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
Jan 31 WATCH: Benefits of new tax law are ‘not crumbs,’ Trump says in meeting with workers By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Trump needs to show that Republicans are delivering on long-promised tax relief. And the White House needs businesses and ordinary Americans to boost their spending in response to the tax changes. Continue reading
Jan 31 Trump’s language shifts from ‘I’ to ‘we’ in State of the Union address By Erica R. Hendry We asked linguists and cultural historians about what Trump’s words say about his message -- and how he’s evolved as a speaker since taking the Oval Office. Continue reading
Jan 31 Philadelphia Rep. Brady says he won’t seek another term By Marc Levy, Associated Press His decision comes amid an FBI corruption investigation involving Brady's campaign. Continue reading
Jan 31 GOP Rep. Gowdy, former chair of Benghazi panel, to retire By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press South Carolina GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy says he will not run for re-election and will "instead be returning to the judicial system."… Continue reading
Jan 31 Once sacred, FBI becomes an unlikely target of Republican fury By Eric Tucker and Sadie Gurman, Associated Press As the Russia investigation intensifies, President Donald Trump and his GOP supporters have unleashed their fury on the FBI and Justice Department, institutions they once held sacred. Continue reading
Jan 31 FBI has ‘grave concerns’ about releasing Russia memo By Associated Press The FBI says it has "grave concerns" about omissions in a classified memo on the Russia investigation that President Donald Trump wants to release to the public. Continue reading
Jan 31 Government says it won’t retry Sen. Menendez on corruption charges By David Porter, Associated Press Prosecutors filed a motion with the court on Wednesday to throw out the case after the first trial of the New Jersey Democrat and Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen ended in a hung jury last November. Continue reading
Jan 31 Schiff says Russia memo doesn’t vindicate Trump By Associated Press Rep. Adam Schiff, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, says there is nothing in a classified Republican memo on the Russia investigation that vindicates President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 31 CDC director resigns over ‘complex financial interests’ By Joshua Barajas and Associated Press Fitzgerald’s resignation follows a Politico report yesterday that said she had financial conflicts one month into her leadership as CDC director. Continue reading