Sep 14 Watch 7:15 Trump and Democrats seek common ground on DACA, frustrating Republicans By PBS News Hour A deal toward a DACA bill is reportedly in the works, after President Trump met with top Democrats Wednesday night to discuss the future of young undocumented immigrants. John Yang brings us up to speed on what has been a… Continue watching
Sep 14 Trump repeats there were ‘bad dudes’ among those protesting white supremacists in Charlottesville By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press Trump's remarks came a day after the Senate's lone black Republican spoke with him about blaming "many sides" for the violence and death around a Confederate statue. Continue reading
Sep 14 What to watch in Trump’s first meeting with the UN General Assembly By Larisa Epatko Speeches start Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly in New York. What is in store for the international body and the “America first” president?… Continue reading
Sep 14 House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill with more money for military By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press House Republicans have significantly scaled back Trump's cuts to domestic programs like community development grants and research into rare diseases. Continue reading
Sep 14 Roger Stone says he’ll speak to House intelligence committee as part of Russia probe By Julie Pace, Associated Press Stone has said he communicated during the presidential campaign with Guccifer 2.0, the unnamed hacker who has taken credit for breaking into Democratic National Committee email servers. But Stone has denied that he worked with Russian officials to influence the… Continue reading
Sep 14 University of California, Berkeley ramps up security before Ben Shapiro speaks By Associated Press Authorities plan to seal off the campus' central hub, Sproul Plaza, and create a perimeter around several buildings, including where Ben Shapiro, a former editor of Breitbart News, was set to speak to a sold-out, 1,000-person audience. Continue reading
Sep 14 Trump says he wants tax cuts for middle class, not just rich Americans By Associated Press President Donald Trump seems to be backpedaling on comments Wednesday, when he suggested rates could go higher for rich people. Continue reading
Sep 14 House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The massive measure wraps the 12 annual spending bills into one and is the first time in more than a decade that the House has passed all of the appropriations bills in one fashion or the other by Sept. 30,… Continue reading
Sep 14 WATCH: Pelosi gives briefing amid confusion over top Democrats’ DACA deal with Trump By Laura Santhanam Top-ranking House Democrat Nancy Pelosi will offer remarks at 10:45 a.m. ET Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 14 Trump denies he made DACA deal with top Democrats in Congress By Erica Werner and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump sent out a series of tweets before daybreak Thursday taking issue with characterizations by Sen. Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of talks the group at a White House dinner Wednesday evening. Continue reading