Mar 06 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Kellyanne Conway broke law by advocating for Roy Moore, says federal watchdog By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal watchdog office says White House Senior Adviser Kellyanne Conway illegally tried to influence last year's Senate race in Alabama by advocating for Alabama Republican Roy Moore in TV appearances. Also, President Trump played… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 7:23 Sen. Heitkamp: Critics overstating case against bill loosening banking regulations By PBS News Hour A decade after the financial crisis spurred tough financial regulation, the Senate took a step toward rolling back some of those rules on Tuesday. Republicans were joined by more than a dozen Democrats in moving forward with a bill easing… Continue watching
Mar 06 2 Republican lawmakers ask for new special counsel to investigate DOJ, FBI By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Reps. Robert Goodlatte of Virginia and Trey Gowdy of South Carolina wrote Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Tuesday to ask for the new special counsel, whose work would be separate from special counsel Robert… Continue reading
Mar 06 Baltimore students march on City Hall to protest gun violence By Associated Press Students from multiple high schools walked out of class Tuesday, chanting "Grades up! Guns down!" during a 5-mile march to the plaza outside City Hall. Continue reading
Mar 06 Gary Cohn, Trump's top economic adviser, to leave White House By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The departure comes after a dispute over trade. Continue reading
Mar 06 Trump says he'll move forward with tariffs, despite pressure from GOP By Ken Thomas, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Warning of economic fallout, congressional Republicans and industry groups pressed President Donald Trump on Tuesday to narrow his plan for across-the-board tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum. Continue reading
Mar 06 What to watch in Tuesday's Texas primary By Saher Khan A guide to Tuesday's primaries in Texas, which kick off the 2018 midterm elections cycle. Continue reading
Mar 06 Britain vows to respond 'robustly' if Russia link proven in illness of ex-spy By Martin Benedyk, Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, Associated Press Britain will respond "appropriately and robustly" if Russia's involvement is established in the case of an ex-Russian spy who became critically ill after coming into contact with an "unknown substance" in southern England, the U.K. foreign secretary said today. Continue reading
Mar 06 Trump cites 'possible progress' in talks with North Korea By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The president commented on Twitter today that a "serious effort" is being made by all sides. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Trump 'not backing down' on tariffs plan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump insisted that he is going ahead with plans to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. House Speaker Paul Ryan said through a spokeswoman that he’s “extremely worried” the tariffs could incite… Continue watching