Sep 10 Trump administration orders closing of Palestinian office in Washington By Ken Thomas, Susannah George, Associated Press The Trump administration ordered the closure of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington on Monday, citing the refusal of Palestinian leaders to enter into peace talks with Israel. The Palestinians accused the administration of dismantling decades of U.S. engagement with… Continue reading
Sep 10 High stakes as 2-month sprint to Election Day begins By Julie Pace, Associated Press Control of Congress and the future of Donald Trump's presidency are on the line as the primary season closes this week, jump-starting a two-month sprint to Election Day. Continue reading
Sep 10 AP fact check: Has Trump made Medicare and Social Security stronger? By Hope Yen, Associated Press Eager to dismiss his critics, President Donald Trump is fabricating the circumstances regarding jobs, the economy and the social safety net. Here's a look at his recent rhetoric and how it compares with reality. Continue reading
Sep 10 Trump's jabs at Sessions could eclipse the attorney general's work By Eric Tucker, Associated Press As Sessions enters what may be the final stretch of his tenure, his efforts are at risk of being eclipsed by his boss' relentless verbal jabs that have made the attorney general seem like a perpetual presidential punching bag. Continue reading
Sep 10 Pence: I'm confident no one on my staff wrote the NYT column By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence says he's "100 percent confident" that no one on his staff was involved with the anonymous New York Times column criticizing President Donald Trump's leadership. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 25:05 September 9, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, September 9, the Trump administration takes aim at authors and anonymous sources, and our first in a series of reports on the resurgence of ISIS. Also, Naomi Osaka's history-making victory was overshadowed by controversy around… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 3:52 Controversy brews around the White House as senators question Kavanaugh By PBS News Hour Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, which touched on the Mueller probe and Roe v. Wade, was overshadowed by the controversy around possible dissent within the White House on a week when The New York Times published an unsigned… Continue watching
Sep 09 North Korea stages huge parade, holds back on advanced missiles By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press North Korea rolled out some of its latest tanks and marched its best-trained goose-stepping units through Kim Il Sung Square in a major military parade on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary. Continue reading
Sep 08 Climate change takes center stage at worldwide events ahead of global summit By Michael D. Regan People in the U.S. and more than 90 other countries planned to take to the streets in 800 towns and cities to call for immediate action on climate change. Continue reading
Sep 08 U.S. lacks leverage as assault on Syrian enclave looms By Matthew Lee, Susannah George, Associated Press The Trump administration has little leverage to stop Russia, Iran and Syria pressing ahead with a massive military assault against Syria's northwest Idlib province. Continue reading