Jan 24 Trump signs order to advance Keystone XL and Dakota pipelines By Courtney Norris Protesters are gathering outside the White House after President Trump said he plans to “renegotiate some of the terms” of the controversial pipelines. Continue reading
Jan 24 Document reveals Trump health secretary nominee’s relationship with biotech firm By Marisa Taylor and Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News The document shows for the first time the nature of the assistance Price provided for MiMedx, a firm in his district that would become a top campaign contributor, seeding his political funds with more than $40,000 in the years since… Continue reading
Jan 24 FBI Director James Comey will stay, memo says By Associated Press President Donald Trump criticized the FBI during the campaign for its decision not to recommend charges against his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. Continue reading
Jan 24 President Trump inherits stable economy, Congressional report says By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The new estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office say the economy will hold relatively steady. Continue reading
Jan 24 Senate Democrats unveil $1 trillion infrastructure plan By Joan Lowy, Associated Press It's not clear where Democrats would get the money for their proposal. Continue reading
Jan 24 WATCH: Trump budget pick Mick Mulvaney’s confirmation hearing By Associated Press The South Carolina Republican says it's too early to say what steps the new administration will take to reduce intractable government deficits. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch full video of Tom Price’s confirmation hearing By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Alan Fram, Associated Press Trump's selection, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., 62, is a veteran conservative congressman and orthopedic surgeon from Atlanta's suburbs who has long favored voiding Obama's 2010 law and wrote his own proposed substitute for it. Continue reading
Jan 23 AP report: Trump advances false claim that 3-5 million voted illegally By Ken Thomas, Erica Werner, Associated Press Throughout the campaign, Trump pushed false claims about the propensity of voter fraud, telling his supporters the election had been "rigged" against him. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch A meeting of nationalist leaders sows division in Europe By PBS News Hour A day after President Trump's inauguration, European right-wing leaders met in Koblenz, Germany, to issue a rallying cry for voters to upset the establishment in key elections across the continent. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports that their message, seeking to… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 7:23 Explaining the lawsuit and lingering concern over Trump’s business dealings By PBS News Hour A federal lawsuit filed Monday alleges that President Trump is violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution, which bars government officials from receiving certain types of gifts from foreign powers or governments. William Brangham talks with Jonathan O'Connell of The… Continue watching