Aug 30 Watch 7:24 How will the Trump administration handle long Hurricane Harvey recovery? By PBS News Hour John Yang sits down with Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveOn.org and Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union to discuss President Trump’s visit to Texas on Tuesday and the perils of leading a government response to a major natural disaster, plus… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Trump turns focus to hurricane victims By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump visited Missouri to discuss tax reform and the recovery efforts he saw underway in his visit to Texas yesterday. Also, as tensions with North Korea intensify after the firing of a missile over… Continue watching
Aug 30 WATCH: President Trump pledges to “bring back Main Street” with his tax plan By Catherine Lucey, Josh Boak, Associated Press But the effort is already facing political headwinds. The White House and Republican lawmakers have not finalized a plan and the push comes amid an intense September workload for Congress. Continue reading
Aug 30 House GOP plans to cut disaster aid fund likely won’t survive Harvey By Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram, Associated Press The disaster relief cut was proposed to finance President Trump's border wall well before Harvey. The politically bad optics are sure to lead lawmakers to do an about face, though that would create a money crunch in homeland security accounts. Continue reading
Aug 30 Trump says ‘talking is not the answer’ regarding North Korea By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump says that "Talking is not the answer" when it comes to North Korea. Continue reading
Aug 30 Some recall Sandy struggle as Congress ponders Harvey relief By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Another powerful natural disaster has exposed lingering resentment that underscores regional divisions in a deeply divided Republican Party. Continue reading
Aug 30 Kremlin confirms Trump’s lawyer reached out about deal By Associated Press MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Wednesday confirmed that President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer reached out to them during the 2016 presidential campaign, seeking help for a business project in Russia. In a statement to the House Intelligence Committee investigating Russian… Continue reading
Aug 30 Trump reassures those in Harvey’s path that he will help By Ken Thomas and Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump's largely upbeat reassurances about a speedy recovery stood in contrast to more measured assessments coming from emergency management officials. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 4:18 As Harvey floods Texas, Congress due to debate insurance program that’s underwater By PBS News Hour A vast majority of Texas homeowners in areas under water from Tropical Storm Harvey lack flood insurance, and how to help them is sure to be a big political fight in Washington. Lisa Desjardins joins Miles O’Brien to take a… Continue watching
Aug 29 Can Congress fix the troubled federal flood insurance program? By Lisa Desjardins As the largest flooding event in modern U.S. history affects millions across Texas, members of Congress face a political crisis over how to handle the nation’s largest insurance plan for floods. Continue reading