Feb 04 Both GOP and Democratic lawmakers say memo doesn’t clear Trump in probe By Hope Yen, Associated Press Democratic and Republican lawmakers said Sunday that a GOP-produced congressional memo on FBI surveillance powers did not clear President Donald Trump in the Russia investigation, and they expressed hope that special counsel Robert Mueller's work would continue without interference. Continue reading
Feb 04 Yellen disappointed not to get a second term as Fed chair By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Janet Yellen said she was disappointed that President Donald Trump didn't offer her a second term as Federal Reserve chair, but supports her central bank successor, Jerome Powell, who takes over on Monday. Continue reading
Feb 04 Trump to pull nomination of top environmental adviser By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The White House late Saturday confirmed plans to withdraw the nomination of a climate change skeptic with ties to the fossil fuel industry to serve as President Donald Trump's top environmental adviser. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 3, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 3, President Trump claims vindication over the controversial congressional memo, and a DACA recipient and lawyer defends undocumented immigrants. Also, the dairy trade emerges as a major point of contention in NAFTA negotiations between… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 6:11 In the fight to defend ‘Dreamers,’ this lawyer has a personal stake By PBS News Hour Nearly 800,000 DACA recipients are waiting for Congress to reach a decision on the future of the program that has protected them from deportation. Immigration lawyer Luis Cortes, who spends his days defending “Dreamers,” is one of them. NewsHour Weekend’s… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 3:31 How will CFPB enforcement changes affect consumers? By PBS News Hour The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is charged with making sure financial institutions treat consumers fairly. But the Trump administration this week stripped the federal agency's enforcement power that allowed it to pursue cases of lending discrimination. Renae Merle, a reporter… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 10:11 Dairy trade sours NAFTA negotiations with Canada By Christopher Booker, Melanie Saltzman As the U.S., Canada and Mexico renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, the dairy industry has become a major point of contention. The U.S. wants Canada to get rid of high taxes on dairy imports, but dairy farmers in… Continue watching
Feb 03 Trump claims memo ‘totally vindicates’ him in Russia probe By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick and Chad Day, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed complete vindication from a congressional memo that alleges the FBI abused its surveillance powers during the investigation into his campaign’s possible Russia ties. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 3:19 Republicans charge bias, legal ‘breakdown’ in contentious memo on Russia probe By PBS News Hour The so-called Nunes memo, written by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, charges that the FBI and DOJ got permission to spy on a former campaign adviser based on flawed sources that were biased against then-candidate Donald Trump -- and… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 9:31 Does Trump’s nuclear plan increase the chance of conflict? By PBS News Hour The Trump administration's blueprint for America's arsenal continues the Obama administration's plans to rebuild all nuclear submarines, aircraft and missiles, but also calls for deploying new capabilities. Critics say the plan will spark a new arms race. Nick Schifrin gets… Continue watching