Aug 19 What a Senate panel's inquiry into 2016 uncovered about Trump campaign's Russia links By Geoffrey Lou Guray The final report’s most notable finding singled out Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign chair in 2016, whose contacts with Russian associates, the report said, posed a “grave counterintelligence threat.”… Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH : White House press secretary defends Trump's attack on Goodyear By Associated Press Trump on Wednesday urged people to boycott tires from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., tweeting that the Ohio-based company had “announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS.”… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 7:09 Julian Castro on mobilizing Latino voters to support Biden Julian Castro of Texas was the youngest member of former President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, in which he served as secretary of housing and urban development. Castro also ran for the Democratic presidential nomination earlier this year. He joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 10:14 Al Franken on Trump's pandemic response and why Biden would be better Al Franken was a U.S. senator from Minnesota -- a state that is a flashpoint for the nation’s current movement for racial justice. Franken’s departure from public office also came during a period of major U.S. social change, the MeToo… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 5:04 Mostly bipartisan Senate Intel Committee report on Russia highlights Manafort's role The Senate Intelligence Committee has released the fifth and final report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. It concludes that the 2016 Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia posed a grave national counterintelligence threat but offers no determination on… Continue watching
Aug 18 WATCH: Trump delivers remarks on immigration in Yuma, Arizona By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Trump aimed to highlight his immigration agenda in Yuma, Arizona, and receive an update on construction of his southern border wall, making his second trip to the city in less than a month. Continue reading
Aug 18 WATCH: Trump sits in on disaster briefing for Iowa derecho By David Pitt, Associated Press Trump claimed on his official presidential Twitter account Monday afternoon that he had “Just approved (and fast) the FULL Emergency Declaration for the Great State of Iowa. They got hit hard by record setting winds.”… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 7:10 Buttigieg: Trump 'doesn't care about any of us,' but Biden does As the Democratic National Convention proceeds, the NewsHour will be talking to some prominent members of the party. We start with Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who was competing against former Vice President Joe Biden for the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The U.S. government is imposing another round of restrictions on tech giant Huawei as President Donald Trump renews accusations the Chinese company's telecommunications equipment is used for spying. Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump rule on transgender health blocked a day before it would take effect By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new regulation that would roll back health care protections for transgender people. It would have taken effect Tuesday. Continue reading