Dec 08 Watch 25:01 December 8, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 8, President Trump announces that his chief of staff, John Kelly, will leave his post by the end of the year, and tension continues in Paris as police crack down on yellow vest protesters. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 3:57 White House ‘in a state of chaos’ as Trump’s chief departs President Trump announced Saturday that his chief of staff John Kelly is leaving his post by the end of the year. Kelly replaced Trump’s first chief of staff, Reince Priebus, in July 2017. Trump said Kelly's successor would be declared… Continue watching
Dec 08 Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year’s end By Associated Press President Donald Trump says chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year. Continue reading
Nov 22 Trump says he plans to interview candidates for staff replacements By Associated Press Trump would not say for which positions he was interviewing people while he is in Florida for a Thanksgiving break. Continue reading
Sep 25 White House mum on whether Trump’s confident in Rod Rosenstein By Associated Press White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving unclear whether President Donald Trump has confidence in the No. 2 man at the Justice Department. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 4:15 Woodward’s White House book portrays officials trying to rein in Trump A new book about the Trump White House describes a "nervous breakdown" within the executive branch. In "Fear," award-winning Washington Post editor Bob Woodward chronicles episodes like a Cabinet member removing documents from the president's desk so he wouldn’t sign… Continue watching
Sep 04 Trump White House rankled by Watergate reporter Bob Woodward’s tell-all book By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The book is the latest to throw the Trump administration into damage-control mode with explosive anecdotes and concerns about the commander in chief. Continue reading
Aug 12 Omarosa says she secretly taped her firing, plays audio By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman said Sunday she secretly recorded conversations she had in the White House, including her firing by chief of staff John Kelly in the high-security Situation Room. It was a highly unusual admission. Continue reading
Jul 31 John Kelly, Trump’s chief of staff, says he will stay in role through 2020 By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The public show of confidence in Kelly, even if later reversed, appeared aimed at tamping down speculation about staff turnover, as well as projecting calm as the president gears up for his re-election campaign. Continue reading
Jun 14 How Trump’s family separation policy became what it is today By Joshua Barajas Since the Trump administration rolled out its so-called “zero-tolerance” policy last month, separation of parents from their children has become a more routine part of the process. We walk through how the Trump administration came to embrace this policy. Continue reading