Feb 23 Greitens blames politics, but even some in GOP concerned By Jim Salter, David A. Lieb, Blake Nelson, Associated Press Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is blaming his felony invasion of privacy indictment on a "reckless liberal prosecutor," holding fast to the assertion that any case stemming from his admitted extramarital affair is politically driven. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 7:53 What Rick Gates’ plea deal means for the Russia probe By PBS News Hour Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates entered the latest guilty plea in the Russia investigation. As part of a deal cut with special counsel Robert Mueller's office, Gates admitted that he lied to investigators and conspired to conceal unregistered foreign… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 12:20 Brooks and Marcus on Florida school shooting rage, Rick Gates’ guilty plea By PBS NewsHour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the plea deal cut between Robert Mueller and former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner’s lack… Continue watching
Feb 23 Police experts urge intensive training if teachers are armed By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press The idea of arming teachers to take out a shooter is alarming some law enforcement experts, who say it takes more than just being a good shot at a gun range. Continue reading
Feb 23 Manafort secretly paid foreign politicians to lobby for Ukraine, new Mueller indictment says By Associated Press The new allegation against Paul Manafort comes in a newly unsealed indictment made public Friday. The indictment followed a guilty plea by Manafort's longtime business associate, Rick Gates. Continue reading
Feb 23 Trump says son-in-law’s clearance is up to Kelly By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he'll leave it up to chief of staff John Kelly to decide whether Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will keep his interim security clearance. Continue reading
Feb 23 After school shooting, Florida leaders propose new gun laws By Brendan Farrington, Gary Fineout, Curt Anderson, Associated Press Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Republican legislators announced school safety and gun restriction proposals Friday that would ban the sale of firearms to anyone under 21, but they differed on whether some teachers should carry guns. Continue reading
Feb 23 Zinke unveils new plan for decentralizing Interior Department By Matthew Brown and Dan Elliot, Associated Press The changes follow complaints from a bipartisan group of Western state governors that Zinke did not consult them before unveiling his original plan last month. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Trump, Australia prime minister to speak at joint news conference By Associated Press Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and President Donald Trump are scheduled to speak at 2 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Feb 23 Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam says U.S. should ban bump stocks, raise age to buy AR-15 By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline “It’s just crazy to me that you can’t buy a beer at 19, but you can buy an AR-15,” Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam said during an event in Washington, D.C. Friday. Continue reading