Nov 10 Trump’s new move to limit asylum challenged in court By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump's new regulations are intended to circumvent laws stating that anyone is eligible for asylum no matter how he or she enters the country, but that plan was immediately challenged in court on Friday. Continue reading
Nov 10 Deadly fire leveled a California town in less than a day By Paul Elias, Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press And on Saturday, President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California, claiming that its forest management is, "so poor."… Continue reading
Nov 09 WATCH: ‘I don’t know Matt Whitaker,’ Trump says of new acting attorney general By Eric Tucker, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump distanced himself Friday from his new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, whose past business ties and comments on the Russia investigation and other topics have drawn scrutiny. Continue reading
Nov 09 U.S., China hold security talks amid trade tensions By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Even as the United States and China butt heads over trade, their top diplomats and defense chiefs were meeting in Washington on Friday, looking to tamp down tensions on other issues that have put a chill on relations between the… Continue reading
Nov 09 Appeals court rules against Trump administration on DACA immigration program By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously kept in place a preliminary injunction blocking President Trump's decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Continue reading
Nov 08 What Acting AG Whitaker’s record says about how he might handle the Mueller probe By Gretchen Frazee Whitaker, who President Donald Trump tapped to replace ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions, has worked as a lawyer and conservative activist. Continue reading
Nov 08 Trump attends Kavanaugh ceremony at Supreme Court By Associated Press Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker took part in the ceremony for an invitation-only crowd that included Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, retired Justice Anthony Kennedy and many of Kavanaugh's former colleagues. Among them was Judge Merrick Garland, whose high court… Continue reading
Nov 08 Democrats could use House majority to subpoena Trump’s financial records By Tami Abdollah, Stephen Braun, Associated Press Democrats could dig into the president's business dealings, including foreign government spending at Trump properties and spending by Trump's charitable foundation. Continue reading
Nov 07 4 questions about Jeff Sessions’ departure and the Russia investigation By Daniel Bush, Joshua Barajas The PBS NewsHour asked four experts what implications Sessions’ firing has for Mueller’s Russia investigation. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 16:38 How will Jeff Sessions’ ouster affect the Mueller probe? President Trump announced Wednesday afternoon in a tweet that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was out. His departure will again focus an intense spotlight on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. William Brangham reports, than Judy Woodruff gets reaction from White House… Continue watching