Feb 03 WATCH: Trump calls PBS and NPR 'a waste of money' at funding bill signing By Dan Cooney The president made the comment moments before signing legislation passed earlier in the day by the House of Representatives to fund most of the government through the end of September and end the partial government shutdown. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 5:48 Gabbard says Trump asked her to be at FBI election center raid as scrutiny intensifies By Liz Landers, Doug Adams, Ali Schmitz New details are emerging about last week’s FBI raid on an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said in a letter to Congress that President Trump personally asked her to be on site as… Continue watching
Feb 03 WATCH: Brothers of Renee Good, woman fatally shot by ICE, remember their sister with lawmakers By Joshua Barajas Luke Ganger and Brent Ganger spoke about the distress the family has felt since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot the 37-year-old mother and U.S. citizen. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 4:56 Colombian President Petro's White House visit defuses months of tensions with Trump By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi Two presidents known for their fiery rhetoric against each other met Tuesday in the Oval Office and apparently put their acrimony behind them. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has long been a critic of President Donald Trump and the U.S. itself,… Continue watching
Feb 03 WATCH: White House says Trump was referring to SAVE Act when he advocated nationalizing elections By Associated Press President Donald Trump on a podcast Monday called for Republicans to “take over” and “nationalize” elections. Continue reading
Feb 03 House passes budget bill to end partial government shutdown By Associated Press The measure funds most of the federal government through Sept. 30, while providing the Department of Homeland Security with short-term funding for two weeks. Lawmakers will return to negotiate potential changes for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as Democrats demand… Continue reading
Feb 03 Thune throws cold water on Trump's call to 'nationalize' U.S. elections By Associated Press “I’m not in favor of federalizing elections,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: Warner blasts Trump, Gabbard involvement in FBI search on Fulton County election office By Associated Press The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s attendance at an FBI search of a Georgia election office is eroding longstanding barriers separating intelligence work from domestic law enforcement. Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: Colombian President Petro holds news conference after Trump meeting By Aamer Madhani, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press President Donald Trump met for nearly two hours with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House on Tuesday, conducting a friendly face-to-face mere weeks after threatening military action against the South American country and accusing the leader of pumping… Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: House passes bill on government funding to end partial shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The vote was 217-214, and wraps up congressional work on 11 of the 12 annual appropriations bills, funding the vast majority of the government for the budget year ending Sept. 30. Continue reading