Mar 17 Trump's possible China tariffs send opponents scrambling By Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak , Associated Press President Donald Trump is considering broad tariffs on imports from China and an announcement could come as soon as next week. Industry groups and some lawmakers are scrambling to prevent a new front in a potential trade war that could… Continue reading
Mar 17 Russia expels 23 British diplomats in spy-poisoning response By Angela Charlton, Associated Press The announcement followed on the heels of Britain's order this week for 23 Russian diplomats to leave the U.K. because Russia was not cooperating in the case of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, both found March 4 poisoned by a… Continue reading
Mar 17 Sessions fires former FBI Deputy Director McCabe By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that he had fired former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe two days before his scheduled retirement date. Continue reading
Mar 16 Miami bridge collapse puts spotlight on rapid building technique By Jason Dearen, Associated Press The pedestrian bridge on the edge of the Miami-area campus was a signature achievement of the school's Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center, a research group set up with federal funding a few years ago to show how spans could… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 12:57 Shields and Brooks on the White House's revolving door, Conor Lamb's upset By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s firing amid a wave of rumors about a wider Cabinet shakeup, Pennsylvania’s stunning election upset… Continue watching
Mar 16 Democratic Congresswoman Louise Slaughter dies at 88 By Alan Fram, Associated Press The New York Democrat died at George Washington University Hospital a week after a fall in which Slaughter had sustained a concussion, said Liam Fitzsimmons, her chief of staff. Continue reading
Mar 16 South Korea thinks 'breakthrough' is possible in U.S. talks with North Korea, foreign minister says By Larisa Epatko "North Korea's missiles, nuclear program, will never be accepted,” South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told the PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Friday. Continue reading
Mar 16 WATCH: White House pushes back on reports of imminent top staff departures By Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders pushed back rumors that the president would fire national security adviser H.R. McMaster, chief of staff John Kelly and Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, under fire for ethics violations,. Continue reading
Mar 16 Jeff Flake says Republican Party 'might not deserve to lead' By Steve Peoples, Associated Press In a Thursday speech to the National Press Club, Republican Jeff Flake said that his party "might not deserve to lead" because of its blind loyalty to Donald Trump. By visiting New Hampshire, Flake is now declaring the possibility of… Continue reading
Mar 16 Trump wildlife protection board has many trophy hunters By Michael Biesecker, Jake Pearson and Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press A new U.S. advisory board created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to President Donald Trump and his… Continue reading