Dec 23 Judge partially lifts Trump administration ban on refugees By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press A federal judge in Seattle has partially lifted a Trump administration ban on certain refugees. Continue reading
Dec 22 Former U.S. attorneys, GOP officials come to Mueller’s defense By Jill Colvin, Associated Press More than 40 former U.S. attorneys and Republican officials are pushing back against efforts to discredit the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump signs stopgap spending bill into law to avert shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a temporary spending bill into law on Friday to avert a government shutdown after the Republican-led Congress did the bare minimum in a sprint toward the holidays and punted disputes on immigration, health care and the… Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump signs $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law By Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed into law a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package. Continue reading
Dec 21 Trump makes holiday visit to wounded troops at Walter Reed By Zeke Miller, Associated Press During his visit, the president awarded the Purple Heart to 1st Lt. Victor Prato of the 127th Airborne Engineer Battalion, who was injured last month while deployed in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 9:52 Some of Trump’s judicial picks are being approved at a record pace. How will they reshape the courts? By PBS News Hour President Trump and Republicans have been quietly and systematically reshaping the federal judiciary. The Senate has confirmed a record 12 Trump picks for the influential federal appeals court -- the fastest success rate for any president ever. John Yang gets… Continue watching
Dec 21 WATCH: UN General Assembly votes to declare U.S. Jerusalem decision ‘null and void’ By Joshua Barajas In a 128-9 vote, the U.N. General Assembly voted in favor of a resolution demanding the U.S. rescind its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. U.S. neighbors Mexico and Canada were among the 35 abstentions. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 7:25 What you need to know now that the GOP tax bill is going to be law By PBS News Hour President Trump and congressional Republicans took a victory lap on Wednesday after scoring their first sweeping legislative win by passing their tax code overhaul into law. Democratic leaders warned the bill, estimated to add $1.5 trillion to the federal debt,… Continue watching
Dec 20 WATCH: Sen. Warner cautions President Trump against meddling in Mueller probe By Tom Lobianco, Associated Press Virginia Sen. Mark Warner said today that growing criticism of Mueller's probe pointed to an effort to lay the groundwork for Mueller's removal or other interference in the federal investigation. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Trump celebrates after Congress passes GOP tax overhaul President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak around 3 p.m. ET Wednesday from the South Lawn. Watch live here. Continue reading