Mar 09 What do experts think of Trump’s plan to meet with Kim Jong Un? By Larisa Epatko The goal is to remove nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula, but some wonder if President Trump is giving up too much by agreeing to meet. Continue reading
Mar 09 ACLU files lawsuit claiming the U.S. broadly separates immigrant families seeking asylum By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has not announced a formal policy to hold adult asylum seekers separately from their children. But administration officials have said they are considering separating parents and children to deter others from trying to enter… Continue reading
Mar 09 WATCH: White House says Trump decision to meet with North Korea validates his approach By Darlene Superville, Foster Klug, Associated Press No time and place has yet been set for what would be a historic meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Continue reading
Mar 09 GOP senator asks for review of Trump’s tariffs on steel, aluminum By Associated Press Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is asking Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to answer several questions about the move. That includes a "detailed cost analysis" of the impact on the economy, how employment levels were factored into the decision and national… Continue reading
Mar 09 Former Trump campaign aide Nunberg at court for grand jury By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Sam Nunberg arrived at the federal courthouse in Washington for a scheduled grand jury appearance after insisting that he intended to defy a subpoena issued by special counsel Robert Mueller's office, which is investigating potential coordination between Russia and the… Continue reading
Mar 09 A look at what’s ahead in a landmark Trump-Kim summit By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — After a year of threats and diatribes, U.S. President Donald Trump and third-generation North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un have agreed to meet face-to-face for talks about the North's nuclear program. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 5:40 How Trump’s claims that tariffs are needed for national security could set a problematic precedent By PBS News Hour President Trump’s steep new tariffs signed into law on Thursday could lead to bigger trade battles in the months to come. Even before the announcement, 11 Asian Pacific nations signed a pact to slash tariffs on their mutual trade. Hari… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 9:29 Meet the Trump trade adviser whose tariff policy is about to be tested By PBS News Hour Peter Navarro is one of the key White House figures who has made a case for imposing stiff new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. What ideas and philosophy drive Navarro? Economics correspondent Paul Solman revisits his profile of Trump's… Continue watching
Mar 08 Trump’s tariffs will do more harm than good, experts say By Daniel Bush President Donald Trump on Thursday executed one of his most significant -- and controversial -- moves on trade policy since taking office. Trade experts, economists and business leaders share their perspectives on how the new tariffs might impact the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 08 WATCH: Trump signs steep new tariffs on steel, aluminum By Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to speak around 3:30 p.m. ET. Watch live in the player above. Continue reading