Jul 11 Russian lawyer describes meeting with Donald Trump Jr. By Associated Press A Russian lawyer tells NBC's "Today" show that she was summoned to Trump Tower during last year's presidential campaign to meet with Donald Trump Jr. and asked if she had information on the Clinton campaign. Continue reading
Jul 11 Senate GOP leaders hope for health care vote next week By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press Republican leaders are hoping to stage a climactic vote on their health care bill next week, though internal rifts over divisive issues like coverage requirements and Medicaid cuts leave the timing and even the measure's fate in question. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 3:09 White House downplays Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with Kremlin-connected lawyer By PBS News Hour President Trump's son, Donald Jr., met last summer with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer, along with Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner, after being told that she had damaging information about Hillary Clinton. The latest revelation about the Trump campaign's connections with… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 7:09 Why Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting to discuss damaging Clinton info matters By PBS News Hour How does the news that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer to discuss damaging information about HIllary Clinton add to what we know about Russian meddling in the 2016 election? Former CIA officer John Sipher and Mark Mazzetti… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 7:30 Americans want to hear Democrats talk about values, not divisions, says Rep. Bustos By PBS News Hour In the first of a series of conversations centered on the future of the Democratic party, Judy Woodruff speaks with Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., about what Democrats need to be doing and saying to rebuild. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 6:56 The challenge for Democrats in search of a unified message By PBS News Hour Out of power in the House, Senate and White House, what can the Democrats do to gain seats in 2018 and 2020? Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss the… Continue watching
Jul 10 Donald Trump Jr. retains New York-based lawyer By Associated Press Donald Trump Jr. has acknowledged meeting during the presidential campaign with a Russian lawyer whom he thought might have negative information on Hillary Clinton. Continue reading
Jul 10 The 5 sticking points holding up the GOP health care bill By Daniel Bush As the Senate picks up the health care debate, here’s a guide to the make-or-break sticking points that stand between Republicans and their longtime goal of rolling back former President Barack Obama’s health care law. Continue reading
Jul 10 LISTEN: White House says Trump and Putin talked sanctions in meeting By Associated Press The statement from the White House on Monday is a direct contradiction to comments tweeted by Trump a day earlier. Continue reading
Jul 10 Threats to lawmakers spike in 2017, House memo says By Kevin Freking, Associated Press U.S. Capitol Police have investigated more threats to members of Congress in the first six months of the year than in all of 2016, says the chief law enforcement official for the House. Continue reading