Aug 01 Despite Trump’s prods, Senate GOP sees no path on health care By Alan Fram, Associated Press Top Senate Republicans think it's time to leave their derailed drive to scrap the Obama health care law behind them. And they're tired of the White House prodding them to keep voting until they succeed. Continue reading
Aug 01 House conservative calls for Mueller to resign as special counsel By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A conservative House Republican is calling on special counsel Robert Mueller to resign, citing what he says is a conflict of interest because of Mueller's "close friendship" with fired FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 3:37 Putin’s retaliation for sanctions echoes Cold War tit-for-tat By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Russian President Vladimir Putin's demand that the U.S. reduce its staff in Russia by hundreds of personnel is the latest diplomatic flash point in a tense relationship that he and President Trump had sought to improve. Special correspondent Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 2:49 Another top Trump official is gone. Here’s how we got here By PBS News Hour Anthony Scaramucci, the newly installed White House communications director, was removed after 11 days on the job. The move comes as John Kelly began his first day as President Trump's chief of staff. Lisa Desjardins joins William Brangham to discuss… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 4:16 News Wrap: U.S slaps Venezuela’s Maduro with financial sanctions By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrated the election of a new legislative body that would give him sweeping new powers. However, the U.S. slapped Maduro with financial sanctions, with President Trump calling the leader a… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 11:05 North Korea keeps building better missiles. How should the U.S. respond? By PBS News Hour North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday that experts said could strike at least half of the continental U.S. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports on the response by the U.S. and allies and William Brangham examines… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 8:11 Can John Kelly tame the tumult at the White House? By PBS News Hour Can John Kelly bring order to the White House? Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections and Tamara Keith of NPR join William Brangham to discuss the removal of Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director, whether the Republican effort to repeal… Continue watching
Jul 31 Trump was ‘making a joke’ in don’t-be-too-nice police speech, White House says By Associated Press On a visit to Long Island. New York, last week, Trump implored police officers, "Please don't be too nice." He said some officers are too courteous to suspected criminals when arresting them. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump’s tax plan has aggressive deadline, but few details By Josh Boak, Associated Press The White House hopes to have the House pass a tax overhaul in October that the Senate could then approve in November, said Marc Short, the White House director of legislative affairs. Continue reading
Jul 31 Anthony Scaramucci removed as White House communications director By Erica R. Hendry His removal came 11 days after President Donald Trump brought on the wealthy financier to help reshape the White House's image and messaging. Continue reading