Mar 17 White House promises not to repeat claim that UK spied on Trump By Jill Lawless and Vivian Salma, Associated Press The White House has promised that it won't repeat its claim that U.K. spies snooped on President Donald Trump, the British government said Friday. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Trump and Merkel hold joint news conference By Ken Thomas and Jill Colvin, Associated Press German Chancellor Angela Merkel's first major encounter with Trump comes as she seeks a fourth term as chancellor in elections later this year. Continue reading
Mar 17 Trump's defense budget boost raises questions on strategy By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Trump's proposed defense budget of $639 billion, which includes $65 billion for ongoing emergency war-fighting, totals more than the next seven countries combined. Continue reading
Mar 17 Wheels spinning as GOP looks for traction on health bill By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Republicans are striving to get traction for a health care overhaul in danger of being dragged down by intra-party differences. Continue reading
Mar 17 Tillerson: Use of pre-emptive force an option with North Korea By Matthew Pennington and Lee Jin-man, Associated Press Rex Tillerson outlined a tougher strategy to confront North Korea's nuclear threat after visiting the world's most heavily armed border between rivals North and South Korea. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 3:34 Revised travel ban fight hinges on 'Muslim ban' question By PBS News Hour A federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday blocked parts of President Trump's revised executive order that would have barred refugees as well as nationals from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. Hours later, a federal judge in Maryland issued… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 3:38 Trump budget prizes military buildup and sweeping cuts By PBS News Hour Unveiled today, President Trump's first federal budget embodies stark changes in federal spending priorities. The more-than $1.1 trillion proposal would cut funding to the EPA and the State Department by almost a third, while boosting spending for the Pentagon, Department… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Senate Intelligence leaders dismiss claim of Trump wiretap By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee said they've seen no indications to prove President Trump's claim that he was wiretapped by former President Obama. Also, the House Budget Committee narrowly approved the Republicans’ replacement bill… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 6:47 What to expect from Trump-Merkel meeting on Russia, NATO By PBS News Hour German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet President Trump for the first at the White House on Friday. What’s at the top of the agenda? NATO’s response to a resurgent Russia and the stability of the European Union after Brexit. Judy… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 10:23 Does Trump's budget defend America or erode American power? Lawmakers weigh in By PBS News Hour From strong support to condemnation, President Trump’s new budget proposal has garnered an array of reactions on Capitol Hill. Judy Woodruff gets two views from Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind., who both sit on congressional… Continue watching