Jul 18 Can Trump improve his record-low approval rating? By Daniel Bush President Donald Trump will reach the six-month mark of his presidency Thursday with a record low approval rating. But his approval rating could recover in time for the 2018 midterm elections. Continue reading
Jul 18 Manafort cleared to testify in Russia probe By Associated Press California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Tuesday that special counsel Bob Muller approved testimony of Manafort and Donald Trump Jr. Continue reading
Jul 18 Russian developer’s staffer also at Trump Tower meeting, lawyer says By Associated Press A representative of the Russian developer who once partnered with President Trump was the eighth person at a Trump Tower meeting arranged by Donald Trump Jr. Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: Trump says ‘let Obamacare fail,’ he won’t ‘own it’ By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he is deeply "disappointed" by the collapse of the GOP effort to rewrite former President Barack Obama's health care law. Continue reading
Jul 18 House GOP budget plan calls for major cuts to benefits, paving way for tax overhaul bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a 10-year budget blueprint that would dramatically increase military spending while putting the GOP on record favoring Medicare cuts opposed by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 18 U.S. says Iran complying with nuclear deal, but defying its ‘spirit’ By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Trump administration told Congress for a second time Monday that Iran is complying with the nuclear deal and can keep enjoying sanctions relief, even as it insisted Tehran would face consequences for breaching "the spirit" of the deal. Continue reading
Jul 18 President Trump blasts Democrats, ‘a few Republicans’ over health bill By Associated Press "We will return," the president declared in an early morning tweet. Continue reading
Jul 18 McConnell says he’ll push for a clean repeal bill By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying a new health care strategy after the "repeal and replace" measure failed. McConnell says he will push the Senate to pass a clean repeal bill. Continue reading
Jul 18 The health care bill collapses, leaving a divided GOP at crossroads By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press With the implosion of the GOP health care bill, a wounded President Donald Trump and congressional leaders face dicey decisions about addressing their perhaps unattainable years-old promise of repealing President Barack Obama's law. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 7:51 Trump’s historically low approval ratings could spell trouble for Republicans By PBS News Hour A round of new polls show historically low support for President Trump has slipped further since the spring. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss the president’s numbers, and how… Continue watching