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
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