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
Jul 27 Trump's ban on transgender military members divides veterans in Congress By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's decision to ban transgender service in the armed forces drove a wedge through military veterans in Congress, with one camp standing squarely behind the commander in chief and the other decrying his order as an… Continue reading
Jul 27 Jeff Sessions goes to El Salvador to learn how to eradicate the MS-13 gang By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press Trump praised Sessions when he announced his mission to eradicate the gang in April. But the attorney general has since fallen out of favor with his onetime political ally. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 'There's a cloud over all government decision-making' under Trump, says former ethics chief By PBS News Hour As director of the Office of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub clashed with the Trump administration on a number of issues before resigning in July. Shaub joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the ways in which the current White House has departed… Continue watching
Jul 26 Report: Student loan forgiveness program has halted under Trump By Colin Brinkley, Associated press The U.S. Education Department has not approved any applications for student-loan forgiveness in cases of possible fraud since President Donald Trump took office, according to records sent to an Illinois senator. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch What does Trump's transgender ban mean for active-duty military members? By PBS News Hour Word of a significant policy reversal came not from the Pentagon, but from President Trump's Twitter feed, where he announced that transgender people would be banned from the U.S. military. Socially conservative groups welcomed the decision, but it drew quick… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Trump signals he might pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. What's at stake? By PBS News Hour Two years since the Iran nuclear agreement was signed, President Trump may be on the way to pulling the U.S. out of the deal. The president indicated in an interview he's willing to overrule the State Department and not certify… Continue watching
Jul 26 Tillerson shoots down resignation rumors, saying 'I'm not going anywhere' By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Tillerson said he would remain as the nation's top diplomat "as long as the president lets me."… Continue reading
Jul 26 All of the Russia investigations, explained By Geoffrey Lou Guray There are four major investigations into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. Here's a guide to all of them. Continue reading
Jul 26 WATCH: President Trump speaks at American Legion meeting By Joshua Barajas President Donald Trump will address the American Legion Boys Nation and the American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Watch the president's remarks here. Continue reading