Feb 09 Vance visits Armenia, a country no sitting U.S. president or vice president has gone to before By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Vance and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed an agreement to push forward negotiations on a civil nuclear energy deal, and Vance said the U.S. was ready to export advanced computer chips and surveillance drones to Armenia, and invest in… Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 7:22 Epstein files fallout grows as Ghislaine Maxwell pleads Fifth before Congress By Geoff Bennett, Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz The fallout from the recent release of Epstein files continued on Monday. Epstein's longtime associate and convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions from a congressional committee. She said she was invoking her Fifth Amendment rights to… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 7:03 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's low approval ratings By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including a new poll showing what Americans think of President Trump and his policies, how it will… Continue watching
Feb 09 WATCH: Ghislaine Maxwell not cooperating because she is campaigning for Trump pardon, Democrats say By Associated Press An attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell told lawmakers Manday that she would be willing to testify that neither President Donald Trump nor former President Bill Clinton were culpable for wrongdoing in their relationships with Epstein, according to both Democratic and Republican… Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH LIVE: House gavels in as deadline for Homeland Security funding nears By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Whether to ban the masks — or allow the masking to continue — has emerged as a central question in the debate in Congress over funding Homeland Security ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline, when it faces a partial agency shutdown. Continue reading
Feb 09 Trump slams Olympian for expressing 'mixed emotions' about what's 'going on in the U.S.' By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Sunday it’s hard to cheer for American Olympians who are speaking out against his administration’s policies. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions about Epstein in House deposition, Comer says By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Maxwell told lawmakers that if President Trump ended her prison sentence, she would be willing to testify that neither Trump nor former President Clinton were culpable for wrongdoing. Continue reading
Feb 08 4 takeaways from the Epstein files about the FBI investigation of possible sex trafficking By Michael R. Sisak, David B. Caruso, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press An Associated Press review of internal Justice Department records shows that the FBI found proof Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls but little evidence of a sex trafficking ring. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: Trump's racist social media post about the Obamas draws backlash In our news wrap Friday, the White House defended and then removed a racist depiction of the Obamas from Trump’s social media, the U.S. arrested a key suspect in the 2012 Benghazi attack, a bomb blast killed Shiite worshippers at… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 10:07 Atkins Stohr and Parker on political fallout from Trump's call to 'nationalize' elections By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Kimberly Atkins Stohr of The Boston Globe and Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the fallout from President Trump’s call to “nationalize” elections and his immigration crackdown. Continue watching