Jun 29 WATCH: Trump says attack on Capital Gazette newspaper 'shocked conscience of the nation' By Joshua Barajas Trump also said that "journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job."… Continue reading
Jun 29 Supreme Court confirmation process likely to follow the Gorsuch playbook By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The Republican game plan for selecting the next member of the Supreme Court was ready to go even before longtime Justice Anthony Kennedy made his retirement announcement this week. Continue reading
Jun 29 Family separations push new protesters to join immigrant activists By Gillian Flaccus, Amy Taxin, Associated Press Immigrants who have spent years fighting to change the country's immigration system are getting newfound support from liberal activists, moms and first-time protesters motivated by a visceral narrative: President Donald Trump's administration separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 3:21 Democrats warn rights are 'on the line' in coming Supreme Court fight A day after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, Democratic senators warned that the stakes could not be higher in the fight to replace him, and called for any nomination to wait until after the midterm elections. President Trump promised… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 8:21 Why Justice Kennedy's final Supreme Court term is consequential The Supreme Court wrapped up its term with a bang. Justices handed down blockbuster rulings on the president’s travel ban, racial gerrymandering, public employee unions and abortions -- each decided along ideological lines. Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Marcia Coyle… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 6:48 Gillibrand: 'America's women need to speak out and stand up' on Trump Supreme Court nominee Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says women's basic reproductive freedoms are at risk as President Trump prepares to name a new justice. Judy Woodruff talks with the New York Democrat about the brewing political battle, why she says Senate Leader Mitch McConnell… Continue watching
Jun 28 Senate passes farm bill, setting up clash on food stamps By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press The Senate has passed a bill that makes modest modifications to existing farm programs while largely avoiding changes to food stamps, setting up a showdown with the House. Continue reading
Jun 28 Under Trump, higher immigration bonds mean longer family separations By Daniel Bush For most detained immigrants, securing a bond is their only chance to live outside of detention in the United States while the federal government determines whether to deport them or allow them to remain in the country. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Trump lauds Foxconn groundbreaking, his economic agenda in Wisconsin By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump was highlighting his economic policies Thursday by taking part in the ceremonial groundbreaking for a $10 billion Foxconn factory complex that may bring thousands of jobs to a state he barely carried in the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Rod Rosenstein and Christopher Wray testify before Congress on Russia probe By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Republicans accused top federal law enforcement officials Thursday of withholding important documents from them and demanded details about surveillance tactics during the Russia investigation in a contentious congressional hearing that capped days of mounting partisan complaints. Continue reading