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
Apr 12 WATCH: Trump says relations between U.S. and Russia at an 'all-time low' By Vivian Salama and Josh Lederman, Associated Press The meeting with Stoltenberg comes just more than a month before a meeting of NATO leaders May 25 in Brussels -- Trump's first foreign trip as president. Continue reading
Apr 12 Republicans' narrow win for Kansas seat embolden Democrats By Associated Press Republicans escaped a special House election in Kansas with a single-digit victory in a district where they have romped in the past, an early warning sign for the GOP at the start of Donald Trump's presidency. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: Putin meets Tillerson as U.S., Russia fiercely feud over Syria By News Desk and Associated Press In the first visit to Russia by a Trump Cabinet official, Tillerson said he was aiming to clear up "sharp differences" with Russia. Continue reading
Apr 12 U.S. show of force to North Korea also could show U.S. weakness By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press But the Vinson’s presence near North Korea points to the larger challenge for the U.S. of deterrence, which has to be backed by the real threat of force. Continue reading
Apr 12 Trump says U.S. not going to get involved in Syria By Vivian Salma, Associated Press President Donald Trump is appearing to rule out deeper American military intervention in Syria beyond the airstrikes he ordered. Continue reading