Jan 31 Latino civil rights leader rescinds letter supporting Trump’s immigration plan By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Roger Rocha, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said he rescinded a letter he wrote at the request of the Trump administration while the group was in negotiations for an immigration reform compromise. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 7:28 Why the FBI went public with its objection to the Nunes memo release By PBS News Hour Conservative Republicans have been urging President Trump to release the classified House Intelligence Committee memo, believing it would discredit the FBI and the Russia investigation. But the FBI has issued a statement saying the agency has "grave concerns and material… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 10:16 Did the State of the Union help or hurt Trump’s immigration plan? By PBS News Hour What does President Trump's 2018 State of the Union address tell us about his agenda this year? Yamiche Alcindor and Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post join Judy Woodruff to dissect the president's words. Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 8:32 Sen. Bernie Sanders on how Democrats see the state of the Union under Trump By PBS News Hour, Michael Rios Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says the U.S. is moving very rapidly into an oligarchy, and his goal is to rally Americans around a progressive agenda The senator, who offered one of several responses to President Trump’s State of the Union,… Continue watching
Jan 31 Trump’s language shifts from ‘I’ to ‘we’ in State of the Union address By Erica R. Hendry We asked linguists and cultural historians about what Trump’s words say about his message -- and how he’s evolved as a speaker since taking the Oval Office. Continue reading
Jan 31 Once sacred, FBI becomes an unlikely target of Republican fury By Eric Tucker and Sadie Gurman, Associated Press As the Russia investigation intensifies, President Donald Trump and his GOP supporters have unleashed their fury on the FBI and Justice Department, institutions they once held sacred. Continue reading
Jan 31 FBI has ‘grave concerns’ about releasing Russia memo By Associated Press The FBI says it has "grave concerns" about omissions in a classified memo on the Russia investigation that President Donald Trump wants to release to the public. Continue reading
Jan 31 Schiff says Russia memo doesn’t vindicate Trump By Associated Press Rep. Adam Schiff, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, says there is nothing in a classified Republican memo on the Russia investigation that vindicates President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 31 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who skipped Trump’s speech, bemoans partisan atmosphere in Washington By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press One of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's great fears is that the federal judiciary will start to be seen as just another political branch of government divided along partisan lines like Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court justice said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 31 What did Trump say — and not say — about foreign policy in Tuesday’s speech? By Larisa Epatko We asked experts what they learned -- and what they didn't -- from Trump's remarks on global issues during his first State of the Union. Continue reading