Dec 16 Watch The rise of the Five Star Movement, Italy's 'rejectionist' party By PBS News Hour The Five Star Movement, Italy’s fastest growing political party, is fully anti-establishment. Started by a foul-mouthed comedian named Beppe Grillo, the group believes the government has been overtaken by corruption and that immigration is to blame for the fact that… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 12:12 Shields and Ponnuru on the 'dark cloud' of Russian cyberattacks By PBS News Hour Reports emerged this week that the CIA is confident Russia attempted to sway election results through cyberattacks. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review join Judy Woodruff to discuss what Russia’s interference suggests about the future… Continue watching
Dec 16 Seeing chance to discredit Trump's populist appeal, Democrats eye confirmation fight over Treasury pick By Julie Bykowicz and Julie Pace, Associated Press Given the narrow GOP majority in the Senate, Steven Mnuchin is likely to be confirmed. But Democrats plan to rough him up along the way, grilling the former Goldman Sachs executive over his Wall Street ties and his stake in… Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump moves to cancel business deals in Azerbaijan, Georgia By Associated Press The Trump Organization has canceled a licensing deal for a hotel in Azerbaijan and is taking steps to do the same for a project in neighboring Georgia, part of a string of recent efforts by the president-elect to extricate his… Continue reading
Dec 16 The Electoral College votes Monday. Here's why Trump will likely remain the winner By Rachel Wellford Three days before electors gather in state capitals to elect the next president, President-elect Donald Trump is poised to receive 306 electoral votes to Secretary Clinton’s 232. Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump's cabinet is mostly white and male. What will that mean for policy? By Gretchen Frazee, Kenya Downs President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet is almost entirely white and male. The lack of diversity could have an impact on policy making, according to advocates and experts who study diversity. Continue reading
Dec 16 6 books that got a Trump bump this year By Hillel Italie, Associated Press NEW YORK — Books by such familiar names as J.K. Rowling, Jeff Kinney and Bill O'Reilly were among the top sellers of 2016. But the most unexpected presidential election in memory also led to some unexpected successes. Donald Trump's rise… Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump taps Israel envoy, vows moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem By Julie Pace, Associated Press Donald Trump has announced that he will nominate attorney David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel, who supports Israeli settlements and other changes to U.S. policies in the region. Continue reading
Dec 16 WATCH: In year-end news conference, Obama addresses Russian hacking, Aleppo By Julie Pace and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama on Friday warned against turning Russian hacking in the United States into a "political football" and said he hoped his successor, Republican Donald Trump, will take foreign influence in American elections seriously once he takes office. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke chosen for Interior Department By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump picked Rep. Ryan Zinke to lead the Interior Department. A first-term congressman, Zinke has pushed for energy independence and voted to expand oil and gas drilling. Also, white supremacist Dylann Roof was… Continue watching