Jul 30 WATCH: Trump speaks at 400th anniversary of Jamestown assembly By Sarah Rankin, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Black state lawmakers boycotted the ceremony, in part over what they call Trump's disparaging comments about minority leaders. Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: Trump says he is ‘the least racist person’ in the world By Associated Press Trump said African American people "love" the job he is doing, but polling shows the president's approval rating among African Americans is in the single digits. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 3:47 Why Trump’s verbal assault on Cummings and Baltimore sounds familiar By Lisa Desjardins President Trump is verbally assaulting the city of Baltimore. On Monday, civil rights activist Al Sharpton and Maryland Republicans Gov. Larry Hogan and former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele all slammed Trump’s attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and Baltimore, which… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 8:16 Tamara Keith and Kimberly Atkins on Trump’s Baltimore attacks, Detroit debates NPR’s Tamara Keith and Kimberly Atkins of WBUR radio join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including another series of controversial tweets from President Trump, the different language he uses to refer to urban and rural geographies, a… Continue watching
Jul 29 WATCH: Responding to Trump’s attacks, Al Sharpton says president has ‘venom’ for people of color On Monday, the Rev. Al Sharpton held a news conference at a West Baltimore church alongside former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, a Republican, and responded to attacks from President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 29 Trump calls Al Sharpton a ‘con man’ and Cummings a ‘racist’ By Zeke Miller, Hope Yen, Associated Press Trump said his weekend comments referring to Rep. Elijah Cummings' majority-black Baltimore district as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" were not racist. Continue reading
Jul 28 Top aide says Trump’s criticism of black lawmaker not racist By Zeke Miller, Hope Yen, Associated Press A top White House aide on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's disparaging tweets about an influential black Democratic congressman and his Baltimore district as a justified response to the lawmaker's criticism of administration border policies. Continue reading
Jul 27 Trump attacks majority-black district represented by critic By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday denigrated a majority-black district represented by a congressional nemesis as a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” broadening a campaign against prominent critics of his administration that has exacerbated racial tensions. Continue reading
Jul 25 WATCH: House panel backs subpoenas for Ivanka, Jared private emails Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the panel's chairman, said the committee has obtained "direct evidence" that the president's daughter, Ivanka, Jared Kushner and other top aides were using personal accounts for official business in violation of federal law and White… Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: House oversight panel votes in favor of contempt vote for Barr, Ross The Democratic-controlled House Oversight Committee voted 24-15 to advance contempt measures against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. The vote sends the measures to the full House. Continue reading