Jun 03 GOP legislative agenda incomplete, lags as Congress returns By Erica Werner President Donald Trump and his GOP allies on Capitol Hill have made it through nearly half their first year in power without a single major legislative achievement. Continue reading
Jun 03 Pentagon chief turns up heat on North Korea and China By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis turned up the heat on North Korea and its main benefactor, China, on Saturday, calling the North Koreans a "clear and present danger."… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 4:06 Trump administration defends Paris pullout amid outpouring of support for the climate pact By PBS News Hour The White House stood firmly by President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on Friday. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt delivered an energetic defense, saying the U.S. has nothing to be apologetic about. But the announcement touched off… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Police unsure why attacker set deadly fire in Manila casino By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, police in the Philippines are trying to figure out what drove a lone attacker who set fire to a Manila casino, killing 36 people. The gunman was found dead elsewhere in the complex. Also, there's… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 7:06 Is the Paris climate accord unfair to the U.S.? Putting Trump's claims in context By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 12:19 Shields and Brooks on Trump's climate pact consequences By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including President Donald Trump’s move to withdraw the United States from a global agreement aimed at curbing climate change-causing carbon emissions. Continue watching
Jun 02 AP report: Special counsel's Russia investigation includes former Trump campaign chair By Sadie Gurman, Eric Tucker, Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press Robert Mueller may also expand his investigation to the roles of the attorney general and deputy attorney general in the firing of FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading
Jun 02 Democrats say GOP is trying to bury torture report By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The critics claimed Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, the Senate intelligence committee chairman, is trying to "erase history."… Continue reading
Jun 02 States step into void left by exit from Paris climate accord By Gretchen Frazee, Dave Berndtson At least 87 mayors have adopted their own version of the Paris accord by Friday afternoon. Continue reading
Jun 02 Arizona Sen. Flake treads carefully as 2018 election looms By Bob Christie, Associated Press Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake faces a tough test next year that is emblematic of the challenges many Republicans will encounter in the first midterm election of the Trump presidency. The left is energized on issues like health care, and the… Continue reading