Jun 29 Watch 7:56 White House: Family separation executive order is 'temporary reprieve,' but immigration law 'ties our hands' Marc Short, White House Director Of Legislative Affairs, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the struggle to reunite migrant children with their parents, plus President Trump’s candidate for the Supreme Court vacancy, corporate concerns about the president’s tariffs, and his repeated… Continue watching
Jun 29 Trump says he will announce Supreme Court pick July 9 By Catherine Lucey, Ken Thomas, Associated Press Trump has promised to draw the next justice from a list of 25 prospective candidates that was first established during the 2016 presidential campaign and updated last fall. That list includes six women. Continue reading
Jun 29 GM, Toyota among manufacturers who oppose Trump's call for auto tariffs By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The threat of auto tariffs "risks undermining GM's competitiveness against foreign auto producers," according to General Motors in a filing Friday with the U.S. Commerce Department. Continue reading
Jun 29 WATCH: Trump says attack on Capital Gazette newspaper 'shocked conscience of the nation' By Joshua Barajas Trump also said that "journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job."… Continue reading
Jun 29 Supreme Court confirmation process likely to follow the Gorsuch playbook By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The Republican game plan for selecting the next member of the Supreme Court was ready to go even before longtime Justice Anthony Kennedy made his retirement announcement this week. Continue reading
Jun 28 U.S. judge orders immediate release of detained Brazilian boy By Martha Irvine, Michael Tarm, Associated Press CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday ordered the U.S. government to release a 9-year-old Brazilian boy who was separated from his mother at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying that their continued separation "irreparably harms them both." Judge Manish… Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Trump lauds Foxconn groundbreaking, his economic agenda in Wisconsin By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump was highlighting his economic policies Thursday by taking part in the ceremonial groundbreaking for a $10 billion Foxconn factory complex that may bring thousands of jobs to a state he barely carried in the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 28 Putin, Trump to have summit in Helsinki on July 16 By Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a summit in Helsinki on July 16, the Kremlin and the White House announced Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 4:45 The most important qualities Trump will seek in a Justice Kennedy replacement The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy sets up the Senate for a likely bruising political fight. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Amna Nawaz to discuss who is on President Trump’s list of candidates, what lawmakers will be… Continue watching
Jun 27 Justice Kennedy's retirement, his legacy and what it means going forward By Joshua Barajas, Ryan Connelly Holmes Kennedy was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1988, but sometimes sided with the court’s liberal justices and became a crucial vote on the nine-justice court on issues from gun rights to affirmative action. Continue reading