Jan 09 Watch 6:11 What testimony on the Trump dossier adds to the Russia probe By PBS News Hour What does Glenn Simpson's newly released testimony about the Trump-Russia dossier reveal? In a unilateral move, Sen. Dianne Feinstein publicly shared the nearly 11-hour exchange. Judy Woodruff talks with Mark Mazzetti of The New York Times to recap why the… Continue watching
Jan 09 Bannon to step down from Breitbart News Network after public break with Trump By Associated Press Trump has lashed out at Bannon for comments made in an explosive new book that questions the president’s fitness for office. Continue reading
Jan 09 Read the full transcript of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s interview with Glenn Simpson, co-founder of Fusion GPS By Erica R. Hendry Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., released the full transcript Tuesday of a Senate Judiciary Committee interview with the founder of a firm behind a 2016 dossier on President Donald Trump's ties with Russia. Continue reading
Jan 09 Senate Democrats release full transcript of interview with firm behind Trump-Russia dossier By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press President Donald Trump has derided the dossier as politically motivated, and several GOP-led committees are investigating whether it formed the basis for the FBI's initial investigation into Russian election interference. Continue reading
Jan 09 WATCH: White House says Trump has not given up on Mexico paying for border wall By Laura Santhanam and Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is scheduled to answer questions during a press briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jan 09 Trump suggests 2-phase immigration deal that includes agreement on ‘Dreamers’ By Alan Fram, Ken Thomas, Associated Press The president says he would need construction of a border security wall as part of an agreement involving young immigrants, but he says Congress could then pursue a comprehensive immigration overhaul in the second phase. Continue reading
Jan 09 Joe Arpaio says he will run for U.S. Senate seat in Arizona By Associated Press The 85-year-old Joe Arpaio is a close ally of President Donald Trump and tweeted Tuesday he seeking the post “to support the agenda and policies of President Donald Trump in his mission to Make America Great Again.”… Continue reading
Jan 09 Your state may be good at football. Or politics. But probably not both By Lisa Desjardins A handful of states dominate college football. Is the same true of presidential politics?… Continue reading
Jan 09 Rex Tillerson unconvinced that ‘deliberate attacks’ in Cuba are over By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, Associated Press Rex Tillerson said he’s not convinced that what he calls the “deliberate attacks” are over. Continue reading
Jan 09 Oprah Winfrey’s Golden Globes speech inspires speculation about 2020 campaign By Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Winfrey’s speech as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award on Sunday touched on her humble upbringing and childhood wonder in civil rights heroes. But it was her exhortation of the legions of women who have called out… Continue reading