Politics

Benghazi trial could undercut Sessions’ push for tribunals

By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press

The trial of the suspected mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attacks will be one of the biggest terrorism cases yet for the U.S. Justice Department under a leader who has said it shouldn't be handling such cases.

House panel demands details on Trump aides’ private emails

By Associated Press

A top House Republican has demanded details on the use of private emails by some of President Donald Trump's closest advisers, including Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus.

Trump responds to Puerto Rico crisis, says the island’s debt ‘must be dealt with’

By Michael Biesecker and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

The Trump administration has tried to blunt criticism that its response to Hurricane Maria has fallen short of its efforts in Texas and Florida after the recent hurricanes there.

What does Trump gain politically by attacking NFL players?

By PBS News Hour

Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR sit down with Judy Woodruff to discuss what’s at stake in the fight to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the inter-party fight animating the Alabama Senate race and…

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After dramatic hearing, Graham-Cassidy health care bill seems dead

By PBS News Hour

The Graham-Cassidy health care proposal got a hearing in the U.S. Senate on Monday -- the first time this year a health replacement plan has been the subject of any hearing on Capitol Hill -- but passage of the latest…

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Collins opposes latest GOP health care plan, jeopardizing chances for reform

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The collapse of the legislation marks a replay of the embarrassing loss Trump and party leaders suffered in July, when the Senate rejected three attempts to pass legislation erasing the 2010 statute. The GOP has made promises to scrap the…

Republicans, White House plan to push deep cuts to corporate tax rate

By Marcy Gordon, Ken Thomas, Associated Press

Republicans are divided over the potential elimination of some of the deductions, underscoring the difficulty of overhauling the tax code even with GOP control of the House and Senate.

Column: Forget the border wall, Mr. President. Look to the hole in worksite enforcement rules

By Jerry Kammer

If President Donald Trump is serious about stopping illegal immigration, he should forget about the border wall and turn his attention to the gaping hole in the enforcement of immigration law at U.S. worksites.

Puerto Rico has asked for more aid in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Will the federal government provide it?

By Joshua Barajas

The crisis grips an island whose population is larger than that of 21 U.S. states. Here's what we know about the damage and what other funding the U.S. will provide.