Nov 28 Watch 10:33 Capehart and Wehner on Trump's reaction to the National Guard shooting By John Yang, Ali Schmitz Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Peter Wehner, a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum, join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's push for an even tougher crackdown… Continue watching
Nov 28 Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran president serving drug trafficking sentence By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison. Continue reading
Nov 28 Refugee groups worry about backlash after National Guard shooting By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press People who work with refugees are worried that those who fled dangerous situations to start again in America will face backlash after authorities say an Afghan national shot two National Guard soldiers this week, killing one of them. Continue reading
Nov 28 WATCH: 'Are you stupid?' Trump rebuffs reporter's question on Afghan resettlement vetting By Steff Staples President Donald Trump called a journalist "stupid" for attempting to fact-check his claim that the Biden administration didn’t vet Afghan nationals who came to the United States, related to the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington. Continue reading
Nov 28 National Guard shooting suspect faces upgraded first-degree murder charge By Collin Binkley, Ben Finley, Associated Press Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24 were hospitalized in critical condition after the Wednesday afternoon shooting near the White House. Trump announced Thursday evening that Beckstrom had died. Continue reading
Nov 28 Trump says he wants to 'permanently pause' migration to the U.S. from poorer countries By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s threat to stop immigration would be a serious blow to a nation that has long defined itself as welcoming immigrants. Continue reading
Nov 27 WATCH: Trump says National Guard soldier has died after shooting, blames Biden administration By Josh Boak, Ben Finley, Associated Press Trump used the announcement to say the shooting was a “terrorist attack” as he criticized the Biden administration. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 7:31 Trump's deployment of National Guard in U.S. cities gets renewed scrutiny By John Yang, Karina Cuevas The shooting of two National Guard troops near the White House has intensified focus on the Trump administration’s use of military force to crack down on crime in cities led by Democrats. Juliette Kayyem, faculty director of the Harvard Kennedy… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 7:20 Trump tries to put his stamp on the NFL, but gets pushback from some fans By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Chances are that at some point in the next few days, a couch in your house will be occupied by someone watching football. It's America’s most popular sport and the National Football League unites much of the country in a… Continue watching
Nov 27 Trump criticizes the program that brought Afghan refugees to the U.S. who fought the Taliban By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Then-President Joe Biden said the U.S. owed it to those who opposed the Taliban to provide a safe haven. Continue reading