• Brooks and Klein on Trump's 'moral affront' and the rule of law

    Brooks and Klein on Trump's 'moral affront' and the rule of law

    Aug 24, 2018 10:35 PM EDT

    ... do not think it is. It may lead to the unraveling moment. But the Manafort conviction is on matters that were scarcely related to Donald Trump. The Cohen conviction is about a campaign finance law. I mean, to me, one of the things -- weird things about our culture is, the ...

  • Who is Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Supreme Court nominee?

    Who is Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Supreme Court nominee?

    Jul 10, 2018 01:33 AM EDT

    ... legal circles. After earning undergraduate and law degrees at Yale, he was a Kennedy law clerk in the early 1990s before joining independent counsel Kenneth Starr's team, where Kavanaugh co-wrote the report that served as the basis for President Bill Clinton's impeachment. Kavanaugh worked on the effort ...

  • Justice Kennedy retiring; Trump gets 2nd Supreme Court pick

    Justice Kennedy retiring; Trump gets 2nd Supreme Court pick

    Jun 27, 2018 06:08 PM EDT

    ... years on the court. A Republican appointee, he has held the key vote on such high-profile issues as abortion, affirmative action, gay rights, guns, campaign finance and voting rights. Kennedy said he has informed his colleagues and Trump of his plans, and that his retirement will take effect at ...

  • 2018 Olympic stars, newcomers and comebacks to watch for

    2018 Olympic stars, newcomers and comebacks to watch for

    Feb 08, 2018 11:25 PM EDT

    ... Pence, the same Mike Pence who funded gay conversion therapy? He said, I'm not buying it, and was very critical of Pence and President Trump. And he has already said, as Lindsey Vonn has said as well, the skier, that they will not go to the White House after ...

  • Shields and Brooks on Trump’s contrasting speeches, GOP ruptured relations

    Shields and Brooks on Trump’s contrasting speeches, GOP ruptured relations

    Aug 25, 2017 11:09 PM EDT

    ... all of it? DAVID BROOKS,  The New York Times: I think we're a little clearer on where the Republican Party is. You know, the Trump campaign began really seriously with the Muslim ban. It continued with a series of racial things about the wall. It continued Charlottesville and the ...

  • Can Trump improve his record-low approval rating?

    Can Trump improve his record-low approval rating?

    Jul 18, 2017 09:21 PM EDT

    ... Trump over health care, the investigations into Russia’s ties to the Trump campaign, and his leadership abroad. Still, there are several factors working in Trump’s favor that could keep his approval rating from slipping much further. Trump’s approval rating will hinge on the economy more than any ...

  • Why Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting to discuss damaging Clinton info matters

    Why Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting to discuss damaging Clinton info matters

    Jul 10, 2017 11:51 PM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Now, for a closer look at the meeting Donald Trump Jr. and other Trump campaign officials held with a Russian lawyer last summer, we go back to John Yang. JOHN YANG: For more on this, we're joined by Mark Mazzetti. He's the Washington investigations editor ...

  • California Democrats take aim at Trump, GOP Congress

    California Democrats take aim at Trump, GOP Congress

    May 20, 2017 09:03 PM EDT

    ... the truth," Harris said. The convention comes less than a week after the U.S. Justice Department appointed a special prosecutor to investigate whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia during last year's election — a charge Trump has vehemently denied and called a "witch hunt." Outgoing party Chair John ...

  • Trump makes unannounced trip to meet remains of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen

    Trump makes unannounced trip to meet remains of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen

    Feb 01, 2017 09:44 PM EDT

    Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens, a 36-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, was the first known U.S. combat casualty since Trump took office.

  • Shields and Brooks on Trump’s first week, the future of ‘alternative facts’

    Shields and Brooks on Trump’s first week, the future of ‘alternative facts’

    Jan 28, 2017 12:23 AM EDT

    From Mexico to Russia, pipelines to refugees, President Trump had a busy first week of work. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including an assessment of the president’s executive actions and willingness to pick fights, the White House opposition against the media...