Oct 25 Watch 14:08 Shields and Brooks on Trump's judicial picks, Bill Taylor's testimony Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including trends around the federal judges President Trump is appointing, the Department of Justice’s criminal probe of the Russia investigation,… Continue watching
Oct 25 Why the U.S. decision in Syria has left some allies anxious By Layla Quran, Bryan Wood “I have senior officials behind closed doors asking me, ‘If this is how America treats its comrades in the battlefield, can America be counted on?’”… Continue reading
Oct 25 Trump's conservative picks will impact courts for decades By Daniel Bush The number of federal judges President Donald Trump has appointed at this point in his presidency is in line with the appointments made by some of his predecessors. But Trump’s appointees will likely play an outsize role in reshaping American… Continue reading
Oct 25 WATCH: Trump takes victory lap on criminal justice reform in South Carolina By Kevin Freking, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Calling it the "most significant criminal justice reform in many generations," President Donald Trump revisited a signature bipartisan legislative achievement Friday at a South Carolina criminal justice conference. Continue reading
Oct 25 Democrats subpoena 3 more Trump officials for impeachment inquiry By Alan Fram, Associated Press The House investigators subpoenaed acting director Russell Vought and Michael Duffey, who oversees national security programs, and State Department counselor T. Ulrich Brechbuhl. Continue reading
Oct 25 WATCH: Trump expects 'really bad things' from investigation into Russia probe By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press President Trump declared anew on Friday that the now-concluded special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election was a "hoax" designed to discredit his presidency. Continue reading
Oct 25 Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press U.S. immigration authorities separated more than 1,500 children from their parents at the Mexico border early in the Trump administration, the American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday, bringing the total number of children separated since July 2017 to more than… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 7:38 Under pressure to defend Trump, GOP lawmakers decry House impeachment inquiry In the impeachment inquiry roiling Washington, Republican lawmakers are attacking the way their Democratic counterparts are handling critical interviews. Complaints escalated following testimony from the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine that directly links President Trump to withholding military aid to… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 8:08 Closed-door impeachment inquiry to conclude within a couple of weeks, says Rep. Speier Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier of California sits on the House Intelligence and House Oversight Committees, both of which are involved at this phase of the impeachment inquiry. She joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why congressional interviews so far have been… Continue watching
Oct 24 Trump says he'll attend World Series if it goes to 5th game By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The president confirmed his plans Thursday while presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Roger Penske, a businessman and founder of one of the world's most successful motorsports teams. Continue reading