May 06 Trump tells PBS News that Iran war has 'a very good chance of ending' By Liz Landers “I think it's got a very good chance of ending, and if it doesn't end, we have to go back to bombing the hell out of them,” Trump told White House correspondent Liz Landers. Continue reading
May 06 Takeaways from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: Trump's flex pays off and Democrats win special election By Jonathan J. Cooper, Humera Lodhi, Simran Parwani, Associated Press Elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan on Tuesday reinforced a picture that's becoming increasingly clear — while President Donald Trump still dominates the Republican Party, Democrats seem to have the momentum ahead of November's midterm elections. Continue reading
May 06 About 2 in 3 Americans blame Trump for rising gas prices By Hannah Grabenstein Some 63% of Americans also blame the president for high gas prices, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Senate GOP requests $1 billion in funding for Trump's ballroom In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate Republicans are requesting $1 billion to fund security improvements for Trump’s White House ballroom, Ukrainian and Russian forces are observing a temporary ceasefire for Victory Day celebrations, a fireworks plant explosion in central China… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 5:02 New wave of Southern states scramble to redraw congressional maps ahead of midterms By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz The Supreme Court ruling against drawing congressional maps to protect Black or other minority voters has sparked a new wave in the ongoing redistricting war. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to discuss where things stand and what it… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 8:08 Thousands of immigrant truckers lose commercial licenses in Trump administration crackdown By Lisa Desjardins, Layla Quran In March, around 200,000 immigrants began losing their commercial driver’s licenses, which are required to operate large vehicles like semi-trucks, buses and tractor-trailers. It’s part of a series of moves by the Trump administration to limit who can drive those… Continue watching
May 05 WATCH: Trump revives Presidential Physical Fitness Award for U.S. schools By Collin Binkley, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The award is tied to the Presidential Fitness Test, which was a public-school fixture for decades but was phased out under President Barack Obama in favor of a program that minimized competition and focused on long-term health. President Donald Trump… Continue reading
May 05 White House says Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies offer billions in savings By Josh Boak, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House economists estimate that President Donald Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies to drop some of their U.S. prescription drug prices to what they charge in other countries could save $529 billion over the next 10 years. Continue reading
May 05 UN resolution proposal would hit Iran with sanctions for halting freedom of navigation By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The draft resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Gulf nations and obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, also demands that Iran “immediately participate in and enable” United Nations efforts to establish a humanitarian corridor in the strait to enable… Continue reading
May 05 Senate Republicans look to fund $1 billion in security upgrades for Trump's ballroom By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have added $1 billion in White House security upgrades to legislation that would fund immigration enforcement agencies, a proposed boost for President Donald Trump's ballroom project after a man was charged with trying to assassinate… Continue reading