Jan 26 Watch 54:13 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 26, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Mexico's president cancels a meeting at the White House after President Trump orders the building of a border wall. Also: A conversation with presidential counsellor Kellyanne Conway, advice for middle-class Americans who are really on the… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 5:57 White House floats import tax amid tensions with Mexico By PBS News Hour President Trump's push for a wall on the border has opened a diplomatic rift with Mexico. After Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced he was canceling a visit to Washington, Mr. Trump gave no ground at a GOP retreat in… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch News Wrap: Russia sends Trump a warning on setting up Syrian refugee safe zones By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, a Kremlin spokesman warned that the U.S. should "thoroughly calculate all possible consequences" of setting up refugee safe zones in Syria. That came after President Trump in an interview said he favors the idea. Also,… Continue watching
Jan 26 Updated: White House floats 20 percent tax on Mexican goods to pay for wall By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans to help him enact "great and lasting change" during a party retreat. Later his spokesman said the president will seek a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for a proposed border… Continue reading
Jan 26 @POTUS Twitter account appears to be linked to a personal Gmail account By Travis Daub As we put together this report, the account appeared to be upgraded to a higher level of security. Continue reading
Jan 26 Trump to launch investigation into unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Associated Press White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the president will sign the order in the Oval Office. There is no evidence to support Trump's claims. Continue reading
Jan 26 Trump to GOP lawmakers: 'Our chance to achieve great change' By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans to help him enact "great and lasting change" during a party retreat Thursday, but offered the lawmakers few details about his views on key issues including tax reform and health care. Continue reading
Jan 26 Mexico's president cancels visit with Trump By News Desk President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday morning that if Mexico is unwilling to pay for a border wall, "it would be better to cancel the upcoming meeting."… Continue reading
Jan 26 Paul Ryan: Congress will pay billions for border wall By Erica Werner, Associated Press It's not clear whether the $12 to $15 billion price tag would be added to the deficit, or whether Congress would offset the cost some other way. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 53:24 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 25, 2017 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trumps orders a border wall and moves to crack down on illegal immigration. Also: The president's unsubstantiated claims that millions voted illegally, silencing federal agencies' public communications, a meeting to outline the GOP agenda, using… Continue watching