Oct 20 Prominent chefs oppose baker in major gay rights case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Prominent chefs, bakers and restaurant owners say that once they open their doors for business, they don't get to choose their customers. Continue reading
Oct 20 Judge won’t throw out ruling explaining Arpaio’s conviction By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press The judge in former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's now-pardoned criminal case has refused the retired lawman's request to throw out all rulings in the case. Continue reading
Oct 20 Trump pledges biggest tax cuts ever as Senate paves way By Andrew Taylor and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press President Donald Trump promised tax cuts Friday "which will be the biggest in the history of our country!" following Senate passage of a $4 trillion budget that lays the groundwork for Republicans' promised tax legislation. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 3:48 Trump under fire, Kelly steps forward to defend his comforting of Gold Star families By PBS News Hour White House Chief of Staff John Kelly made an appearance at during the press briefing Thursday to try to put to rest the controversy over the treatment of Gold Star families that has plagued President Trump in the last few… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Bush warns of national slide toward bigotry By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, former President George W. Bush offered a rare public critique of the politics of President Trump -- without naming him -- in a speech in New York City, where Bush made an appeal for a… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 4:26 Undocumented teen in legal limbo over her right to an abortion By PBS News Hour A pregnant, undocumented 17-year-old girl obtained a court’s permission to get an abortion, but due to policy change by the Trump administration, officials detaining her in Texas are refusing to take her to her appointment. Now an appeals court will… Continue watching
Oct 19 These lyrical 1980s letters from Obama offer a glimpse of his post-college hopes By Saher Khan Emory University has obtained letters written by Barack Obama over a two-year span in the early 1980s. The letters will be housed at the university's Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: ‘Bigotry seems emboldened’ in Trump-era America, George W. Bush says By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Former President George W. Bush on Thursday denounced bigotry in Trump-era American politics, warning that the rise of "nativism," isolationism and conspiracy theories have clouded the nation's true identity. Continue reading
Oct 19 15 Trump agencies yet to provide travel costs, House panel says By Hope Yen, Associated Press A House committee is demanding that 15 federal agencies fully account for senior officials' travel following reports of costly plane travel by Trump Cabinet secretaries. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: John Kelly ‘stunned and broken-hearted’ by criticism of Trump’s widow call By Jonathan Lemire and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press White House chief of staff John Kelly delivered an extraordinary denunciation of a Democratic congresswoman Thursday, accusing her of politicizing what he called a "sacred" presidential effort to console the grieving loved ones of a slain soldier. Continue reading