

Politics Feb 28

White House Communications Director Hope Hicks made the surprising announcement on Wednesday that she will leave the Trump administration in the coming weeks. The news comes a day after Hicks testifies for hours before the House Intelligence Committee as part…
By PBS NewsHour
Nation Feb 16

John Kelly said the White House "must do better" in handing clearances.
By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press
Politics Feb 14

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,…
By PBS NewsHour
Politics Feb 13

Leaders of the American intelligence agencies sounded a series of alarms at a Senate Intelligence hearing on Tuesday about Russian election meddling and breakdowns in the White House security clearance process. The resignation of a top aide over domestic abuse…
By PBS NewsHour
Feb 13

The White House and the FBI have shared conflicting accounts on the timeline of the background investigation into former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who lacked a permanent security clearance and faced allegations of domestic abuse. How was the…
Feb 13

By Deb Reichmann, Zeke Miller, Associated Press
FBI Director Chris Wray said the bureau closed its background investigation on Rob Porter in January, weeks before the allegations were published.
Feb 12

President Trump’s highly anticipated infrastructure plan and budget was upstaged by continuing questions about allegations against White House aides. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to break down the politics of…
Feb 11

By PBS NewsHour
On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 11, the White House prepares to release a budget that will reportedly increase spending by nearly $300 billion over the next two years. Also, how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are dealing…
Feb 11

By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press
The White House attempted Sunday to soften President Trump's comments about the mistreatment of women while rallying around the chief of staff.
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