Feb 13 U.S. intelligence agencies expect Russia to target 2018 midterms By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press The Trump administration predicts Russia will meddle in U.S. elections this year as it pursues bolder cyber operations and false information campaigns against America and its allies. Continue reading
Feb 13 Has the Democrats’ all-or-nothing fight over DACA sidelined comprehensive immigration reform? By Daniel Bush This isn’t the first time the DACA issue has seemingly eclipsed other debates on immigration policy. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Investigators hunt for Russian plane crash clues By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, investigators combed through the wreckage of a Sunday jetliner crash outside Moscow that killed all 71 people on board. Officials say they recovered two black boxes. Also, Also, the Senate is set to being a… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 5:54 Here’s what Trump’s spending proposal would fund and cut By PBS News Hour President Trump unveiled his long-awaited infrastructure plan to fix roads, bridges and airports on Monday, as well as his $4.4 trillion outline of spending priorities. But the plan was overshadowed by internal struggles at the White House, and questions of… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:50 LA mayor: Infrastructure fuels prosperity, and federal government needs to do its part By PBS News Hour President Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure blueprint relies on states and local governments, as well as private sector investment, to provide much of the needed funding. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says that his city is doing its part already, and… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:51 How the consumer protection agency is being curtailed by the Trump administration By PBS News Hour The Trump administration has made it clear that it plans to roll back the once-tough approach of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was born out the 2008 financial crisis, and intended to be a federal watchdog cracking down on… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:30 Trump defense of aide accused of domestic abuse collides with the #MeToo movement By PBS News Hour President Trump’s highly anticipated infrastructure plan and budget was upstaged by continuing questions about allegations against White House aides. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to break down the politics of… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 7:15 How this former Border Patrol agent learned to see through the eyes of those trying to cross By PBS News Hour In "The Line Becomes a River," Francisco Cantú describes his experience as a Border Patrol agent in the deserts of Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Written as a collection of dispatches, Cantú shows how the job became a difficult balancing… Continue watching
Feb 12 Donald Trump Jr.’s wife hospitalized after she opened an envelope with white powder By Associated Press Police say Vanessa Trump called 911 Monday morning after opening a letter addressed to Donald Trump Jr. at their midtown Manhattan apartment. Police say she said she was coughing and felt nauseous. Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: White House says Trump takes domestic violence very seriously The White House is defending President Donald Trump's failure to acknowledge the women who accused former staff secretary Rob Porter of domestic violence. Continue reading