Dec 10 U.S. wants world to isolate North Korea, so what's that mean? By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Like international economic penalties, the Trump administration believes diplomatic isolation serves two purposes. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 24:55 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 9, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 9, officials confirm the first death related to wildfires that continue to ravage Southern California. And two Palestinians were killed by an Israeli airstrike after President Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Also,… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 3:58 Israeli airstrikes kill two amid unrest over Jerusalem By PBS News Hour Israeli security forces launched airstrikes in the Gaza strip on Saturday, killing two Palestinian gunmen and bringing the death toll to four in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s decision this week to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. NewsHour Weekend… Continue watching
Dec 09 National monument eyed in Montana as others reduced by Trump By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Even as it clashes with American Indians over reductions to national monuments in the Southwest, the Trump administration is engaging with a Montana tribe over the creation of a new monument on the border of its reservation. Continue reading
Dec 09 2 questions loom over House-Senate talks on GOP tax bill By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Two looming questions threaten to snag the seemingly smooth trajectory of the Republicans’ massive tax legislation now in its final leg in Congress. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 5:58 In Jerusalem, Palestinian perception that Trump favors Israel boils over into protest clashes By PBS News Hour The anger on the streets of Jerusalem was clear on Friday as Palestinians confronted Israeli security forces. Already frustrated by decades of struggle for a country of their own, protesters’ anger boiled over against President Trump's recognition of the city… Continue watching
Dec 08 WATCH: Trump says 'America is being respected again' by defeating ISIS, street gangs at home and abroad By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The president appeared buoyed as he headlined his first campaign rally in more than two months. Continue reading
Dec 08 Deputy national security adviser Dina Powell to leave White House By Associated Press It's the first of what is expected to be a round of departures in the new year. Continue reading
Dec 08 House Democrats want Trump financial records for Russia probe By Stephen Braun, Associated Press The push for documents renews an earlier attempt from May that produced no records. Continue reading
Dec 08 Trump signs 2-week spending bill to avoid government shutdown By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The president signed the two-week spending measure in private at the White House after the House and Senate acted to prevent a government shutdown this weekend. Continue reading