Dec 23 Watch 12:18 Shields and Brooks on Trump's unprecedented transition By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump made headlines this week for his reference to a possible arms race and his involvement in U.S. foreign policy prior to taking office. Judy Woodruff speaks with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David… Continue watching
Dec 23 Rockettes owner says inauguration attendance is a choice, contrary to union's message By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The Radio City Rockettes will be dancing at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next month but not everyone is kicking up their heels at the booking. Continue reading
Dec 23 Trump releases 'very nice letter' he says came from Putin By Associated Press The exchange comes on the heels of comments by both Trump and Putin about the need to strengthen their countries' nuclear arsenals. Continue reading
Dec 23 Official: Israel turned to Trump to head off UN resolution By Josef Federman, Associated Press Under heavy Israeli pressure, Egypt called off a planned vote in the Security Council hours before it was to take place. In the diplomatic activity ahead of the postponement, both Netanyahu and Trump issued nearly identical statements urging the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 23 Trump complains in tweet about conflict of interest pressure against son's fundraising By Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is complaining about the pressure that led his son to stop directly raising money for a foundation. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 10:42 Will the Trump administration keep its promises to the press? By PBS News Hour During the campaign and after, President-elect Donald Trump voiced his distrust of the media and held the press at arms-length. On Thursday, he announced his communications team, including RNC strategist Sean Spicer as press secretary. Brian Stelter of CNN and… Continue watching
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