Mar 13 Watch 7:26 Democrats releasing report of Russia probe leads that should be followed, says Rep. Adam Schiff By PBS News Hour After Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee announced they were wrapping up the year-long investigation into Russian meddling into the 2016 U.S. presidential election, ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff says that Democrats are releasing their own report of leads and… Continue watching
Mar 13 Embattled Veteran Affairs Secretary Shulkin hangs onto job as support wanes By Hope Yen, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Officials say Shulkin is increasingly on thin ice with President Donald Trump after a bruising internal report found ethics violations in connection with the secretary's trip to Europe with his wife last summer. Continue reading
Mar 13 Trump considering Rick Perry to replace Shulkin as head of Veteran Affairs By Associated Press Shulkin has faced several investigations over his travel and leadership of the department, but until now has received praise from the president for his work to turn around the department. The news comes after Trump's firing of Secretary of State… Continue reading
Mar 13 How a Democratic surge turned Pennsylvania's special election into a tight race By Jessica Yarvin A surge of Democratic support has turned this reliable Republican seat into a surprisingly competitive race between Lamb, an attorney and former Marine, and Rick Saccone, a conservative state legislator. Continue reading
Mar 13 Tillerson says his department 'exceeded the expectations of almost everyone' on North Korea By Associated Press President Donald Trump, who fired Tillerson a few hours earlier, was claiming credit for agreeing to a meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. But Tillerson suggested his own diplomatic work helped pave the way for that. Continue reading
Mar 13 WATCH: Rex Tillerson makes statement after firing Tillerson is calling for an orderly transition to Mike Pompeo, the CIA director whom Trump has designated as Tillerson's successor pending confirmation by the Senate. He encouraged State Department employees to remain focused on their jobs. Continue reading
Mar 13 Critics, supporters await Trump during tour of border wall prototypes in California By Julie Watson, Associated Press Rallies for and against Donald Trump's "big beautiful border wall" with Mexico are expected to mark his first visit to California as president amid growing tensions between his administration and the state over immigration enforcement. Continue reading
Mar 13 Officials say White House fired one of Tillerson's aides By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Two U.S. officials say the White House has fired one of Rex Tillerson's top aides after he contradicted the official account of the secretary of state's dismissal by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 13 Tom Price, ousted health secretary, repaid $60,000 for chartered flights By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press House Democrats say former health secretary Tom Price repaid the government nearly $60,000 for his costs on private charter flights taken for official business. Continue reading
Mar 13 Who is Gina Haspel, Trump's pick for new CIA director? By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump's choice to be the first female director of the CIA is a career spymaster who once ran an agency prison in Thailand where terror suspects were subjected to a harsh interrogation technique that the president has supported. Continue reading