleared because the campaign finance charges filed against him were "fishy."… Continue reading