May 09 WATCH LIVE: Spicer may address Russia probe in news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press Spicer is scheduled to begin speaking at 1:30 p.m. EST. Watch live on this page. Continue reading
May 09 Trump announces first slate of federal court nominees By Vivian Salama, Associated Press White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the candidates include individuals previously named on Trump's list of 21 possible picks for Supreme Court. Continue reading
May 09 White House postpones climate change meeting By Catherine Lucey, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press It's the second time a meeting of top aides on climate has been delayed. Ivanka Trump will meet separately with EPA chief Scott Pruitt and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska… Continue reading
May 08 Watch 8:30 Yates’ Senate testimony on ‘compromised’ Flynn returns Russia probe to the spotlight By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 08 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Trump names federal court nominees By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump released a slate of 10 conservative judicial nominees as he begins to fill more than 120 federal court vacancies. Also, Pentagon officials have confirmed that a military raid last month killed the leader… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 6:15 Former DOJ official explains why the Michael Flynn controversy is ‘incredibly unusual’ By PBS News Hour Former Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Carlin joins Judy Woodruff to discuss congressional testimonies by former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and the ongoing investigation into Russia's interference in November's… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 7:02 How the GOP health care bill is fueling Democratic opposition By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to unpack the aftermath of the Republican health care plan that passed the House, the latest in the investigation into Russia’s election influence, new concerns… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 7:43 Explaining Trump’s travel ban appeals court arguments By PBS News Hour President Trump's travel ban got its first federal appeals court review today, marking the biggest test yet for the revised executive order to suspend travel to the U.S. for people from six majority-Muslim countries. Marcia Coyle of The National Law… Continue watching
May 08 Interior secretary tours Bears Ears, hotly contested monument in Utah By Michelle L. Price and Brady McCombs, Associated Press U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took an aerial tour Monday of one of America's newest and most hotly contested monuments — one of 27 he's been ordered to review by President Donald Trump to determine if they were properly established. Continue reading
May 08 Texas’ new sanctuary city ban draws rebuke from Mexican government, San Antonio police chief By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The Mexican government, San Antonio's police chief and others slammed Texas' new "sanctuary cities" law, saying that requiring officers to help enforce U.S. immigration law will fan distrust of the police by the state's many Hispanics. Continue reading