Nov 30 Trump’s anti-Muslim retweets make Americans less safe, analysts say. Here’s how By Erica R. Hendry We asked political leaders, analysts and civil rights advocates what Trump’s retweets mean for Muslims in the U.S., and for America’s relationship with the world. Continue reading
Nov 30 Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem is what ‘we as Israelis want to see,’ former prime minister says By Larisa Epatko Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak told PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff on Thursday that moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv is the “proper” thing to do. Continue reading
Nov 30 White House discussing plans to replace Tillerson with Pompeo as State Dept. head By Jill Colvin and Josh Lederman, Associated Press U.S. officials and individuals familiar with White House plans have spoken about the possibility of a broad shakeup in President Donald Trump's national security team. But the timing of such a change is unclear. Continue reading
Nov 30 Trump lashes out at wrong Theresa May account on Twitter By Associated Press President Donald Trump is lashing out at British Prime Minister Theresa May in a dispute over his tweets. Problem is, he initially picked on the wrong Theresa May. Continue reading
Nov 30 AP report: Jared Kushner questioned by Mueller’s team about Flynn By Eric Tucker and Chad Day, Associated Press The confirmation of Kushner’s interview came as prosecutors working for Robert Mueller postponed grand jury testimony related to Flynn’s private business dealings. Continue reading
Nov 29 Trump threatens major sanctions after latest North Korea missile By Matthew Pennington, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press President Donald Trump tweeted that he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about Pyongyang’s “provocative actions,” and he vowed that “additional major sanctions will be imposed on North Korea today. This situation will be handled!”… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 9:45 The risks of Trump retweeting anti-Muslim messages By PBS News Hour President Trump shared what are widely seen as virulent anti-Muslim messages on Wednesday, igniting a new firestorm and prompting a spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May to say, “It is wrong for the president to have done this.” Judy… Continue watching
Nov 29 We asked every senator for their reaction to Trump’s anti-Muslim retweets By Lisa Desjardins, Daniel Bush The PBS NewsHour on Wednesday reached out to every U.S. senator for their reactions to the anti-Muslim Trump retweets. Continue reading
Nov 29 WATCH: Trump pushes tax bill in Missouri By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to speak around 3:30 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Nov 29 WATCH: White House defends Trump retweets of anti-Muslim videos By Joshua Barajas The White House defended President Donald Trump's retweets of anti-Muslim videos Wednesday morning by downplaying the inflammatory content posted by a fringe, far-right group in Britain. Continue reading