Dec 02 McConnell turns to antagonist to help pass tax package By Stephen Ohlemacher and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Dealt a setback on taxes, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was forced to turn to one of his harshest Republican antagonists to pass the most sweeping tax package in more than three decades. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 3:07 News Wrap: Trump reportedly urged GOP senators to end Russia probe By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, The New York Times reports that President Trump spoke to several Republican senators over the past summer to urge them to end an investigation of Russia's meddling in last year's election. Sen. Richard Burr confirmed… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 4:14 Murder case invoked by Trump on the campaign trail ends in acquittal for undocumented immigrant By PBS News Hour Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, an undocumented Mexican immigrant, was found not guilty by a jury on Thursday for murdering San Francisco resident Kate Steinle, a case that was repeatedly invoked by President Trump to rally support for an immigration crackdown. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 14:02 Shields and Gerson on Michael Flynn's Russia probe cooperation, GOP's tax bill calculation By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Michael Flynn’s guilty plea in connection with the Russia probe, the Senate GOP’s push for its tax reform bill and what’s… Continue watching
Dec 01 Trump says reports of Tillerson ouster are 'fake news' By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Donald Trump says media speculation that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will leave his job soon is “fake news.”… Continue reading
Dec 01 Michael Flynn's rise was rapid, his fall even faster By Chad Day, Eric Tucker and Stephen Braun, Associated Press Flynn was fired by Trump after just a month in the White House and left to contend with a mounting criminal probe. Continue reading
Dec 01 Flynn says Trump transition team directed him to contact Russia By Associated Press former national security adviser Michael Flynn has admitted that a senior member of the Trump transition team directed him to make contact with Russian officials. Continue reading
Nov 30 Trump's anti-Muslim retweets make Americans less safe, analysts say. Here's how By Erica R. Hendry We asked political leaders, analysts and civil rights advocates what Trump’s retweets mean for Muslims in the U.S., and for America’s relationship with the world. Continue reading
Nov 30 Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem is what 'we as Israelis want to see,' former prime minister says By Larisa Epatko Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak told PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff on Thursday that moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv is the “proper” thing to do. Continue reading
Nov 30 White House discussing plans to replace Tillerson with Pompeo as State Dept. head By Jill Colvin and Josh Lederman, Associated Press U.S. officials and individuals familiar with White House plans have spoken about the possibility of a broad shakeup in President Donald Trump's national security team. But the timing of such a change is unclear. Continue reading