Jan 12 WATCH: President Trump signs a proclamation honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day By Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the White House. Watch it here. Continue reading
Jan 12 Haiti 'deeply shocked and outraged' by Trump's vulgar remark By Associated Press The Haitian government says in a statement that "these insulting and reprehensible statements in no way reflect the virtues of wisdom, restraint and discernment that must be cultivated by any high political authority."… Continue reading
Jan 12 How African countries are reacting to Trump's vulgar comments By Cara Anna, Associated Press Africans were shocked on Friday to find President Donald Trump had finally taken an interest in their continent. But it wasn't what people had hoped for. Continue reading
Jan 12 Trump denies he used profane language to describe Haiti, African countries By Alan Fram and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The president's contemptuous description of an entire continent startled lawmakers in the meeting and immediately revived charges that the president is racist. Continue reading
Jan 12 Poll: Most Americans don't want Oprah to run for president By Laura Santhanam But if Winfrey were to run against President Donald Trump, half of registered voters would support her, the new PBS NewsHour-NPR-Marist poll shows. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 4:59 Senators have agreed on a bipartisan immigration deal. Here's what's in it, and why the White House rejects it By PBS News Hour A bipartisan group of senators announced on Thursday they have agreed on an immigration deal that would protect so-called “dreamers” and beef up border security. But President Trump is not yet on board, according to spokesmen who say the proposal… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 7:49 The privacy concerns at the heart of the FISA renewal debate By PBS News Hour The House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which U.S. intelligence agencies say is critical to collecting communications from overseas. But the complex issue has sparked some heated debate and seemingly contradictory… Continue watching
Jan 11 Trump asks why U.S. would want to admit more immigrants from 's***hole countries' By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Spokesman Raj Shah says in a statement that while "Certain Washington politicians choose to fight for foreign countries," Trump "will always fight for the American people."… Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump roundtable looks at how to help inmates transition out of prison system By Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump has promoted a tough-on-crime agenda at the White House. But he says the nation needs to find ways to help inmates eventually re-enter society. Continue reading
Jan 11 Democratic lawmakers want to subpoena the Trump Organization By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press Democrats on the House oversight committee asked the Republican chairman to begin a serious investigation into President Donald Trump's conflicts of interests. Continue reading