May 02 Watch 11:26 The ripple effects of what Trump says and tweets By PBS News Hour President Trump has given a flurry of interviews in the past week and made a dizzying amount of news, offering controversial and sometimes contradictory comments on topics ranging from North Korea to the Civil War. Judy Woodruff tries parsing the… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 5:23 News Wrap: Trump and Putin agree to step up Syria diplomacy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 02 AP source: Sally Yates to testify next week to Congress about Michael Flynn By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Yates is expected to recount in detail her Jan. 26 conversation about Michael Flynn and that she saw discrepancies between the administration's public statements on his contacts with ambassador Sergey Kislyak and what really transpired, according to a person familiar… Continue reading
May 02 What we’ve learned about Trump from a week of explosive interviews By Lisa Desjardins In a series of eight sit-down interviews over the last seven days, President Donald Trump launched a buckshot round of headline-making quotes. The interviews were all pegged to the president’s first 100 day. Poring over them now, we noticed some… Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Clinton blames misogyny, FBI, Russia, herself for 2016 election loss By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she's taking responsibility for her 2016 election loss but believes misogyny, Russian interference and questionable decisions by the FBI also influenced the outcome. Continue reading
May 02 Teachers not shying away from divisive political discussion, survey suggests By Madeline Will, Education Week Months after the 2016 presidential election, a majority of educators polled say that national politics have created a sharp divide among students, leaving teachers grappling with how to handle classroom conversations about controversial issues. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Trump says budget deal is ‘clear win for the American people’ By Associated Press Trump will speak in the Rose Garden on Tuesday as he presents the Commander-in-Chief trophy to the U.S. Air Force Academy football team. Continue reading
May 02 Trump says he’ll explore possibility of higher gas tax By Josh Boak, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump suggested an increase could pay for his ambitious infrastructure plan. Continue reading
May 02 Trump: U.S. ‘needs a good shutdown’ in September to fix Senate ‘mess’ By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The president says on Twitter that the country needs to "either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51 (percent)."… Continue reading
May 01 Trump, Putin signal new effort to cooperate on Syria By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled the prospect of increased cooperation in Syria, in what the White House called a "very good" phone discussion that included a focus on setting up safe zones in the war-torn nation. Continue reading