Jun 04 WATCH: White House may address Trump tweet about pardon power By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is holding a briefing at 2 p.m. ET today. Watch her remarks here. Continue reading
Jun 04 Trump calls Russia probe 'unconstitutional' By Associated Press Trump's team has sought to discredit special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling into the 2016 election. Continue reading
Jun 04 Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in pregnant teen case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The high court on Monday sided with the government in wiping away a lower court decision in favor of the teen, who had been held in government custody after illegally entering the country. The decision is about the teen's individual… Continue reading
Jun 04 Trump says he has 'absolute right' to pardon himself By Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Trump’s comments on Twitter came a day after attorney Rudy Giuliani played down the possibility that the president could pardon himself, suggesting he might have that authority but would be unwise to use it. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 3, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, June 3, a letter sent by President Trump's legal team is raising constitutional questions, and a look at Robert F. Kennedy's legacy 50 years after his assassination. Also, a street artist portrays Navajo life in… Continue watching
Jun 03 In key governor's races, Democrats split on education By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press A divide among Democrats between backers of teachers unions and those of charter schools and other education innovations is helping shape key gubernatorial primaries. Continue reading
Jun 03 State attorney general races gain attention in Trump era By Geoff Mulvihill and Kathleen Foody, Associated Press In all, 30 states and the District of Columbia will have attorney general elections this year and Democrats are targeting Republican incumbents in 23 of them. Continue reading
Jun 03 Giuliani says Trump would fight subpoena, not pardon himself By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani stressed Sunday that the president's legal team would contest any effort to force the president to testify in front of a grand jury during the special counsel's Russia probe. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 2, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, June 2, the U.S. holds trade talks with China after imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum produced in Canada, Mexico and the European Union. Also, Trump cites national security in a bid to save coal… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 3:43 Trump cites national security in effort to aid coal and nuclear power By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump this week ordered Energy Secretary Rick Perry to save less-profitable coal and nuclear plants from closure. A leaked draft memo lays out several proposals, including one to order the grid to buy power from these plants and… Continue watching