Oct 22 Funeral held for U.S. soldier at center of Trump fight By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Sgt. La David Johnson and three comrades died Oct. 4 in Niger when they were attacked by militants tied to the Islamic State. Continue reading
Oct 21 After Raqqa, Trump says U.S. shifts to ‘new phase’ in Syria By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump is portraying the Islamic State group's ouster from its Syrian stronghold as a milestone in the U.S. fight against terrorism. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 3:43 NAFTA renegotiations hit impasse, raising doubts about its future By PBS News Hour The North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) created the world’s largest free trade zone 23 years ago. This summer, the U.S. began renegotiating NAFTA in a bid to reduce a trade deficit with Canada and Mexico -- but the talks,… Continue watching
Oct 21 How to counter Trump? Democrats still searching By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Democrats are still searching for a standard-bearer and a crisp message to corral widespread opposition to an unpopular president and a Republican-led Congress. Continue reading
Oct 21 Trump has no plan to block scheduled release of JFK records By Associated Press President Trump says he won't block the scheduled release of thousands of government documents related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Continue reading
Oct 21 Trump jabs back at ‘wacky’ congresswoman as spat rolls on By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday jabbed back at the Democratic lawmaker who has slammed him for his words of condolence to a military widow. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch How passing a budget makes GOP tax reform possible By PBS News Hour Congressional Republicans cleared a big hurdle Thursday by pushing a budget resolution through the Senate that will allow them to pass tax reform. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Lisa Desjardins to discuss why it matters and what’s next in the… Continue watching
Oct 20 WATCH: Trump’s opioid commission meets before issuing final report By Laura Santhanam President Donald Trump's opioid commission will meet today fewer than two weeks before its deadline to issue a final report with strategies for how to lead the nation out of a public health crisis. Continue reading
Oct 20 Judge won’t throw out ruling explaining Arpaio’s conviction By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press The judge in former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's now-pardoned criminal case has refused the retired lawman's request to throw out all rulings in the case. Continue reading
Oct 20 Trump pledges biggest tax cuts ever as Senate paves way By Andrew Taylor and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press President Donald Trump promised tax cuts Friday "which will be the biggest in the history of our country!" following Senate passage of a $4 trillion budget that lays the groundwork for Republicans' promised tax legislation. Continue reading