Feb 20 Watch 6:40 News Wrap: Mueller’s Russia probe extracts fourth guilty plea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, attorney Alex van der Zwaan appeared in court after admitting to lying to investigators over his contacts with former Trump campaign official Rick Gates, who was indicted last year on money laundering and other charges. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: White House ‘must do better’ on security clearance process, says John Kelly By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, White House chief of staff John Kelly ordered an overhaul of the security clearance process. Kelly has come under fire after reports that Rob Porter maintained interim clearance despite abuse allegations by his two ex-wives. Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: After praising Rob Porter, Trump says he’s ‘totally opposed’ to domestic violence By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump publicly condemned domestic abuse for the first time since aide Rob Porter resigned. House Oversight chair Rep. Trey Gowdy said he’s opening an investigation into how the White House handled Porter’s case. Also,… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 3:46 News Wrap: Israeli police say Netanyahu should face corruption charges By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Israeli police recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges. The prime minister said the move would “end in nothing.” Also, South African President Jacob Zuma announced he’ll address his nation on Wednesday. That… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: Sports court rejects Russian appeal for 2018 Games By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Winter Olympics have officially begun in South Korea, kicked off with pomp and circumstance at the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, a last ditch effort to include 45 banned Russian athletes was rejected just hours before. Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Pentagon rolls out new sexual harassment policy By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Thursday, the Pentagon will permanently mark the records of service members accused of sexual harassment or bullying on the job or online. Also, former President George W. Bush said it is “pretty clear” Russians meddled in… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: White House aide resigns amid domestic abuse allegations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Rob Porter, the White House staff secretary, is resigning after his two ex-wives accused him of domestic abuse, including punching and choking. Also, reports of sexual assault doubled at West Point last year. Officials cite… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 3:55 News Wrap: Trump treason comment was a joke, says White House By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House says President Trump was joking when he suggested it might have been treasonous for Democrats not to applaud his State of the Union speech. Some Republicans joined Democrats in objecting to the… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Trump rejects new bipartisan immigration plan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a new bipartisan immigration deal that called for a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamers” and better border security was shot down by President Trump because it didn’t provide funding for a border wall. Also, Larry… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 1:56 News Wrap: Father of abuse victims lunges for Larry Nassar in courtroom By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, chaos unfolded in a Lansing, Michigan, courtroom as a father of three sexual abuse victims of Larry Nassar tried to attack the former sports doctor. Also, there's word of a new migrant tragedy off Libya. Continue watching