May 31 House GOP health care bill does not deliver on Trump's promises, poll says By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Three in four Americans say they don't think the narrowly-passed bill fulfills most of Trump's promises, according to a poll from Kaiser Family Foundation… Continue reading
May 31 Explainer: Was Jared Kushner's attempted 'back-channel' with Russia treasonous -- or typical? By Nancy Benac, Associated Press A look at what constitutes back-channel diplomacy, some examples from history and the risks and benefits of such informal communications. Continue reading
May 31 President Trump stumps Twitter with 'covfefe' By Associated Press The tweet immediately went viral and became one of the president's more popular posts before it was taken down after nearly six hours online. Trump poked fun at the typo, tweeting around 6 a.m., "Who can figure out the true… Continue reading
May 31 Flynn agrees to provide documents to Senate Russia probe By Jake Pearson and Chad Day, Associated Press Meanwhile, Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin sounded similar tones as they criticized the ongoing U.S. scrutiny of Russia's attempts to sway the presidential election. Continue reading
May 30 AP report: Trump has urged world leaders to call his cell phone By Vivian Salama, Associated Press Trump has urged leaders of France, Canada and Mexico to reach him on his cellphone, according to former and current officials with direct knowledge of the practice. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 2:27 Back at the White House, Trump administration fends off questions on Kushner, Germany By PBS News Hour Even after two weeks since the last on-camera White House briefing, the main topic was the same: the connection between Russia and the Trump campaign, specifically reports that Jared Kushner sought to set up a direct line to Russia's President… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 10:27 Clapper: Jared Kushner's alleged secret back channel with Russia 'curious' and unusual By PBS News Hour When it comes to the Russia investigations, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper asks: “Why all the cloak-and-dagger secrecy?” In a wide-ranging interview with Judy Woodruff, Clapper discusses the probe into Jared Kushner’s alleged secret back channels with Russia,… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 7:54 Can the Trump administration advance its agenda amid turmoil? By PBS News Hour What effects are the Russia investigations and other well-publicized turmoil inside the White House having on the president's agenda? Gerald Seib of The Wall Street Journal and Christopher Ruddy of Newsmax Media join Judy Woodruff to discuss how the Trump… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 5:36 States need more flexibility from health care reform, says Arkansas governor By PBS News Hour As the Senate begins to write its own health care reform bill, it’s finding some crucial differences of opinion over the legislation passed by the House to replace the Affordable Care Act. As part of our conversations about what’s at… Continue watching
May 30 'Why all the cloak-and-dagger secrecy' on Russia, asks former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper By P. J. Tobia In a wide-ranging interview with PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper addressed Trump’s handling of classified information, and he called recent reports that the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner had requested a secret back channel to… Continue reading