Apr 30 Watch 12:09 James Comey: FBI had 'basis for investigating' possible ties between Trump and Russia By Judy Woodruff, Elizabeth Summers, Geoffrey Lou Guray, Daniel Bush To say there was no evidence of coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign "just wasn't the case," former FBI Director James Comey tells Judy Woodruff, disputing a conclusion by the GOP-majority House Intelligence Committee. In a conversation about his… Continue watching
Apr 30 Could North America host the 2026 World Cup? Trump asks other countries to support bid By Associated Press Trump made the appeal during a Rose Garden press conference Monday with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria. The U.S. is joining with Canada and Mexico in the bid for the quadrennial soccer tournament. Continue reading
Apr 30 Stormy Daniels sues Trump for defamation By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The porn actress alleging an affair with President Donald Trump is escalating her legal fight, suing the president for defamation. Continue reading
Apr 30 It's been more than a year since Trump's first and only presidential news conference. Will he hold another one? By Jill Colvin, Associated Press More than a year has passed since President Donald Trump held the only solo news conference of his administration — a rollicking, hastily arranged, 77-minute free-for-all. Since then, the president has preferred to engage the press in more informal settings… Continue reading
Apr 30 WATCH: As Supreme Court weighs travel ban case, Trump says he won't apologize for immigration rhetoric The president said Monday at the news conference with Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari that he had nothing for which to apologize. Continue reading
Apr 30 Ahead of midterms, politicians try to woo Puerto Ricans who fled storm By Gisela Salomon, Claudia Torrens, Associated Press The intensity of political attention is new for Puerto Ricans, who are accustomed to not having much political clout. While they are U.S. citizens, they cannot vote in the presidential election while on the island, which is a territory not… Continue reading
Apr 30 Trump floats DMZ as location for North Korea meeting By Associated Press On Twitter, President Donald Trump is questioning whether a potential meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be held in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Koreas. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 29, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 29, growing tribalism on both ends leaves little room for debate in the political discourse, and after years of open borders, there’s backlash in Latin America as the Venezuelan migrant crisis becomes critical. Also,… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 4:15 Ever-growing 'tribalism' in politics extends to entertainment By PBS News Hour From backlash toward musicians Kanye West and Shania Twain for praising President Donald Trump to controversy around comedian Michelle Wolf’s roast at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the entertainment industry is encountering the country’s stark political lines. NewsHour Weekend Special… Continue watching
Apr 29 Health care new front for transgender rights under Trump By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Trump administration is coming under fire for rewriting a federal rule that bars discrimination in health care due to gender identity. Continue reading