Jul 31 Watch 8:11 Can John Kelly tame the tumult at the White House? By PBS News Hour Can John Kelly bring order to the White House? Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections and Tamara Keith of NPR join William Brangham to discuss the removal of Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director, whether the Republican effort to repeal… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 7:22 What we can learn from Nixon’s ‘Saturday Night Massacre’ By PBS News Hour Dubbed the "Saturday Night Massacre," the political drama that unfolded on October 20, 1973, pitted a president against the Justice Department and has drawn parallels to today. William Ruckelshaus is one of the officials who refused to carry out an… Continue watching
Jul 31 Trump needs to declare national emergency for opioid crisis, commission says By Laura Santhanam Opioids “now kill more people than gun homicides and car crashes combined,” the commission wrote in its report, saying that with nearly 150 Americans dying every day, “America is enduring a death toll equal to September 11th every three weeks.”… Continue reading
Jul 31 After failed Senate vote, will Congress give these new health care ideas a chance? By Alan Fram, Associated Press They have iffy prospects at best, and there were no signs Monday that GOP leaders have chosen a fresh pathway after last week's collapse of their struggle to repeal and rewrite the statute. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump was ‘making a joke’ in don’t-be-too-nice police speech, White House says By Associated Press On a visit to Long Island. New York, last week, Trump implored police officers, "Please don't be too nice." He said some officers are too courteous to suspected criminals when arresting them. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump’s tax plan has aggressive deadline, but few details By Josh Boak, Associated Press The White House hopes to have the House pass a tax overhaul in October that the Senate could then approve in November, said Marc Short, the White House director of legislative affairs. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: White House addresses Scaramucci’s departure at news briefing By Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Sanders is expected to speak around 3:45 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jul 31 Anthony Scaramucci removed as White House communications director By Erica R. Hendry His removal came 11 days after President Donald Trump brought on the wealthy financier to help reshape the White House's image and messaging. Continue reading
Jul 31 U.S. prepares new sanctions against Venezuela after controversial election By Matthew Lee and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The Trump administration is preparing to levy new sanctions on Venezuela, U.S. officials said Monday, in response to a weekend election that gives the South American country's ruling party virtually unlimited powers. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: Trump swears in new chief of staff, says Kelly will do ‘spectacular job’ By Associated Press Trump is declining to say just what Kelly will do differently from Reince Preibus, whom Trump ousted as chief of staff late last week. Continue reading