Mar 20 WATCH: ‘I personally have not seen evidence’ of white supremacist groups growing, Carson says By Yamiche Alcindor Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said in an interview with the PBS NewsHour on Tuesday that he has not seen evidence that white supremacists groups reflect a growing threat. Continue reading
Mar 20 Republicans defend the late John McCain against Trump’s attacks By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Senators defied Trump's apparently unprovoked declaration that he's "not a fan" of McCain because he cast the deciding vote against the Republican repeal of national health care. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Trump casts doubt on Mueller report, says it should be released President Donald Trump says it's "ridiculous" that special counsel Robert Mueller is writing a report to summarize his findings — but says he's looking forward to seeing what it says. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Trump touts tank plant revival to Ohio voters, renews McCain attacks President Donald Trump returns to the state Wednesday for his 10th visit since taking office. Watch live in our player. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 4:17 How Trump and Brazil’s Bolsonaro align, both personally and politically At the White House on Tuesday, President Trump welcomed Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, in the latter’s first bilateral foreign visit. The two leaders share many similar views, as they reiterated at a press conference, and Bolsonaro represents Brazil’s first pro-U.S. Continue watching
Mar 19 WATCH: Trump predicts ‘fantastic working relationship’ with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro President Donald Trump praised Brazil's new far-right leader Tuesday as he welcomed him to the White House, saying the man who's been described as the "Trump of the Tropics" has done "a very outstanding job."… Continue reading
Mar 19 Records show FBI was investigating Michael Cohen long before raid By Jim Mustian, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A search warrant released Tuesday shows the federal inquiry into Michael Cohen had been going on since July 2017 — far longer than had previously been known. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 5:20 With ‘angry’ weekend Twitter storm, Trump took on GM, McCain President Trump has long been a prolific Twitter user, but this past weekend, he tweeted with even greater frequency than usual, including more than 30 times on Sunday alone. In his fiery posts, the president attacked the news media, the… Continue watching
Mar 18 Brazil’s far-right president visits CIA on first U.S. trip By Ben Fox, Associated Press Eduardo Bolsonaro described the CIA as "one of the most respected intelligence agencies in the world," in a tweet that was likely to raise eyebrows back home in Brazil, where the U.S. and its spy services have been regarded with… Continue reading
Mar 18 Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law By Associated Press A federal appeals court will hear arguments Monday over the constitutionality of a struck-down Kansas statute that had required people to provide documents proving their U.S. citizenship before they could register to vote. Continue reading