Mar 02 How Washington is reacting to Jeff Sessions' Russia revelation By Joshua Barajas Here’s a breakdown of what members of Congress are saying about whether Sessions should recuse himself. Continue reading
Mar 02 WATCH: Speaker Ryan says Sessions should recuse himself if targeted By Associated Press Speaker of the House Paul Ryan may join a growing number of Congressional lawmakers, both Republican and Democrat, who are scrutinizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions' conversations with the Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak after he denied such interaction during his confirmation… Continue reading
Mar 02 Ben Carson confirmed as housing secretary By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press Carson has no government or housing policy experience. Despite that, his nomination cleared a Senate committee in January on a unanimous vote. Continue reading
Mar 02 WATCH: House minority leader Pelosi comments on Sessions' role in Russia probe By News Desk Attorney General Jeff Sessions reportedly failed to disclose two separate meetings with Russia's ambassador to the United States last year. Continue reading
Mar 02 White House staff told to preserve Russia-related materials By Julie Pace and Vivian Salama, Associated Press The instructions, which were sent to White House staff on Tuesday, come after Senate Democrats last week asked the White House and law enforcement agencies to keep all materials involving contacts that Trump's administration, campaign and transition team — or… Continue reading
Mar 01 Sessions failed to disclose two 2016 meetings with Russian ambassador By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Sessions had meetings last year with more than 25 foreign ambassadors in his role as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and had two separate interactions with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, the Justice department said. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 7:53 On Yemen raid planning, where did the Obama administration leave off for Trump to pick up? By PBS News Hour What level of planning did the Obama administration take on ahead of a deadly U.S. military raid in Yemen carried out under President Trump? Hari Sreenivasan talks to former Defense Department official Andrew Exum and Colin Kahl, former national security… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 8:25 Questions persist about deadly Yemen raid and its results By PBS News Hour More than a month after a controversial U.S. Special Operations raid in Yemen -- during which Navy SEAL Ryan Owens was killed -- there are still questions about how the mission was authorized, what it accomplished and more. Chief foreign… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 3:59 News Wrap: Deadly tornadoes rip across the Midwest By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, three people died due to damaging tornadoes overnight, with some of the worst damage striking Illinois and Missouri. Also, there's word that President Trump's travel ban will no longer include citizens from Iraq, no bar… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 11:08 After a confident speech, which priorities can Trump achieve? By PBS News Hour President Trump's address to Congress promised action on a long list of priorities he’s stressed before, but in a more disciplined and upbeat tone. Lisa Desjardins offers a recap of reactions to the president’s speech from both sides of the… Continue watching