Sep 26 Watch 7:31 Why Trump advisers using private email is a 'very bad idea,' according to an ethics lawyer By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server was one of President Trump’s most frequent points of attack during the 2016 election, but six of his high-level staff members have reportedly used private emails to discuss government business. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: Senate GOP abandons latest Obamacare replacement By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate Republican leaders are giving up on the Graham-Cassidy health care bill but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate is not abandoning the idea of repealing the Affordable Care Act. Also, Republicans in Alabama… Continue watching
Sep 26 Trump, GOP consider surtax on wealthy, doubling standard deduction By Marcy Gordon, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press On the eve of the grand rollout of the plan, details emerged on Capitol Hill on Tuesday while Trump personally appealed to House Republicans and Democrats at the White House to get behind his proposal. Continue reading
Sep 26 Trump turns focus on Puerto Rico, promising aid and a visit By Laurie Kellman, Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Suddenly, just about all President Donald Trump can talk about is Puerto Rico. After not mentioning hurricane-devastated island for days, Trump on Tuesday pushed back aggressively and repeatedly against criticism that he had failed to quickly grasp the… Continue reading
Sep 26 Acting DEA chief tells employees he will step down By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press A person familiar with the move says Chuck Rosenberg will leave the post Oct. 1. Continue reading
Sep 26 AP report: Trump administration plans to slash U.S. refugee admissions By Josh Lederman and Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Trump administration will allow no more than 45,000 refugees into the United States next year, officials said Tuesday, in what would be the lowest admission level in more than a decade. Continue reading
Sep 26 Republican Sen. Corker says he won't seek re-election By Donna Cassata, Richard Lardner, Associated Press Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, the chairman of the powerful Foreign Relations Committee and a political force on financial issues, announced Tuesday he would not seek re-election. File photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. WASHINGTON… Continue reading
Sep 26 Department of Veterans Affairs says money for private health care may run out by year's end By Hope Yen, Associated Press Weeks after a veterans' health initiative received $2.1 billion in emergency funding, the Trump administration says the private-sector Veterans Choice health care program may need additional money as early as December to avoid a disruption of care for hundreds of… Continue reading
Sep 26 Trump's new travel ban, by the numbers By Ellis Kim On Sunday, President Donald Trump issued a new travel ban, the latest in a series of moves aimed at stopping travel from certain countries to the United States. Here’s a breakdown of the new ban. Continue reading
Sep 26 Trump says military strike on North Korea is not top option, but 'if we have to take it, we will' By Associated Press President Donald Trump says if the U.S. takes a military option in dealing with the threat from North Korea "it will be devastating."… Continue reading