Feb 01 Overheard live at the GOP retreat By Lisa Desjardins, Julie Percha Congressional Republicans are holding a retreat in West Virginia this week to set the party's policy agenda for the upcoming year. Continue reading
Feb 01 Top career U.S. diplomat to step down in blow to State Department By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The departure of Tom Shannon, the State Department's third-ranking official, is sure to be seized on by critics of the administration who accuse President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of gutting the foreign service, particularly its senior… Continue reading
Feb 01 ICE issues directive to make deportation arrests at courthouses By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Federal immigration authorities formalized a policy Wednesday to send deportation agents to federal, state and local courthouses to make arrests, dismissing complaints from judges and advocacy groups that it instills fear among crime victims, witnesses and family members. Continue reading
Feb 01 Trump administration lets protected Syrians stay longer but caps enrollment By Matthew Lee, Josh Lederman and Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would allow nearly 7,000 Syrians to remain in the United States for another 18 months but won't let more Syrian citizens apply for the special protection program. Continue reading
Feb 01 Democrats question U.S. meeting with Russian spy chiefs By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Democrats want to know why the Trump administration allowed two Russian spy chiefs under U.S. and European sanctions to meet last week in Washington with American intelligence officials. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Train carrying GOP lawmakers collides with truck in Virginia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a train carrying Republican members of Congress, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, collided with a garbage truck in Virginia, killing the driver. None of the lawmakers aboard were hurt. Also, the director of the Centers… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 7:28 Why the FBI went public with its objection to the Nunes memo release By PBS News Hour Conservative Republicans have been urging President Trump to release the classified House Intelligence Committee memo, believing it would discredit the FBI and the Russia investigation. But the FBI has issued a statement saying the agency has "grave concerns and material… Continue watching
Jan 31 U.S. tries to target asylum-seeker backlog by reviewing newer cases first By Amy Taxin, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The U.S. government will start reviewing more recent asylum applications ahead of older ones in a bid to stem a growing backlog of hundreds of thousands of cases, officials said Wednesday. The move aims to prevent immigrants… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 10:16 Did the State of the Union help or hurt Trump’s immigration plan? By PBS News Hour What does President Trump's 2018 State of the Union address tell us about his agenda this year? Yamiche Alcindor and Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post join Judy Woodruff to dissect the president's words. Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 8:32 Sen. Bernie Sanders on how Democrats see the state of the Union under Trump By PBS News Hour, Michael Rios Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says the U.S. is moving very rapidly into an oligarchy, and his goal is to rally Americans around a progressive agenda The senator, who offered one of several responses to President Trump’s State of the Union,… Continue watching