Mar 04 WATCH: Senate Democrats hold news conference ahead of Trump's address to Congress By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Democrats are choosing to highlight the impact of President Donald Trump's actions by inviting fired federal workers as guests. Continue reading
Mar 04 Mexico, Canada and China retaliate as U.S. tariffs take effect By Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman, Rob Gillies, Associated Press President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation and sending financial markets into a tailspin. Continue reading
Mar 04 Why Trump's joint remarks to Congress won't be a 'State of the Union' address By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The president's first-year speech is called something else: a joint address to Congress. The term has its origins in the first term of President Ronald Reagan. Continue reading
Mar 04 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on U.S. gun makers sued by Mexico for fueling cartel violence By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S. alleging the companies have fueled cartel gun violence. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 6:45 What Americans think about Trump's second term so far By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman As President Trump gets ready to address Congress for the first time since reentering the Oval Office, our latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll offers a new look at what the American public thinks about the actions his administration has taken in… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 7:36 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the fallout over Ukraine and public opinion about Trump By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Shrai Popat NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the fallout from President Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and analysis of the latest PBS… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 9:18 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa discusses state of U.S. democracy By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz Nobel Peace Prize laureate and journalist Maria Ressa has long fought for global press freedom. Her book, "How To Stand Up To A Dictator," detailed her experience running the news site Rappler under the autocratic regime of President Duterte in… Continue watching
Mar 03 25 percent tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday, Trump says By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Rob Gillies, Associated Press The Trump administration remains confident that tariffs are the best choice to boost U.S. manufacturing and attract foreign investment. Continue reading
Mar 03 How Trump's history with Putin and Zelenskyy set the stage for an Oval Office blowup By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Questions over President Donald Trump's connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin followed him into his first presidency and hung over him for most of his term. Continue reading
Mar 03 Dow drops nearly 650 points on worries about Trump's latest tariffs By Stan Choe, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s announcement dashed hopes on Wall Street that he would choose a less painful path for global trade, and it followed the latest warning signal on the U.S. economy’s strength. Continue reading