Jan 27 Trump suspends refugee program to defend U.S. against ‘terrorists’ By Larisa Epatko Following through on a key campaign promise, Trump signs order to freeze and review refugee process -- and ban the entry of all Syrians indefinitely. Continue reading
Jan 27 Trump says he supports defense secretary’s opposition to torture By Julie Pace, Vivian Salama, Associated Press Donald Trump said James Mattis' opposition to torture would override his own belief that enhanced interrogation "does work."… Continue reading
Jan 27 At GOP retreat, still searching for ‘repeal and replace’ consensus By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Republicans from the House, Senate and White House gathered in Philadelphia this week searching, among other things, for some agreement on how exactly to “repeal and replace” the federal health law. By the end of the second day of the… Continue reading
Jan 27 FACT CHECK: Trump wrong that 2 killed in Chicago during Obama’s farewell speech By Associated Press President Donald Trump incorrectly claimed in a television interview that two people were shot and killed in Chicago during then-President Barack Obama's farewell speech. Continue reading
Jan 27 First days in Trump’s White House described as chaotic By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The confusion began early, when the president left the White House nearly an hour late for his first trip away from Washington, a quick jaunt to Philadelphia to speak to a Republican congressional retreat. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 7:34 What Trump’s wall means for U.S. relations with Mexico By PBS News Hour What do President Trump's latest actions on immigration mean for U.S. relations with Mexico? Former State Department official Roger Noriega and James Carafano from the Heritage Foundation join Antonio Mora to discuss the apparent rift between President Trump and Mexico’s… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 13:44 Kellyanne Conway on Trump’s voter fraud claims, Mexico and the media By PBS News Hour Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the first week of the Trump administration, including moves to build a border wall, a visit canceled by Mexico’s president, a plan to cut “sanctuary city” funding, the president’s… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 5:57 White House floats import tax amid tensions with Mexico By PBS News Hour President Trump's push for a wall on the border has opened a diplomatic rift with Mexico. After Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced he was canceling a visit to Washington, Mr. Trump gave no ground at a GOP retreat in… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch News Wrap: Russia sends Trump a warning on setting up Syrian refugee safe zones By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, a Kremlin spokesman warned that the U.S. should "thoroughly calculate all possible consequences" of setting up refugee safe zones in Syria. That came after President Trump in an interview said he favors the idea. Also,… Continue watching
Jan 26 Updated: White House floats 20 percent tax on Mexican goods to pay for wall By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans to help him enact "great and lasting change" during a party retreat. Later his spokesman said the president will seek a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for a proposed border… Continue reading