May 06 Lebanon holds first general elections in 9 years By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Lebanese cast their ballots Sunday in the first parliamentary elections in nine years, a vote that is being fiercely contested between rival groups backed by regional powers Iran and Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
May 06 Trump attorney not ruling out his taking the 5th Amendment By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani won't rule out the possibility that President Trump would assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the Russia investigation. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 3:56 Pompeo faces immediate challenge to fill key State Department positions By PBS News Hour More than 70 positions, including ambassadors to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, remain open in the State Department, while several positions have nominees but await confirmation from the White House. Usually dominated by career diplomats, the Trump administration has overwhelmingly put… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 3:31 How ending their temporary protected status will impact Hondurans in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Nearly 57,000 Hondurans in the U.S. have 18 months to either return to their country or remain in the U.S. as undocumented immigrants. On Friday, the Trump administration announced its decision to phase out the temporary protected status granted to… Continue watching
May 05 California's Orange County could determine Congress control By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Once considered conservative holy ground, Orange County is starting to look like a last stand for California Republicans. Continue reading
May 05 Trump exit from Iran nuclear deal enters uncharted territory By Josh Lederman, Matthew Lee, Associated Press If President Trump follows through on his threat to pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal on May 12, the rest of the world will be thrust into uncharted territory. Continue reading
May 05 Trump says time, place set for planned U.S.-North Korea summit By Matthew Pennington, Zeke Miller, Associated Press "We now have a date and we have a location. We'll be announcing it soon," Trump told reporters Friday from the White House South Lawn before departing for Dallas. Continue reading
May 04 White House doctor assigned to Pence resigns By Associated Press Dr. Jennifer Pena, the doctor assigned to Vice President Mike Pence, has resigned after concerns were raised that Ronny Jackson, as head of the medical unit, may have violated federal privacy protections involving the vice president's wife, Karen Pence. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 6:38 Trump tries to calm hush money storm stirred up by Giuliani President Trump spent much of Friday trying to tamp down a new furor over hush money paid to a porn star. His message: His story has not changed, despite what his lawyer said this week. Yamiche Alcindor joins John Yang… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 12:25 Shields and Brooks on Trump's legal troubles, House chaplain politics Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join John Yang to discuss the week’s news, including the media blitz by Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani over the payment to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, a new low… Continue watching