Dec 22 What should Trump do about Syria? We get 5 takes By Larisa Epatko When President-elect Donald Trump enters office on Jan. 20, the bloody war in Syria against the Assad regime will be nearing its sixth year. We asked several analysts what Trump should do about one of the most intractable problems he… Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump: U.S. must ‘greatly strengthen’ nuclear capability By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace, Associated Press On Twitter, Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly called for the U.S. to "greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability" until the rest of the world "comes to its senses" regarding nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump says Newt Gingrich ‘incorrectly stated’ that he was dropping ‘drain the swamp’ mantra By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press "I'm told he now just disclaims that. He now says it was cute, but he doesn't want to use it anymore," former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told NPR. Continue reading
Dec 22 Obama scraps post-9/11 registry that targeted Muslim immigrant men By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The U.S. hasn’t used the program since 2011, but a top immigration adviser to President-elect Donald Trump has spoken of renewing it. Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump denounces Berlin attack, vows tough immigration plan By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace, Associated Press Donald Trump, when asked if the Berlin attack would cause him to evaluate the proposed ban of Muslims in the U.S., said "You know my plans. All along, I've been proven to be right, 100 percent correct."… Continue reading
Dec 22 Donald Trump’s doctor breaks his silence By Ike Swetlitz, STAT On a frigid December afternoon, Dr. Harold Bornstein was talking about his most famous patient, President-elect Donald Trump. Continue reading
Dec 22 Senate Democrats want more info from Trump’s Cabinet picks By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Top Democrats on Senate committees responsible for vetting President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees said his picks should not advance to a Senate vote without responding to "reasonable requests for additional information."… Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump taps Kellyanne Conway for White House counselor, Sean Spicer for press secretary By Julie Pace, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has named close adviser Kellyanne Conway as his White House counselor, elevating the woman who led his campaign to victory to a senior West Wing position. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 3:44 News Wrap: At Mar-a-Lago, Trump condemns Berlin attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President-elect Trump condemned the truck attack in Berlin. He spoke at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, after meeting with Gen. Michael Flynn, his pick for national security adviser. Also, the death toll from Tuesday’s firework… Continue watching
Dec 21 After violence in Turkey and Germany, Trump meeting with security adviser By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet with his incoming national security adviser in the aftermath of a rattling day of violence around the world. Continue reading