Mar 03 AP fact check: Trump twists Cohen’s words on collusion By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Assailed by his ex-lawyer at every turn, President Donald Trump nevertheless claimed a measure of vindication from Michael Cohen’s statement that he possessed no direct evidence of collusion with Russia from his time serving the boss. But contrary… Continue reading
Mar 03 Senate may reject Trump’s national emergency declaration to build border wall, force veto By Associated Press Opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border appear to have enough Senate votes to reject his move, now that Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can’t go along with the White… Continue reading
Mar 03 House to query 60 Trump officials in obstruction probe By Hope Yen, Associated Press Declaring it’s “very clear” President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House committee in charge of impeachment says the panel is requesting documents Monday from more than 60 people from Trump’s administration, family and business as part of… Continue reading
Mar 03 U.S., South Korea end spring military drills to back diplomacy By Hyung-Jin Kim, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press South Korea and the U.S. are eliminating their massive springtime military drills and replacing them with smaller exercises in what they call an effort to support diplomacy aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 22:26 March 2, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, March 2, President Trump delivers his longest speech ever at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule ushers a new era in American space flight, and political instability in Libya becomes… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 4:04 Trump invokes ‘socialist nightmare’ ahead of 2020 By PBS NewsHour President Trump gave his longest speech ever on Saturday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, held in Maryland. Touting his 2016 victory, he said he will win 2020 presidential bid by an even a wider margin. He… Continue watching
Mar 02 Analysis: GOP senators struggle to escape no-win border vote By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press It’s increasingly clear that Republican senators are deeply uncomfortable with President Trump’s use of executive power to build a border wall and desperate to devise a way around a looming vote that could terminate it. Continue reading
Mar 02 Trump rouses right with prediction of a big 2020 win at Conservative Political Action Conference By Kevin Freking, Associated Press When President Trump made his prediction of a second term, the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference responded with chants of “USA, USA, USA.”… Continue reading
Mar 02 North Korea’s Kim Jong Un leaves Vietnam after summit breakdown By Foster Klug, Emily Wang, Associated Press Smiling and holding up his clasped hands in a victorious pose, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday boarded his private train at the Vietnam-China border for a 60-plus-hour ride home, ending a trip to Vietnam that saw a… Continue reading
Feb 28 4 senators push resolution to halt Trump’s border emergency By Alan Fram, David Sharp, Associated Press A small bipartisan group of senators planned to introduce a resolution Thursday aimed at blocking President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to finance additional miles of barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading