• Trump lashes out at officials involved in Russia probe

    Trump lashes out at officials involved in Russia probe

    Feb 18, 2019 04:03 PM EST

    ... look like they were planning a very illegal act, and got caught." Trump tweets: "This was the illegal and treasonous 'insurance policy' in full action!" https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1097469642048716801 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1097473080253968384 Rosenstein issued a denial of McCabe's account last year. He said any ...

  • Virginia school district reconsiders transgender bathroom rules, rejects sex change on transcripts

    Virginia school district reconsiders transgender bathroom rules, rejects sex change on transcripts

    Feb 17, 2019 06:45 PM EST

    ... across (Virginia) and the country that discrimination is unacceptable,” he said. Grimm has also been expanding his case against the school board. A federal judge ruled Thursday that he can sue over its refusal to change the gender on his high school transcript, which still lists him as female. https ...

  • Ex-FBI official was concerned Russia probes could 'vanish'

    Ex-FBI official was concerned Russia probes could 'vanish'

    Feb 14, 2019 03:32 PM EST

    ... in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that he met with his investigators the day after his boss, James Comey, was fired in May 2017. https://twitter.com/60Minutes/status/1096018655895277568 He says he wanted to "put the Russia case on absolutely solid ground, in an indelible fashion" to ensure ...

  • Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly announces run for McCain Senate seat

    Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly announces run for McCain Senate seat

    Feb 12, 2019 03:33 PM EST

    ... has been a longstanding Republican stronghold, but a growing Latino population and frustration among women with Trump have helped Democrats make inroads. U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego of Phoenix is also considering a Senate run, which would likely set up a tough fight for the Democratic nomination. Former Arizona Attorney ...

  • WATCH: Trump says he 'never worked for Russia'

    WATCH: Trump says he 'never worked for Russia'

    Jan 14, 2019 03:49 PM EST

    ... often without evidence, including the assertion that Comey was being "totally protected by his best friend" special counsel Robert Mueller amid Mueller's investigation into Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1084070845826371586 That same day, during an interview with Fox News, Jeanine Pirro asked ...

  • Recreational fishing rules to be overhauled under new law

    Recreational fishing rules to be overhauled under new law

    Jan 13, 2019 08:44 PM EST

    ... a suite of changes that proponents call the Modern Fish Act that were approved by the House and Senate in December. Supporters of the new rules have said they will boost an industry that contributes billions to the economy, though some members of the fishing industry felt deeper rule changes ...

  • Report: FBI probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia

    Report: FBI probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia

    Jan 12, 2019 08:32 PM EST

    ... s behavior in the days around Comey’s May 2017 firing, specifically two instances in which he seemed to tie Comey’s ousting to the Russia investigation, helped trigger the counterintelligence part of the investigation, according to the newspaper. https://youtu.be/yry9PV3DNfw Trump tweeted early Saturday that the report ...

  • How Trump has rewritten the rules of the presidency

    How Trump has rewritten the rules of the presidency

    Dec 27, 2018 04:56 PM EST

    ... the school doesn't rank students). Just last week, after making an abrupt, unilateral decision to pull U.S. troops from Syria, Trump tweeted that Russia was "not happy" about the decision. Hours earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin had cheered the move. The cumulative effect has been to diminish the ...

  • What changes to this fingerprinting rule could mean for migrant children in U.S. custody

    What changes to this fingerprinting rule could mean for migrant children in U.S. custody

    Dec 20, 2018 12:13 AM EST

    ... group of migrant children had already cleared the background check, the official said, adding that the hold up was over other household members being reviewed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skeocYl6tdo Michelle Brane of the Women’s Refugee Commission joins the PBS NewsHour's Amna Nawaz to explain why ...

  • Nations at UN climate talks back universal emissions rules

    Nations at UN climate talks back universal emissions rules

    Dec 16, 2018 02:02 AM EST

    When it came to closing potential loopholes that could allow countries to dodge their commitments to cut emissions, “the U.S. pushed harder than nearly anyone else for transparency rules that put all countries under the same system, and it’s largely succeeded.” “Transparency is vital to U.S. interests ...