Jun 13 Rosenstein says he’s seen no good cause to fire special counsel Mueller By Eric Tucker and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said he's seen no basis for firing Robert Mueller, the former FBI director he appointed as special counsel to oversee an investigation into potential coordination between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia. Continue reading
Jun 13 WATCH LIVE: Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein testifies in budget hearings By Associated Press Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is on Capitol Hill today at 10 a.m. ET, addressing the budget appropriations committees for both the House and the Senate. Watch his statements here. Continue reading
Jun 13 What’s next in the legal fight over Trump’s travel ban? By Sudhin Thanawala and Gene Joshnson, Associated Press The 9th and 4th Circuits have both refused to reinstate the Trump administration's travel ban, a decision the president has already appealed to the Supreme Court. Here's a look at how the rulings compare and what might come next. Continue reading
Jun 13 Two views of President Trump: near and far By Lisa Desjardins In the past day, NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff interviewed two men with important perspectives on President Donald Trump. And, we noticed, particularly contrasting perspectives. One from across the globe, the other from relatively nearby. Continue reading
Jun 13 Scaling back Bears Ears monument pleases GOP, angers Western tribes By Brady McCombs and Matthew Daly, Associated Press Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he's committed to make sure Native American culture is preserved on the Bears Ears site. But several tribal leaders balked at that characterization, saying they consider the idea to be an attempt to temper their… Continue reading
Jun 13 President Trump’s allies turn on special counsel Mueller By Jill Colvin and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press As special counsel Robert Mueller builds his legal team, the president's allies have begun raising questions about the former FBI director's impartiality, suggesting he cannot be trusted to lead the probe. Continue reading
Jun 13 Rep. Schiff says firing special counsel Mueller would echo Watergate By Associated Press The top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee says Congress would not sit still if President Donald Trump decided to fire the special counsel leading the investigation into Russian investigation. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 6:42 How Trump’s Paris decision drove the top U.S. diplomat in China to quit By PBS News Hour Four days after President Trump announced his intention to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, the top American official in China, David Rank, tendered his resignation, citing the president's decision. Rank, who served 27 years in the foreign service, sits… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 7:58 Why it’s so hard for the White House to change the conversation By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff talks with Tamara Keith of NPR and Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections about an interview with Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy about Robert Mueller, the special counsel appointed to lead the Russia investigation, the struggle for the Trump administration… Continue watching
Jun 12 Trump confidant: ‘I think he’s considering perhaps terminating the special counsel’ By Erica R. Hendry Ruddy said "it’s pretty clear by what one of his lawyers said on television recently" that Trump was considering whether to terminate the special counsel. Continue reading