Feb 27 Kushner's security clearance downgraded per new White House policy By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, is one of dozens of White House aides who have been working without permanent security clearances for the better part of a year. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 6:57 Congress is chewing over several gun proposals. What's really possible? By PBS News Hour Students-turned-activists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were in the halls of Congress on Tuesday to press for more gun control. Senate Republicans pointed to a bill that would push more agencies to work with the background check system. But… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:03 How does Jared Kushner's downgraded security clearance affect his White House role? By PBS News Hour Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, has been stripped of his top security clearance. That move comes after revelations about Kushner and other top officials at the White House working without permanent clearances. Judy Woodruff learns more from… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 6:36 Can the U.S. force Microsoft to give up emails stored abroad? Supreme Court weighs privacy vs. security By PBS News Hour A case involving Microsoft and overseas data puts a familiar tech issue before the Supreme Court: the balancing act between the interests of law enforcement and personal privacy. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins Judy Woodruff to break… Continue watching
Feb 27 WATCH: White House says Trump is exploring more ways to prevent Russian meddling By Associated Press "I can tell you that we are taking a number of steps to prevent this and we are looking at a variety of other ways that we're going to continue to implement over the coming weeks and months," White House… Continue reading
Feb 27 Trump names former digital adviser as 2020 campaign manager By Zeke Miller and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Brad Parscale, an Austin, Texas-based digital consultant, ran the Trump campaign's sophisticated digital operations in 2016. Continue reading
Feb 27 Hope Hicks to appear before House panel in Russia probe By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press President Donald Trump's longtime aide Hope Hicks is scheduled to meet with the House intelligence committee Tuesday for a closed-door interview as part of the panel's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 4:18 Trump says it's O.K. to fight the NRA 'every once in a while' By PBS News Hour President Trump called again for banning bump stocks during a listening session with the nation's governors, even if it means breaking with the NRA. But in returning to the idea of arming trained teachers, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee urged him… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: High court hears pivotal labor union case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a pivotal case for more than 5 million Americans in public sector unions. The case hinges on whether workers who are not union members should be required to pay dues… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 5:38 What the House Democratic memo means for the Russia probe By PBS News Hour Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released on Saturday a memo that rebuts key claims made in a Republican memo that alleged federal law enforcement abused its powers when it sought so-called FISA wiretaps on a former Trump campaign aide. Continue watching