Aug 21 WATCH: Trump gives speech on Afghanistan strategy By Joshua Barajas and Associated Press President Donald Trump outlined a new strategy for how the U.S. will proceed in the nation's 16-year war in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Aug 21 Putin appoints new Russian ambassador to U.S. By Associated Press President Vladimir Putin has appointed a former deputy defense minister as Russia's new ambassador to the United States. Continue reading
Aug 21 U.S. Embassy in Russia sharply scales back nonimmigrant visas By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press In a step that could affect hundreds of thousands of Russian tourists, the U.S. Embassy in Russia said it would suspend issuing nonimmigrant visas for eight days from Wednesday in response to the Russian decision to cap embassy staff. Continue reading
Aug 21 President Trump to outline new Afghan strategy in national TV address By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump will use a nationally televised address to outline for a war-weary nation the strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan after 16 years of combat and lives lost. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 3:48 Making sense of a chaotic week at the White House By PBS News Hour It was another turbulent week at the White House, featuring the departure of President Trump's senior strategist Steve Bannon, who promised to wage "war" at figures inside the White House and Republicans from his Breitbart website, and the collapse of… Continue watching
Aug 20 Kasich urges Trump to end staff chaos and ‘settle it down’ By Darlene Superville and Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to stop the staff chaos at the White House and "settle it down."… Continue reading
Aug 20 McCaskill reaching out to rural Missouri ahead of election By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is spending the August recess trekking through Republican strongholds in rural Missouri as she gears up for what's expected to be a fierce battle for a third term. Continue reading
Aug 20 Mattis tight-lipped on new Afghanistan war strategy By Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday he is satisfied with how the administration formulated its new Afghanistan war strategy. But he refused to talk about the new policy until it was disclosed by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 4:30 Why are women joining the ‘alt-right’? By PBS News Hour After the violent “Unite the Right” white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last Saturday, the “alt-right” has come under renewed scrutiny. Its ideology rejects Jewish people, people of color, LGBTQ people and immigrants, and is dominated by white men --… Continue watching
Aug 19 California lawmakers to tackle housing crisis, immigration By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers return Monday from a monthlong break with a busy agenda that includes tackling the state’s housing crisis and deciding whether to make California a statewide sanctuary for people living illegally in the U.S. Here’s a… Continue reading