Oct 01 Trump in 'quarantine process' after top aide gets COVID-19 By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump's comments came after he confirmed that Hope Hicks, one his closest aides, had tested positive for the virus Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 01 Top Trump aide Hope Hicks tests positive for coronavirus By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Hicks traveled with the president multiple times this week, including on Marine One, the presidential helicopter, for a Minnesota rally Wednesday, and aboard Air Force One to Tuesday night's first presidential debate. Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Trump, Biden appeal to Catholics at virtual charity dinner By Kevin Freking, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Trump and Biden will be the entertainment as the 75th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner goes virtual Thursday because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 4:45 What's involved in a presidential power transition? Despite President Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses the election, he does have a team cooperating on a plan with a team from the Biden campaign. What is involved in the process? The… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 3:26 Release of unverified Russian intelligence sparks questions about politicization By Nick Schifrin Recent developments on national intelligence have exacerbated concerns the Trump administration is co-opting government capabilities for its own gain. In one example, mere hours before the first Trump-Biden debate, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified unverified Russian intelligence suggesting… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 8:34 The risks of politicizing the U.S. intelligence community Is the Trump administration politicizing intelligence and the community that provides it? Johns Hopkins University’s John McLaughlin, who was acting CIA director during the George W. Bush administration, and Larry Diamond, who also served under President George W. Bush and… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 7:52 The first Trump-Biden debate was unruly. Is American civil discourse dead? By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport After Tuesday’s remarkable presidential debate, much attention has been focused on President Trump’s unconventional conduct. But does the lack of substantive debate and civil discourse reflect a broader phenomenon in American society? Two distinguished political scientists, Harvard University’s Danielle Allen… Continue watching
Oct 01 WATCH: Pelosi says president should not sow 'chaos' ahead of election By Associated Press Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that President Donald Trump's "authenticity" during the first Presidential debate with Democrat Joe Biden showed the rest of the world what keeps her up at night. Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany defends Trump's stance on white supremacy By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany will hold a news briefing Oct. 1. Continue reading
Oct 01 Trump administration plans to slash refugee admissions to U.S. to record low By Julie Watson, Matthew Lee, Associated Press In a notice sent to Congress late Wednesday, the Trump administration said it intended to admit a maximum of 15,000 refugees in fiscal year 2021. Continue reading