Mar 10 Watch 5:01 ‘Not productive anymore’: GOP strategist on partisan divide As the Trump administration prepares to release its 2020 budget proposal on Monday, Hari Sreenivasan sat down with Republican strategist Frank Luntz for some perspective on issues ranging from the battle between Congress and the White House, border wall funding,… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 13:34 Inside the unprecedented partnership between Fox News and the Trump White House By Courtney Norris President Trump has long acknowledged top-rated Fox News as his favorite media outlet, and the network relishes its role as a conservative voice. But its increasingly close relationship with the administration is drawing criticism. William Brangham talks to the New… Continue watching
Mar 05 10 ways House Democrats are investigating the president By Tess Conciatori Though Special Counsel Robert Mueller may be nearing a final report, these congressional probes signal that scrutiny of Trump’s business ties, policies and presidential campaign is far from over. Continue reading
Feb 22 White House ‘looking into’ Acosta’s role in sex abuse plea deal By Associated Press During his time as a U.S. attorney, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta handled a secret plea deal with a wealthy financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. Continue reading
Feb 08 White House adviser Kellyanne Conway says woman assaulted her at restaurant By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Conway told police that a woman grabbed her shoulders, shook her and yelled "Shame on you," at a Mexican restaurant in October. Continue reading
Jan 19 Why Trump’s offer to end the shutdown is being called a ‘non-starter’ By Yamiche Alcindor After the speech, White House officials pushed the offer as a “common sense compromise,” while Democratic lawmakers doubled down on their rejection. Continue reading
Jan 01 White House invites Hill leaders to briefing on border security By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press As a partial government shutdown extends into its 11th day, the White House has invited congressional leaders to attend a West Wing briefing Wednesday on border security. Continue reading
Dec 16 White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown By Hope Yen, Associated Press The White House on Sunday pushed the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown later this week, digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stood firm against it. Continue reading
Dec 16 Loyalty among attributes Mulvaney brings to White House job By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Trump had made clear to confidantes that, for his third chief of staff, he wanted someone that he liked personally and who would not try to rein him in as John Kelly had during the first months of his… Continue reading
Dec 14 Chris Christie says he doesn’t want to be White House chief of staff By Catherine Lucey, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The former New Jersey governor cited family reasons in a statement saying that he was asking Trump to remove him from consideration. Continue reading