May 12 EPA clears way for massive mine near pristine Alaskan bay By Becky Bohrer, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press The Trump administration settled a lawsuit Friday over the proposed development of a massive gold and copper mine at the headwaters of one of Alaska's premier salmon fisheries. Continue reading
May 12 Most Americans unfamiliar with school choice, poll finds By Maria Danilova and Emily Swanson, Associated Press Even as fierce political battles rage in Washington over school choice, most Americans know little about charter schools or private school voucher programs. Still, more Americans feel positively than negatively about expanding those programs, a new poll finds. Continue reading
May 12 Trump to Comey: Better hope there are no ‘tapes’ of their talks By Julie Pace, Eileen Sullivan and Jake Pearson, Associated Press President Donald Trump, in an apparent warning to his fired FBI director, said that James Comey had better hope there are no "tapes" of their conversations. Continue reading
May 12 President Trump says ‘perfect accuracy’ not possible By Associated Press Trump on Friday defended the struggle by his administration to come up with a consistent timeline and rationale for the abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey this week. Continue reading
May 12 Explaining Comey’s firing challenges White House advisers By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The White House's explanation of President Donald Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey has been a moving target. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 9:06 How the White House’s explanation of Comey firing has changed By PBS News Hour As President Trump lambasted in an interview the man he had fired two days ago, the acting FBI director at a Senate hearing painted a very different picture of James Comey. Meanwhile, the president's explanation seemed to contradict what White… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 6:21 Panetta: Comey firing undermines investigation credibility By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 11 Watch 5:46 TIME magazine offers portrait of Trump facing realities of the White House By PBS News Hour As questions swirl around President Trump’s decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey, earlier this week TIME magazine was given unusual access behind the scenes at the White House. Judy Woodruff talks to Michael Scherer of TIME magazine about… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 9:39 Under Rod Rosenstein, what’s in store for Russia probe? By PBS News Hour The firing of FBI Director James Comey has sparked accusations that President Trump is trying to derail the Russia investigation. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner offers background on the man leading the probe, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: Trump signs executive orders on cybersecurity, voter fraud By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump signed two executive orders. One aims to strengthen the government’s cybersecurity, while another establishes a bipartisan commission to review claims of voter fraud. Also, the city of New Orleans removed a statue of… Continue watching