Oct 11 Watch 13:22 Shields and Brooks on Trump's Syria pullout, impeachment politics Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's political news, including President Trump’s attitude toward Kurds in Syria and stance toward Turkey's Syria offensive, testimony from the former U.S. ambassador… Continue watching
Oct 11 White House plans to cut foreign policy staff by nearly half By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump's new national security adviser plans to dramatically cut the White House foreign policy unit as it comes under scrutiny over a whistleblower's complaint that launched an impeachment inquiry by Congress. Continue reading
Oct 11 Judge blocks Trump rule that would deny green cards to poorer immigrants By Elliot Spagat, Deepti Hajela, Associated Press U.S. District Judge George Daniels' ruling came just four days before the Trump administration was set to start enforcing new rules that would disqualify immigrants from getting legal U.S. residency if they were likely to become a burden on public… Continue reading
Oct 11 Minnesota Democrats, Muslims rip Trump for attack on Somalis By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press At his campaign rally Thursday night in Minneapolis, which is home to the largest Somali population in the U.S., Trump said Washington leaders had sent "large numbers of refugees to your state from Somalia without considering the impact on schools… Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Trump talks impeachment at his campaign rally in Louisiana By Melinda Deslatte, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump found a sympathetic audience in Louisiana, where an arena packed with his supporters roared at his profane denunciations of the proceedings hundreds of miles away in the nation's capital. Continue reading
Oct 11 Read the full opening statement by former U.S. ambassador Yovanovitch to House committees By Yasmeen Alamiri The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, spoke in a closed-door testimony to three House committees Friday. Continue reading
Oct 11 Appeals court rules House should be given Trump's financial documents By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The list of documents makes no mention of Trump's tax returns, which are the subject of separate legal disputes. Continue reading
Oct 11 Sondland's attorneys say he will testify next week By Associated Press House Democrats subpoenaed the U.S. ambassador to the European Union after the State Department barred him from testifying. Continue reading
Oct 11 Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine says Trump pushed to oust her By Adam Geller, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch appeared to testify despite the White House's position that no administration officials cooperate with the probe. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 7:17 How 2 arrested Giuliani associates are connected to Trump impeachment inquiry In a surprising twist within the impeachment inquiry of President Trump, two associates of Rudy Giuliani who were to appear before Congress this week were instead arrested at the airport on charges of violating campaign finance law. According to law… Continue watching