Jul 28 President Trump names John Kelly as chief of staff, replacing Priebus By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump tweets he is naming Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as chief of staff, ousting Reince Priebus. Continue reading
Jul 28 WATCH: Trump to police: Don't worry about people in custody hitting their heads on squad cars By Associated Press President Donald Trump appeared to advocate rougher treatment of people in police custody during a speech in New York. Continue reading
Jul 28 WATCH: Trump trumpets MS-13 crackdown in Long Island speech By Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Trumpeting his administration's crackdown on illegal immigration and violent crime, President Donald Trump is traveling to Long Island to urge Congress to dedicate more funding to the fight. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 10:20 Why are leaks and infighting plaguing Trump's presidency? By PBS News Hour Why are there so many leaks coming out of the White House? Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union and Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveO.org join Judy Woodruff to discuss various tensions bubbling on Capitol Hill, from President Trump’s public criticism… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: No changes to transgender policy for now, says military commander By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. military’s top commander said there won’t be any changes for transgender troops for now. That came a day after President Trump tweeted he’s reinstating the ban on transgender service members. Also, Republican… Continue watching
Jul 27 Sessions to AP: I'm not stepping down unless asked By Sadie Gurman, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Sessions told The Associated Press he and Trump have a "harmony of values and beliefs" and he intends to stay and fight for the president's agenda "as long as he sees that as appropriate."… Continue reading
Jul 27 Scaramucci, with vulgar language, signals internal White House fight By Julie Bykowicz, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump's new communications director exploded the smoldering tensions at the White House into a full-fledged conflagration Thursday, angrily daring Trump's chief of staff to deny he's a "leaker" and exposing West Wing backstabbing in language more suitable to… Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Senate debates 'skinny repeal' of Affordable Care Act By Erica Werner, News Desk 1:59 a.m. : As news of the GOP "no" votes made their way outside the Capitol, protesters cheered. "They closed the vote!" pic.twitter.com/WQlAGjTdEu — Joshua Barajas (@Josh_Barrage) July 28, 2017… Continue reading
Jul 27 Hillary Clinton lets her 'guard down' in her new book 'What Happened' By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Simon & Schuster told The Associated Press on Thursday that Clinton's book will be a highly personal work that also is a "cautionary tale" about Russian interference in last year's election and its threat to democracy. Continue reading
Jul 27 Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski rebuffs President Trump's tweeted pressure on health care reform By Associated Press The Alaska lawmaker and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only two Republicans who on Tuesday opposed moving forward with allowing debate on GOP legislation to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law passed… Continue reading