Jun 29 President Trump trashes media, cheers GOP wins at $10 million fundraiser By Julie Bykowicz and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican donors paid $35,000 apiece to hear familiar a message from President Donald Trump: The media, particularly CNN, keep trying to take him down, and yet Republicans just keep on winning elections. Continue reading
Jun 29 Who’s allowed into the U.S., according to new guidelines for Trump’s limited travel ban By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration is putting new criteria in place Thursday for visa applicants from six mostly Muslim nations and all refugees, requiring a close family or business tie to the United States. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 7:24 Sen. Thune: GOP health bill negotiation process is difficult but necessary By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 5:31 The president is already running for re-election, spending campaign cash at Trump businesses By PBS News Hour On Inauguration Day, President Trump filed the paperwork to be an official candidate for re-election. Now he's holding his first big fundraiser of the campaign at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, highlighting the flow of campaign cash into his… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 6:37 Poll shows little support for Senate GOP health bill, even among Republicans By PBS News Hour Most Americans disapprove of the GOP's handling of health care. That's according to a new NewsHour poll, in partnership with the Marist Institute for Public Opinion and NPR, that looks at Americans' opinions on President Trump, health care, the economy… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Former Trump campaign chairman registers as foreign agent for pro-Russian consulting By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has retroactively registered as a foreign agent. Manafort filed papers Tuesday that show his firm was paid more than $17 million by a pro-Russian political party in… Continue watching
Jun 28 Why McConnell plans to hide health care bill’s pain until after midterms By Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is well aware of the political peril of taking health benefits away from millions of voters. He also knows the danger of reneging on the pledge that helped make him the majority leader: to repeal… Continue reading
Jun 28 President Trump urges passage of House immigration bills By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump is urging the House to pass legislation that would stiffen punishments on people who re-enter the U.S. illegally and for "sanctuary" jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal deportation forces. Continue reading
Jun 28 Homeland demands more security on international flights to U.S. By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Homeland Security Department is demanding that airlines around the world step up security measures for international flights bound for the United States or face the possibility of a total electronics ban for planes. Continue reading
Jun 28 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Jessica Yarvin The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading