Sep 10 Trump fires national security adviser John Bolton By Zeke Miller, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The two men offered opposing accounts on Bolton's less than friendly departure. Continue reading
Sep 10 Schumer to try to block Trump's border wall again By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Senate's top Democrat intends to force a vote to block President Donald Trump from using special emergency powers to transfer money from military base construction projects like new schools to pay for new fences along the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Sep 10 North Carolina special election tests Trump and GOP's 2020 prospects By Alan Fram, Associated Press The special elections could shed light on Republicans' prospects for holding onto votes in the suburbs in 2020. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 4:47 After Trump cancels secret Taliban talks, what's next for peace in Afghanistan? By Jane Ferguson Over the weekend, President Trump announced he was canceling a planned meeting with Taliban leaders at Camp David. On Monday, he said the months-long peace talks his team has been conducting with the extremist group are over. The negotiations had… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 6:56 U.S. responsible for collapse of Taliban peace talks, says Obama official U.S. and Taliban representatives spent months negotiating peace and American withdrawal from Afghanistan. But after canceling meetings in the U.S., President Trump says the talks are dead. Why did they collapse, and what are the prospects for ending the country’s… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 8:11 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on N.C. special election, Trump's primary challengers NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including what’s at stake in North Carolina’s special congressional election on Tuesday, former Rep. Mark Sanford’s announcement that he’ll challenge… Continue watching
Sep 09 WATCH: Trump honors Ohio, El Paso mass shooting responders with medals By Darlene Superville, Associated Press "These incredible patriots responded to the worst violence and most barbaric hatred with the best of American courage character and strength," President Trump said at the White House as he shared a stage in the East Room with the 11… Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: Trump says U.S.-Taliban peace talks are 'dead' What had seemed like a potential deal to end America's longest war has unraveled, with President Donald Trump and the Taliban blaming each other for the collapse of nearly a year of U.S.-Taliban negotiations in Doha, Qatar. Continue reading
Sep 09 House Judiciary Committee to set rules for impeachment investigation By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The resolution is a technical step, and the panel would still have to introduce impeachment articles against Trump and win approval from the House to bring charges against Trump. Continue reading
Sep 09 National Weather Service chief backs forecasters who contradicted Trump By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Director Louis Uccellini said forecasters in Birmingham did the right thing Sept. 1 when they tried to combat public panic and rumors that Dorian posed a threat to Alabama. Continue reading