May 16 Trump to call Jordan’s King Abdullah amid intel report By Associated Press The conversation will take place amid reports by The Washington Post that Trump revealed highly classified information to senior Russian officials at a meeting last week, putting a source of intelligence about the Islamic State extremist group at risk. Continue reading
May 16 White House returns to crisis mode after Washington Post report By Jill Colvin and Catherin Lucey, Associated Press It's become a familiar scenario in the crisis-prone Trump White House, where big news breaks fast and the aides paid to respond seem perpetually caught off-guard. Continue reading
May 16 President Trump defends sharing ‘terrorism’ intel with Russian officials By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump defended revealing information to Russian officials, saying in a pair of tweets Tuesday that he shared "facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety" and had "the absolute right" to do so. Continue reading
May 15 How lawmakers are reacting to report of Trump sharing classified intel with Russian officials By Deb Riechmann, Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The Trump White House "has got to do something soon to bring itself under control and order," Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., told reporters. Continue reading
May 15 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Comey’s firing or Russia By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith, Laura Santhanam Here are five important stories that you might have missed in the news unfolding like a screenplay in Washington. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 7:45 Is White House drama hurting Trump’s agenda? By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to examine how tumultuous news -- like the firing of FBI Director James Comey or a report released Monday by The Washington Post that President… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: White House interviews FBI director candidates By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump announced the White House is “moving rapidly” to replace former FBI director James Comey. At least eight candidates were interviewed over the weekend. Also, the United Nations is nearly doubling its appeal for… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 5:12 Trump revealed highly classified material to Russian officials, Washington Post reports By PBS News Hour The Washington Post reported Monday that President Trump may have jeopardized a secret source of intelligence regarding the Islamic State group by discussing highly sensitive information during a White House meeting with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador last week. Continue watching
May 15 Hillary Clinton launches new political group, ‘Onward Together,’ to push back against Trump’s agenda By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The group, she tweeted, will "encourage people to get involved, organize, and even run for office."… Continue reading
May 15 President Trump shared classified threat from ISIS with Russian diplomats, Washington Post reports By Erica R. Hendry The information had been provided by a U.S. partner, who had not authorized Trump to share the material with Russia, the Post reports. Continue reading