Apr 13 Trump allowing states to block some Planned Parenthood money By Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed legislation that lets states withhold federal family planning funds from Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. Continue reading
Apr 13 Are presidents immune from civil lawsuits in state court over their private conduct? By Michael Rios A legal battle playing out in New York could determine if President Donald Trump — and future presidents — are subject to civil suits in state court over their private conduct. Continue reading
Apr 13 AP fact check: Do Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips cost $3 million? By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press The figure comes from a government report on a trip President Barack Obama made to Palm Beach, Florida, but the report's author tells The Associated Press that it's a mistake to apply those findings to Trump's travel. Continue reading
Apr 13 Trump, Xi converge on currency, Syria as U.S.-China ties warm By Matthew Pennington and Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The United States and China have struck what appears to be an unusual bargain as President Donald Trump says he won't label Beijing a currency manipulator and voices confidence Chinese President Xi Jinping will help him deal with North Korea's… Continue reading
Apr 13 Is Bannon in peril? Trump comments worry his populist base By Julie Bykowicz and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump has declared, "I am my own strategist." That would seem to bode poorly for his actual strategist, Steve Bannon. And Trump now appears to be publicly distancing himself. Continue reading
Apr 13 Trump boasts of hiring only the best, but picks haunt him By Julie Pace, Associated Press One of the people Trump hired for the White House was working as a foreign agent while advising him during the election. His campaign chairman caught the Justice Department's attention for similarly surreptitious work. And a third campaign adviser was… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 4:13 U.S.-Russia relations, trust 'at a low point,' says Tillerson in Moscow By PBS News Hour Discord was on display at Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's Moscow meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The most immediate trigger for tensions was a deadly sarin gas attack in Syria, and the U.S. attack on a Syrian air… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Xi Jinping extends offer to work with Trump on North Korea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, China’s President Xi Jinping told President Trump he’s willing to collaborate in order to peacefully stop North Korea’s nuclear program. Also, The Washington Post reported that a special court on intelligence matters granted the FBI… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 8:11 What do the stars hold for the Trump administration? Here's how NASA's mission could change By PBS News Hour Some big changes could be in store for American space exploration under President Trump and the Republican Congress. Sending more humans to the moon, as well as a mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa seem to be part of a plan… Continue watching
Apr 12 NATO chief welcomes Trump's view that group is not 'obsolete' By Daniel Bush NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that he welcomed President Donald Trump’s view that the organization is not “obsolete,” a criticism Mr. Trump once leveled as a candidate in last year’s presidential election. Continue reading