Apr 13 Watch What's making President Trump shift views on domestic policies? By PBS News Hour President Trump has made a series of reversals in recent days. Despite a tough posture during his campaign, he now says he won't label China as a currency manipulator. And on tax reform, Fed chair Janet Yellen and the Export-Import… Continue watching
Apr 13 WATCH: VA Secretary Shulkin addresses report that VA hospital in D.C. puts patients at 'unnecessary risk' By Joshua Barajas A Veterans Affairs hospital in Washington, D.C., was flagged by inspectors in a report released on Wednesday for its mismanagement of medical equipment, supplies and staffing. Continue reading
Apr 13 Democrats urge Trump to keep protections for national monuments By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Western Democrats are pressuring President Donald Trump not to rescind land protections put in place by President Barack Obama, including Utah's Bears Ears National Monument. Continue reading
Apr 13 Trump allowing states to block some Planned Parenthood money By Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed legislation that lets states withhold federal family planning funds from Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. Continue reading
Apr 13 Are presidents immune from civil lawsuits in state court over their private conduct? By Michael Rios A legal battle playing out in New York could determine if President Donald Trump — and future presidents — are subject to civil suits in state court over their private conduct. Continue reading
Apr 13 AP fact check: Do Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips cost $3 million? By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press The figure comes from a government report on a trip President Barack Obama made to Palm Beach, Florida, but the report's author tells The Associated Press that it's a mistake to apply those findings to Trump's travel. Continue reading
Apr 13 Is Bannon in peril? Trump comments worry his populist base By Julie Bykowicz and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump has declared, "I am my own strategist." That would seem to bode poorly for his actual strategist, Steve Bannon. And Trump now appears to be publicly distancing himself. Continue reading
Apr 13 Trump boasts of hiring only the best, but picks haunt him By Julie Pace, Associated Press One of the people Trump hired for the White House was working as a foreign agent while advising him during the election. His campaign chairman caught the Justice Department's attention for similarly surreptitious work. And a third campaign adviser was… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 8:38 NATO's chief on how to prevent Russian tensions from spiraling By PBS News Hour President Trump held a joint White House news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday, where the president suggested the U.S.-Russia relationship might be at an all-time low. Stoltenberg joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how NATO is responding… Continue watching
Apr 12 Republicans' narrow win for Kansas seat embolden Democrats By Associated Press Republicans escaped a special House election in Kansas with a single-digit victory in a district where they have romped in the past, an early warning sign for the GOP at the start of Donald Trump's presidency. Continue reading