Mar 19 WATCH: Trump says U.S. 'must get tough' with drug dealers in opioid crisis By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump unveiled his plan to combat the nation's deadly opioid addiction in a speech Monday in Manchester, New Hampshire, a state ravaged by the drug. Continue reading
Mar 19 White House says Trump isn't considering firing Mueller amid Russia probe By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump is not considering firing the special counsel investigating Russian election interference, a top White House lawyer said, after a cascade of Trump tweets revived chatter that the deeply frustrated president may be preparing to get rid of… Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 22:22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 18, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, March 18, Vladimir Putin is declared the winner of Russia’s presidential elections, and how a fellowship program helps former incarcerated artists push for criminal justice reform. Also, Facebook suspends firm for allegedly manipulating user data… Continue watching
Mar 18 A frustrated Trump lashes out at special counsel Mueller By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday took out his frustrations over the intensifying Russia investigation by lashing out at special counsel Robert Mueller, signaling a possible shift away from a strategy of cooperating with a probe he believes is biased against… Continue reading
Mar 18 North Korean diplomat heads to Finland for talks with U.S., South Korea By Associated Press Choe Kang Il's trip comes ahead of a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Continue reading
Mar 18 AP report: Mueller now has memos McCabe kept on Trump dealings By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Andrew McCabe, the onetime FBI deputy director long scorned by President Donald Trump and just fired by the attorney general, kept personal memos detailing interactions with the president that have been provided to the special counsel's office and… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 17, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, March 17, officials continue the search for victims in the Miami bridge collapse, and what the firing of FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe means for the Russia investigation. Also, how displaced Puerto Rican students are… Continue watching
Mar 17 Trump's possible China tariffs send opponents scrambling By Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak , Associated Press President Donald Trump is considering broad tariffs on imports from China and an announcement could come as soon as next week. Industry groups and some lawmakers are scrambling to prevent a new front in a potential trade war that could… Continue reading
Mar 16 Jeff Flake says Republican Party 'might not deserve to lead' By Steve Peoples, Associated Press In a Thursday speech to the National Press Club, Republican Jeff Flake said that his party "might not deserve to lead" because of its blind loyalty to Donald Trump. By visiting New Hampshire, Flake is now declaring the possibility of… Continue reading
Mar 16 Trump wildlife protection board has many trophy hunters By Michael Biesecker, Jake Pearson and Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press A new U.S. advisory board created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to President Donald Trump and his… Continue reading