Jan 17 How Trump has dealt with lawyers who questioned him in the past By Joshua Barajas and Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Associated Press reviewed hundreds of pages of depositions taken of Donald Trump in the past decade. The interviews, taken together, offer clues to a rhetorical style that could again be on display in the event Trump is questioned by… Continue reading
Jan 17 Poll: Most Americans want Robert Mueller to complete his Russia probe By Laura Santhanam One year into the Trump administration, just 19 percent of Americans say they have “a great amount” of confidence in the presidency, and 8 percent have high confidence in Congress, according to a new poll from the PBS Newshour, NPR… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 7:06 What’s dividing lawmakers on DACA and threatening a shutdown By PBS News Hour President Trump's reported remarks at a White House meeting last week continue to dominate in the days before a looming government funding deadline. As senators grilled Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on a specific profanity and President Trump was pressed… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: Bannon testifies in closed-door House hearing By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon spent hours behind closed doors with the House Intelligence Committee to testify in the investigation of potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Also, a major storm… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 9:35 Democracy is in retreat in the U.S. and around the world, report finds. What happened? By Larisa Epatko Democracy faced its most serious crisis in decades last year. That stark verdict comes from the annual report of Freedom House, which charted the world's 12th consecutive year of decline in freedom. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Ohio… Continue watching
Jan 16 What are the odds of a government shutdown? By Lisa Desjardins Here's a guide to the factors that will determine whether Congress avoids a government shutdown or not. Continue reading
Jan 16 Deal on ‘Dreamers’ uncertain as lawmakers try to avert government shutdown By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The continuing firestorm over Trump's vulgar remarks about countries in Africa is roiling partisan relations. Continue reading
Jan 16 Tim Pawlenty says he won’t run for Al Franken’s Senate seat By Associated Press The two-term Republican governor and one-time presidential candidate had considered a bid in the weeks since Franken resigned due to sexual misconduct allegations. Continue reading
Jan 16 U.S. withholds $65 million from Palestinian aid programs, official says By Matthew Lee, Associated Press A U.S. official says the Trump administration is cutting tens of millions of dollars in funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, slashing this year's first contribution by more than half. Continue reading
Jan 16 Trump, Kazakh president discuss North Korea nuclear threat By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he and the president of Kazakhstan are united in a shared determination to prevent North Korea from "threatening the world with nuclear devastation."… Continue reading