Sep 15 Watch 11:39 Shields and Brooks on Hillary Clinton’s election candor, Trump’s dealing with Democrats By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss takeaways from an in-depth interview with Hillary Clinton on her election memoir “What Happened,” President Trump’s move to work with Democrats on protections for… Continue watching
Sep 15 Transgender troops can re-enlist in military for now, Pentagon says By Richard Lardner, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press New guidance released Friday by the Pentagon makes it clear that any transgender troops currently in the military can re-enlist in the next several months, even as the department debates how broadly to enforce a ban on their service ordered… Continue reading
Sep 15 ‘What Happened,’ according to Hillary Clinton (full interview) By Erica R. Hendry Hillary Clinton criticized President Donald Trump on a number of fronts in a PBS NewsHour interview Friday, saying “he’s being played” by dictators like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, and also criticizing the president’s… Continue reading
Sep 15 Judge: Sessions can’t deny grant money for sanctuary cities By Don Babwin, Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions can't follow through — at least for now — with his threat to withhold public safety grant money to Chicago and other so-called sanctuary cities for refusing to impose new tough immigration policies, a judge ruled… Continue reading
Sep 15 Hillary Clinton on whether President Trump is racist By Daniel Bush President Donald Trump has provided a “lot of encouragement” to the Klu Klux Klan and hasn’t done enough to condemn neo-Nazis and white supremacists, Hillary Clinton told NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Friday. Continue reading
Sep 15 Hillary Clinton calls Trump ‘clear and present danger,’ says Tillerson has never sought her advice By Daniel Bush Hillary Clinton slammed President Donald Trump’s foreign policy Friday, saying his national security team is in “disarray” and that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson hasn’t reached out to her for advice since taking over as the nation’s top diplomat. Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH LIVE: Trump to speak at Joint Base Andrews By Joshua Barajas Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks to military personnel and families at Joint Base Andrews on Friday at 3:35 p.m. ET. Watch the president's remarks here. Continue reading
Sep 15 After strong backlash, Harvard dean revokes Chelsea Manning’s fellowship invitation By Jennifer Hijazi About 48 hours after Harvard University announced Chelsea Manning was among the visiting fellows for the upcoming academic year, the Harvard Kennedy School dean rescinded the invite. Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH LIVE: White House expected to preview Trump’s first U.N. summit By Joshua Barajas The news briefing starts at 1:15 p.m. Watch live here. Continue reading
Sep 15 ‘Dreamers’ wait as Trump, lawmakers joust over DACA deal By Erica Werner and Jill Colvin, Associated Press The fate of 800,000 young immigrants hung in the balance Thursday as top lawmakers, White House officials and President Donald Trump himself squabbled over whether an agreement had been struck to protect them — and if so, exactly what it… Continue reading