Jul 24 WATCH: Mueller disputes Trump claim he wanted FBI job By Associated Press Special counsel Robert Mueller is disputing President Donald Trump's claim that Mueller was rebuffed in a bid to fill the post of FBI director. Continue reading
Jul 24 Mueller: I did not clear Trump of obstruction of justice By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Former Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller told lawmakers Wednesday he could not exonerate President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice and that the president's claims that he had done so in his report are not correct. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Mueller says Russia hoped to benefit from Trump Robert Mueller is testifying before Congress that the Russians believed they would benefit from Donald Trump winning the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Rep. Jerry Nadler's full opening statement at Mueller hearing By Associated Press House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler says his committee has "a responsibility to address" the evidence that former special counsel Robert Mueller has uncovered in his Trump-Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Mueller decries Russia's election interference By Associated Press Former special counsel Robert Mueller says Russia's efforts to interfere in U.S. elections is "among the most serious" challenges to American democracy. Continue reading
Jul 24 Black voters say they won't forget Trump's racist tweets By Errin Haines Whack, Scott Bauer, Associated Press Trump is gambling that his attacks on the Democratic congresswomen will help him secure another term in the White House by galvanizing his most fervent, overwhelmingly white supporters. But dozens of black leaders, activists and voters in pivotal swing states… Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 3:14 Is new federal budget deal a short-term fix for a long-term problem? President Trump and top congressional Democrats have agreed to a new two-year budget deal that will raise spending on both domestic and military programs and suspend debt ceiling limits until after the 2020 election. Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 10:53 How lawmakers and the White House are preparing for Mueller's testimony Members of Congress aren’t the only ones seeking answers from Robert Mueller in his long-awaited congressional testimony. Viewers from across the country -- and beyond -- submitted their questions to the NewsHour. Lisa Desjardins walks through some of them and… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 5:35 Why Trump's new limit on food stamp eligibility will affect working families most More than 40 states currently allow people who receive welfare benefits to become eligible automatically for food stamps, or SNAP. But the Trump administration has announced new rules to restrict that automatic eligibility, meaning 3 million may stop receiving food… Continue watching
Jul 23 Trump threatens Guatemala after its court blocks asylum deal with U.S. By Jill Colvin, Sonia Perez D., Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Negotiations over a potential deal ended when Guatemala's Constitutional Court granted three injunctions preventing that country's president from entering into a deal. Continue reading