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
Aug 17 Watch 7:30 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden's DNC, Trump vs. USPS NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, President Trump’s counter-programming during a big week for former Vice President… Continue watching
Aug 17 Trump retweets purported audio of Biden call with Ukraine By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The conversation is one of multiple recordings that were leaked as part of what U.S. intelligence officials describe as a Russian effort to denigrate the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee ahead of November's election. Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump motivates Democrats to rally behind Biden, Harris By Bill Barrow, Associated Press As Democrats gather virtually this week to nominate Joe Biden for the presidency, party leaders and activists across the political spectrum agree on one unifying force: their desire to defeat President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 17 Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House By Matthew Daly, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Postal Service said it has stopped removing mailboxes and mail-sorting machines amid an outcry from lawmakers, and President Donald Trump denied he was slowing service. Continue reading