Jan 06 Watch 24:27 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode January 6, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 6, President Donald Trump fires back in response to a revealing book about his presidency and the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity is disbanded, but is the controversy over? Later, women and their… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 3:28 As Trump defends his fitness for office, GOP shifts focus By PBS News Hour The new year is just days old, but already a controversial new book is making waves for suggesting some of President Trump's aides consider him unfit for the job. This comes as federal investigators look into the Clinton Foundation and… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 3:32 Trump's short-lived voting fraud commission had no impact on election laws By PBS News Hour President Trump this week dissolved the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, a body that was supposed to root out and prevent suspected voter fraud after Trump’s unverified claim that “millions of people who voted illegally” cost him the popular… Continue watching
Jan 06 WATCH: Trump says he'd be open to talking with North Korean leader By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump, shelving comparisons about the size of a "nuclear button," said Saturday he is open to talking with the North Korean leader. Continue reading
Jan 06 Trump says he's 'well prepared' for 2018 agenda By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he's had some "incredible meetings" with Republican congressional leaders and Cabinet members at Camp David as they ready their 2018 legislative agenda. Continue reading
Jan 06 Trump says he's 'like, really smart,' 'a very stable genius' By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump, portrayed in a new book as a leader who doesn't understand the weight of his office, took to Twitter on Saturday to defend his mental fitness and boast about his intelligence. Continue reading
Jan 06 AP report: Trump seeks $18 billion to extend border wall over 10 years By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 9:08 Did Trump obstruct justice? New Russia investigation details raise more questions By PBS News Hour The New York Times reported Thursday that President Donald Trump had his White House counsel try to convince Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. Julie Hirschfeld Davis of the Times and Jack Goldsmith, a… Continue watching
Jan 05 Senators refer Christopher Steele, Trump dossier author, for possible criminal charges By Mary Clare Jalonick and Chad Day, Associated Press Two Republican senators have made the first known criminal referral in congressional investigations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 05 AP source: Trump had lawyer urge Sessions not to recuse self By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The president directed his White House counsel to tell Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to recuse himself from the Justice Department's investigation into potential ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, sources told Associated Press. Continue reading