Jan 12 Where Tillerson, pick for top diplomat, differs from Trump on issues By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Rex Tillerson's foreign policy isn't sounding much like Donald Trump's. Continue reading
Jan 12 Newly leaked dossier on Trump circulated in DC for months By Jack Gillum, Associated Press The purported Russian efforts were described in a newly released and uncorroborated dossier that was produced in August. But it circulated more widely in Washington in October. Continue reading
Jan 12 States are writing bills to require presidential candidates to release tax returns By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press They're responding to President-elect Donald Trump's decision to not release his tax returns during the presidential campaign, breaking decades of precedent. Continue reading
Jan 12 What reporters saw at the Trump news conference By John Yang The marble-lined lobby of Trump Tower was standing-room only for the main event: President-Elect Trump’s first full blown news conference since July. The pent-up demand to question Mr. Trump was about to be satisfied. Continue reading
Jan 12 Carson’s qualifications to be housing chief questioned by Democrats By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press Carson, in remarks prepared for Thursday's hearing before the Senate Banking, House and Urban Affairs Committee, talked about growing up in inner-city Detroit with a single mother who had a third-grade education. She worked numerous jobs to keep a roof… Continue reading
Jan 11 Rep. Mike Pompeo, Trump’s CIA nominee, agrees Russia tried to interfere in election By Eileen Sullivan and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Pompeo, a third-term Republican congressman from Kansas, will appear before a Senate Committee on Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for CIA director. Continue reading
Jan 11 Putin trying to ‘break’ NATO, says James Mattis, Trump’s Pentagon pick By Robert Burns, Associated Press As confirmation hearings start winding down for the week, next up to face a Senate committee is retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 14:38 How credible are reports that Russia has compromising information about Trump? By PBS News Hour On Tuesday evening, CNN reported unsubstantiated claims that Russian intelligence compiled a dossier on the president-elect during his visits to Moscow; BuzzFeed later published 35 pages of content from the alleged dossier. But Mr. Trump dismissed the developments as “fake… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 11:27 Is Trump’s plan for his company enough to avoid conflicts of interest? By PBS News Hour President-elect Trump says he’s going above and beyond in mitigating potential conflicts between his government office and his private interests. But is his plan for his sons to manage his company while he retains ownership sufficient? Steve Inskeep discusses with… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 53:21 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 11, 2017 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, we discuss unverified reports that Russian intelligence has compromising information on the president-elect, gleaned from his visits to Moscow. Also: Attorneys debate Mr. Trump's potential conflicts of interest, the first news conference for the new president-elect,… Continue watching