Nov 26 Ex-Trump campaign chair Manafort lied and broke plea agreement, special counsel says By Chad Day, Associated Press Prosecutors say in a new court filing that after former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed to truthfully cooperate with the investigation, he "committed federal crimes" by lying about "a variety of subject matters." They are now asking a federal… Continue reading
Nov 26 Associate of Roger Stone says he'll reject plea offer in Mueller probe By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Jerome Corsi, a conservative author who has pushed conspiracy theories, told news organizations he planned to reject a potential plea deal with prosecutors because it would force him to admit to willfully lying, which he insisted he did not do. Continue reading
Nov 26 WATCH: Trump campaigns for Hyde-Smith ahead of Mississippi Senate runoff By Jill Colvin, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Hyde-Smith has found herself in a closer-than-expected runoff contest after she made comments about attending a public hanging. Continue reading
Nov 26 GM to lay off nearly 15,000 workers in company-wide restructuring By Tom Krishner, Rob Gillies, Associated Press GM is closing a Canadian plant as it prepares for the next economic downturn, shifting trade agreements and potential tariffs on imported automobiles. Continue reading
Nov 26 House Democrats staying away from impeachment for the moment By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press As House Democrats begin laying out the vision for their new majority, trying to impeach the president is noticeably missing from the to-do list and firmly on the margins. Continue reading
Nov 26 Senate GOP take up judicial nominee some lawmakers call 'the worst' By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Senate Republicans are working to soon fill the nation's longest judicial vacancy with a North Carolina lawyer whose nomination has raised objections from black lawmakers and civil rights groups concerned about his work defending state laws found to have discriminated… Continue reading
Nov 26 AP fact check: Trump's myths on oil prices, cold snaps By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press Here's a closer look at his recent rhetoric, covering the courts, midterm elections and the president's statements on global warming. Continue reading
Nov 26 Mississippi senator banks on boost from Trump rallies By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The final chapter of the 2018 midterms is nearing a close in Mississippi, where the prevalent themes of President Donald Trump and race have combined for a much closer contest than anyone expected in one of the country's most deeply… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 22:24 November 25, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition, for Sunday, Nov. 25, asylum seekers are facing unknown policies at the U.S. southern border and how those displaced by Hurricane Michael in Florida spent Thanksgiving. Later, an astronaut documented almost a year on the International Space… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 3:56 Trump 'has no legal authority' to make asylum-seekers stay in Mexico By PBS News Hour With various updates from Mexico and the U.S. about asylum seekers approaching the border, lawyer and journalist Jami Floyd says Trump does not have the ability to rewrite immigration law. Floyd joins Megan Thompson for more on the U.S.’s legal… Continue watching