Nov 17 National director of intelligence submits his resignation By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press James Clapper has long said he planned to retire at the end of the Obama administration, and he told the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday that he submitted his letter of resignation on Wednesday evening. Continue reading
Nov 17 Pence advises House Republicans to 'buckle up' By Associated Press That's the word from lawmakers who attended Thursday's closed-door meeting with the Indiana governor. Continue reading
Nov 17 Could Trump weaken financial regulation in Dodd-Frank law? By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Now, as his transition team asserts itself, an all-out repeal of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law — Trump called it a "disaster" and a "disgrace" — seems unlikely. But experts foresee a gradual but potentially significant chipping away of key parts… Continue reading
Nov 17 Hillary Clinton urges her supporters to 'never, ever give up' By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Hillary Clinton is acknowledging the difficulty of her loss in the presidential race for her supporters and urging them to persevere through the Donald Trump era. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 4:29 What is Trump seeking in top foreign policy posts? By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump is in the process of deciding who will fill critical national security and diplomatic posts. Who's in the running, and how is the international community reacting? Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Trump team says transition is going smoothly despite reports of turmoil By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the message from the Trump transition team is that the turnover is going smoothly, amid reports to the contrary. The president-elect denied on Twitter news accounts of moderate figures being "purged" from the process and… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 53:17 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, as President-elect Donald Trump begins shaping his administration, we look at potential conflicts of interest between the next president and his business ventures. Also: The CEO of the Dakota Access pipeline on the project's opposition, the… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 6:51 Many potential conflicts of interest await Trump presidency By PBS News Hour The Trump Organization’s assets and arrangements span the globe. As president, Donald Trump will have the authority to appoint people to make decisions that could affect his organization. To discuss the potential conflicts the president-elect could face, John Yang speaks… Continue watching
Nov 16 Obama urges nations not to give in to isolationist impulses By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama issued a parting plea to world leaders not to let the fear of globalization tugging at Europe and the U.S. pull them away from their core democratic values. Continue reading
Nov 16 Obama's final round of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients reads like a fun celebrity dinner party By Associated Press President Barack Obama plans to honor Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres, Diana Ross, Michael Jordan, among others, with the nation's highest civilian honor. Continue reading