Sep 12 Buttigieg jabs Trump over China trade war: ‘I’d like to see him make a deal’ By Associated Press Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg says President Donald Trump "clearly has no strategy" in his trade war with China. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar also was critical of the president. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Supreme Court allows new asylum policy to take effect In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration began enforcing a new asylum policy after the Supreme Court allowed it to take effect nationwide. The rule requires migrants who pass through a country other than Mexico before reaching the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 2:03 House Judiciary Committee sets out rules for impeachment investigations By Yamiche Alcindor On Capitol Hill, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are emphasizing that impeaching President Trump is still a real possibility. In a party line vote, the committee passed a resolution setting rules for future impeachment investigation hearings, with Chair Jerry… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 8:39 How U.S.-China trade war is pinching profits for Maine’s lobster industry By Paul Solman Trade tensions between the U.S. and China are not expected to ease anytime soon, and in New England, tariffs are clawing away at lobster profits. Lobstering is a $1.5 billion industry that helps keep Maine’s economy afloat. But due to… Continue watching
Sep 12 Ex-FBI official, Andrew McCabe, faces prospect of criminal charges By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of President Donald Trump's wrath, faces the prospect of criminal charges after his lawyers failed to persuade senior Justice Department officials that he didn't intentionally lie to internal investigators. Continue reading
Sep 12 Why the man Trump once called ‘my African American’ is leaving the GOP By Yamiche Alcindor After two years of frustration with the president’s rhetoric on race and the lack of diversity in the administration, Gregory Cheadle told PBS NewsHour he has decided to leave the Republican party and run for a seat in the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 12 WATCH: House committee approves guidelines for impeachment hearings By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler says there's no confusion about what his committee is doing: It's an impeachment investigation, no matter how you want to phrase it. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: Trump says Bolton ‘wasn’t getting along’ with administration officials In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump defended his decision to fire National Security Adviser John Bolton, citing differences over North Korea and Venezuela. Trump also said Bolton “wasn’t getting along” with other administration officials. Meanwhile, a court in Scotland… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 5:54 What the results of N.C. special election say about 2020 The 2018 congressional result in North Carolina’s 9th District was thrown out because of GOP fraud, prompting a special election just held on Tuesday with a narrow victory by Republican Dan Bishop. The campaign was seen by both parties as… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 9:19 Mark Sanford on why he’s fighting to define the Republican Party By Judy Woodruff, Tess Conciatori Mark Sanford, former South Carolina governor and congressman, is breaking with his party to mount a primary challenge to President Trump in 2020. Sanford has long been outspoken about his objection to Trump -- a perspective that saw him defeated… Continue watching