• Brooks and Capehart on Trump's summit with Putin

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's summit with Putin

    Aug 15, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    ... who've pointed out that this has entirely shifted the narrative away from where it was a couple weeks ago, which was a lot of focus on the Jeffrey Epstein files and the administration's refusal to release them. David Brooks: Yes, I refuse to talk about Jeffrey Epstein anymore.

  • Trump selects Justice Scalia's son as labor secretary

    Trump selects Justice Scalia's son as labor secretary

    Jul 19, 2019 12:43 PM EDT

    ... stint as attorney general. Trump had previously announced that Acosta would be succeeded in an acting capacity by his deputy, Patrick Pizzella. Within hours of Trump's announcement, divisions surfaced between Republicans and Democrats about Scalia's nomination.Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York tweeted that Trump was ...

  • News Wrap: Trump to bar federally funded clinics from making abortion referrals

    News Wrap: Trump to bar federally funded clinics from making abortion referrals

    Feb 22, 2019 11:50 PM EDT

    ... reimposing sanctions. Israel's first lunar mission is on its way to the moon. The lander was aboard a SpaceX rocket that blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, last night. The nonprofit group behind the project celebrated. Asaf Lewin: I witnessed the Apollo landing as a child, and I dreamed ...

  • Comey seeks to have indictment dismissed over DOJ's handling of case

    Comey seeks to have indictment dismissed over DOJ's handling of case

    Nov 19, 2025 11:55 PM EDT

    ... an ongoing investigation don't need to be released. And we already heard from Attorney General Pam Bondi that she considers the investigation that President Trump ordered up just a few days ago, saying he wanted high-profile Democrats like Bill Clinton investigated for their contacts with Epstein, she's ...

  • News Wrap: Thieves steal priceless jewels from Louvre Museum

    News Wrap: Thieves steal priceless jewels from Louvre Museum

    Oct 19, 2025 09:45 PM EDT

    ... old. On Friday, Prince Andrew gave up the royal title Duke of York following years of controversy over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Still to come on PBS News Weekend, how the Trump administration is reshaping education in America and a burst of blooms in one of ...

  • News Wrap: Bolton pleads not guilty to charges he mishandled classified information

    News Wrap: Bolton pleads not guilty to charges he mishandled classified information

    Oct 17, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    ... the sixth strike on such vessels since August. The administration has not publicly acknowledged the strike. The New York Times is pushing back against President Trump's latest legal action against the paper. Yesterday, his team refiled a $15 billion lawsuit alleging that The Times, along with two reporters and ...

  • WATCH: Labor nominee Scalia testifies at confirmation hearing

    WATCH: Labor nominee Scalia testifies at confirmation hearing

    Sep 19, 2019 01:13 PM EDT

    ... Trump's previous labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned in July after renewed criticism for his handling of a 2008 secret plea deal with financier Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was found dead last month in his cell at a federal jail in Manhattan after a July arrest on sex trafficking charges. Deputy ...