May 03 Watch 7:14 By murder, prison and rhetoric, here's how the global free press is being suppressed By PBS News Hour Journalists around the world sometimes risk death or imprisonment to inform the public. In Mexico, dozens have been killed by drug cartels, the Turkish government has been cracking down by closing newspapers and locking up reporters, and U.S. reporters are… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 9:18 News Wrap: Comey defends his impartiality on Clinton, Trump probes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey spent hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee, rejecting criticism that he's mishandled investigations of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Also, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a compromise bill to fund… Continue watching
May 03 House passes $1.1 trillion spending bill that funds government through September By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The House easily passed a $1.1 trillion governmentwide spending bill, awarding wins to both Democrats and Republicans while putting off until later this year a fight over President Donald Trump's promised border wall with Mexico. Continue reading
May 03 GOP scrambles for more support on its health bill as the window for action closes By Erica Werner and Alan Fram, Associated Press Their health care bill teetering on the brink, House Republican leaders and President Donald Trump intensified their already-fierce lobbying Wednesday to save the long-promised legislation. Continue reading
May 03 Trump asks Congress to extend school choice nationwide By Maria Danilova, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Congress to work with him on extending school choice programs nationwide to benefit millions of students, including low-income African-American and Hispanic children. Continue reading
May 03 Trump's remarks often set off White House 'scramble drill' By Nancy Benac, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Washington policymakers have a time-tested method for rolling out new ideas: float a trial balloon. Spread rumors of a policy change or selectively leak it to the press, then see how it plays and proceed only if it… Continue reading
May 03 WATCH: Trump speaks at briefing with Palestinian leader Abbas By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will press Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday to end payments to families of Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails, according to U.S. officials, one of several actions Washington believes could lead to resumed peace talks with… Continue reading
May 02 Watch 11:26 The ripple effects of what Trump says and tweets By PBS News Hour President Trump has given a flurry of interviews in the past week and made a dizzying amount of news, offering controversial and sometimes contradictory comments on topics ranging from North Korea to the Civil War. Judy Woodruff tries parsing the… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 5:23 News Wrap: Trump and Putin agree to step up Syria diplomacy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 02 AP source: Sally Yates to testify next week to Congress about Michael Flynn By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Yates is expected to recount in detail her Jan. 26 conversation about Michael Flynn and that she saw discrepancies between the administration's public statements on his contacts with ambassador Sergey Kislyak and what really transpired, according to a person familiar… Continue reading