Jan 02 Watch 8:35 Trump threatens to intervene in Iran if regime continues to kill protesters By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Janine AlHadidi President Trump threatened to intervene in Iran if the regime kills peaceful protesters, which it has already done. Over the past six days, demonstrations that started in Tehran have spread throughout the country. Amna Nawaz discussed the protests and the… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 6:50 Kennedy Center faces artist cancellations, drop in ticket sales after Trump's name added By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Simon Epstein First, a takeover of leadership, then a renaming. Now, the Trump-Kennedy Center is facing canceled performances and a drop in overall ticket sales. Jeffrey Brown reports on the turmoil at one of the nation’s preeminent arts centers. It's for our… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 11:12 'We cannot have art institutions that lose money': Grenell defends Kennedy Center takeover By Amna Nawaz, Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Simon Epstein The newly-renamed Trump-Kennedy Center is facing canceled performances and plummeting ticket sales. Amna Nawaz discussed the turmoil with Richard Grenell, the man President Trump handpicked to lead the institution. Grenell also served in Trump's first term, including as ambassador to… Continue watching
Jan 02 Maduro says Venezuela is open to U.S. talks on drug trafficking, but keeps mum on CIA strike By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press In a pretaped interview aired Thursday, Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro expressed readiness to discuss serious agreements with the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 02 Trump wants to overhaul the 'president's golf course.' He hasn't played there yet By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump has spent much of his two-week vacation in Florida golfing. But when he gets back to the White House, there's a military golf course that he's eyeing for a major construction project. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 7:26 How the new class of billionaires solidified outsized political influence By Lisa Desjardins, Leila Jackson Many New Year's traditions are meant to bring prosperity in the months ahead, but America's relationship to wealth is complicated. As billionaires' influence has grown, so too has skepticism. In a recent Washington Post/Ipsos poll, 58% of respondents said billionaires'… Continue watching
Jan 01 Trump defends his health and energy while revealing new details on medical screenings he underwent By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the White House delayed… Continue reading
Jan 01 Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year By Associated Press Trump's order signed Wednesday keeps in place a 25% tariff he imposed in September on those goods, but delays for another year a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture and 50% tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities. Continue reading
Jan 01 Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration's ban on gender-affirming care By Associated Press The complaint argues that denying coverage of gender-affirming care is sex-based discrimination and asks the personnel office to rescind the policy. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 9:49 Trump signals Russia blocking path to peace as CIA rejects Putin's drone attack claim By Nick Schifrin, Karina Cuevas, Dan Sagalyn The CIA has assessed that Ukraine was not targeting a residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in a recent drone attack, a claim that Putin told President Trump, and that Trump seemed to accept. Trump now suggests that he agrees… Continue watching