Feb 08 Watch 7:55 News Wrap: Trump urges judges considering immigration ban to 'do what's right' By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump escalated his war of words with the federal judges considering challenges to his immigration order, saying even if "you were a bad student in high school, you can understand this." Also, newly confirmed… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 17:03 Paul Ryan on working with Trump, Russia sanctions and GOP goals By PBS News Hour Speaker of the House Paul Ryan sits down with Judy Woodruff for an extended interview. They discuss Ryan’s relationship with President Trump, why he would never support a Muslim ban, finding common purpose with Steve Bannon, why he thinks restarting… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 8:23 Silenced by the Senate, Elizabeth Warren explains why she opposes Jeff Sessions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 08 Paul Ryan doubts Trump's efforts to improve Russia relations will work By Daniel Bush House Speaker Paul Ryan told PBS NewsHour in an interview Wednesday that he did not think Donald Trump's efforts to bring the U.S. closer to Russia would succeed. In the broad-ranging interview, Ryan also addressed the president's immigration ban, and… Continue reading
Feb 08 WATCH: Senate votes to confirm Jeff Sessions as attorney general By Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram, Associated Press Wednesday's confirmation vote comes amid rising tension between Republicans controlling the chamber over what they call delaying tactics by minority Democratic members. Continue reading
Feb 08 Gorsuch disheartened by Trump attacks on judges By Associated Press Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee has told a Democratic senator that he found the president's attacks on the judiciary "disheartening" and "demoralizing." Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut disclosed the comments from Judge Neil Gorsuch after meeting with the nominee Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 08 Groups sue to block Trump's order on government regulations By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Organizations opposing President Donald Trump's executive order to curb government regulations filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block it. Continue reading
Feb 08 WATCH: Betsy DeVos makes first speech as education secretary By News Desk Devos will address employees at the Department of Education for the first time since being confirmed and sworn in as President Trump's education secretary. Continue reading
Feb 08 Trump's list of underreported terror doesn't back up claim By Jonathan Lemire, Vivian Salama, Associated Press A White House list of what it calls underreported terrorist attacks did not support President Donald Trump's claim that the media are downplaying a "genocide" carried out by the Islamic State group. But it did shine new light on the… Continue reading
Feb 08 HHS pick Tom Price made 'brazen' stock trades while his committee was under scrutiny By Marisa Taylor and Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Health and Human Services secretary nominee Tom Price showed little restraint in his personal stock trading during the three years that federal investigators were bearing down on a key House committee. Continue reading