Sep 10 Trump readies for first Sept. 11 commemoration as president By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump will preside over his first 9/11 commemoration in office on Monday. Continue reading
Sep 10 Trump receives ‘comprehensive update’ on Hurricane Irma By Associated Press President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and several Cabinet members have participated in the briefing from Camp David. Continue reading
Sep 09 North Carolina’s largest city poised for mayoral primary By Tom Foreman Jr. and Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press An off-year election in North Carolina's largest city will help determine if a mayor who's been embroiled in controversies over protections for the LGBT community and her handling of a police shooting will get to vie for a second term. Continue reading
Sep 09 U.S., Russia diplomats look to calm tensions in talks By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. and Russian envoys are to meet in Finland this coming week in a bid to calm diplomatic tensions that have risen to levels of the Cold War. Continue reading
Sep 09 Trump sets emergency aid in motion in deal that upsets GOP By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President Trump ignored seething Republicans and made good on his deal with Democrats, signing legislation that links $15.3 billion in disaster aid to an increase in the U.S. borrowing limit. Continue reading
Sep 09 Five governors press Congress for fast bucks to secure Obamacare market in 2018 By Julie Rovner and Rachel Bluth, Associated Press State leaders tell senators that federal dollars are needed this fall to keep insurers participating in Obamacare next year and prevent big hikes in premiums. Continue reading
Sep 08 Congress has tried to protect ‘dreamers’ before. Will this time be different? By Daniel Bush President Donald Trump this week gave Congress a narrow, six-month window to act to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation, an issue that has bedeviled lawmakers from both parties for more than a decade. But after recovering from their initial… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch News Wrap: Trump signs $15 billion Hurricane Harvey relief bill By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the House approved more than $15 billion in Hurricane Harvey relief as part of a deal President Trump made with Democrats Wednesday to raise the debt ceiling and fund the government through December. Also, an… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Shields and Gerson on Trump’s deal with Democrats, DACA’s demise By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join John Yang to discuss the week’s news, including President Trump decision to side with leading Democrats in a deal on the debt ceiling and Hurricane Harvey aid, the move… Continue watching
Sep 08 For Trump and Ryan, a trying moment as Republicans struggle with their agenda By Erica Werner, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press After Trump was elected the two papered over their differences and even developed a rapport, talking frequently during health care negotiations earlier this year, as each understood they needed the other to advance individual and shared goals. But their phone… Continue reading