Jun 18 Trump tweets his frustration with Russia investigation By Associated Press President Donald Trump is beginning his day with a stream of tweets defending his record and lashing out at the investigation into Russian interference in the election. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 4:15 U.S. sells arms to Qatar, complicating Gulf dispute By PBS News Hour Days after President Donald Trump said that Qatar funds terrorism, his administration signed a $12 billion deal to sell three dozen F-15 fight jets to the small Gulf Coast country. The deal comes after Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other Arab… Continue watching
Jun 17 Republicans divided as Trump reverses some Obama Cuba policy By Richard Lardner, Associated Press While anti-Castro conservatives hailed Trump's partial roll-back of President Barack Obama's detente, a number of other GOP lawmakers, particularly from farm states, criticized the change as misguided and isolationist. Continue reading
Jun 17 Trump’s Washington hotel saw almost $20 million in revenue By Stephen Braun and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s Washington hotel saw almost $20 million in revenue during its first few months of operation — a period that coincided with his election and inauguration as the 45th president. His Mar-a-Lago resort in… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 6:39 Average Cubans likely hurt by Trump’s return to stricter rules By PBS News Hour President Trump announced renewed restrictions on business in and travel to Cuba, partially reversing course on former President Obama’s re-engagement with the island nation. John Yang speaks with Alan Gomez of USA TODAY about what’s at stake for average Cubans… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 6:39 News Wrap: Trump acknowledges obstruction of justice probe in tweet By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Friday, President Trump tweeted about reports that special counsel Robert Mueller has expanded his investigation of Russian meddling in the election. Also, anger over a London apartment tower fire boiled over, as the death toll… Continue watching
Jun 16 Trump discloses financial information detailing trust By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press President Donald Trump is outlining the financial health of the business assets he placed into a trust when he took office. Continue reading
Jun 16 What is collusion, and how do you prove it? By Daniel Bush Unlike obstruction of justice, which is clearly defined under criminal law, there is no specific statute for collusion. Acts of collusion span the legal gamut, and include campaign finance violations, conspiracy, bribery, and fraud. Investigators in the Trump-Russia probe will… Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Trump’s opioid commission launches new look at health crisis By Laura Santhanam https://youtu.be/dzg-WhYGSe4 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he never felt uncomfortable telling people about his mother’s lung cancer after she smoked cigarettes for decades. But he wonders if he would have been as open if she instead consumed heroin instead… Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Trump unveils new Cuba policy By Darlene Superville and Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press MIAMI — President Donald Trump declared Friday he was restoring some travel and economic restrictions on Cuba that were lifted as part of the Obama administration's historic easing. He challenged the communist government of Raul Castro to negotiate a better… Continue reading