Politics Jun 04 WATCH: Pence says he’ll likely never see eye to eye with Trump on Jan. 6 Former Vice President Mike Pence says that he isn't sure that he and former President Donald Trump will ever see "eye to eye" over what happened on Jan. 6 but that he would "always be proud of what we accomplished… By Michael Casey, Associated Press
Politics Jan 19 Watch 8:26 What will Trump’s legacy be after leaving office? As President Trump leaves office, a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll shows that just 38 percent of Americans approve of his presidency, while 57 percent disapprove of his job performance. Peter Wehner, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy…
Politics Jan 05 Watch 8:16 Former defense secretary urges top brass to resign or resist questionable Trump orders All 10 living former secretaries of defense signed a column published in The Washington Post on Sunday that urged the Trump administration to allow a peaceful transition of power and to keep the Pentagon out of it. One of the…
Politics Jan 05 A final EPA rollback under Trump curbs use of health studies The Environmental Protection Agency has completed one of its last major rollbacks under the Trump administration, changing how it considers evidence of harm from pollutants in a way that opponents say could cripple future public-health regulation. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Dec 11 Trump administration plans 2nd execution in as many days By Michael Tarm, Associated Press The series of executions after Election Day, the first in late November, is the first time in over 130 years where federal executions have occurred during a lame-duck period. Continue reading
Nov 30 LISTEN: Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s census plan No president has tried to remove millions of noncitizens from the population count that determines how many seats each state gets in the House of Representatives, as well as the allocation of some federal funding. Continue reading
Nov 27 Trump administration moves forward with gutting bird protections By Associated Press The Trump administration moved forward Friday on gutting a longstanding federal protection for the nation's birds, over objections from former federal officials and many scientists. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 5:56 Despite pandemic, Georgia residents flock to the polls for early voting By Daniel Bush, Kate Grumke Discussions about how to vote safely in a pandemic have been occurring across the country for months. Will Americans be willing to wait in line at the polls to cast their ballots? In Georgia, early in-person voting began this week. Continue watching
Oct 08 U.S. sanctions hit all of Iran’s financial sector By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration has blacklisted virtually all of Iran’s financial sector, dealing another blow to an economy that is already reeling under U.S. sanctions. The move will deepen tensions with European nations over Iran. Continue reading