Feb 10 Watch 25:47 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 10, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 10, a conflict in the skies over Syria and Israel, and an effort to monitor political ads on Facebook through crowdsourcing. Later, pirates are returning to their old fishing jobs in Somalia. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Feb 10 On drug costs, modest steps follow Trump’s big promises By Matthew Perrone, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press As a candidate, Trump advocated Medicare negotiations and he called for allowing consumers to import lower-priced medicines from abroad. But the White House strategy paper veers away from such dramatic steps. Continue reading
Feb 09 Second White House staffer resigns after abuse allegations By Associated Press Speechwriter David Sorensen resigned Friday after the White House learned of the allegations against him, spokesman Raj Shah confirmed. Shah says Sorensen denies the allegations. Continue reading
Feb 09 Kelly getting scrutiny after senior aide’s resignation By Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pressure mounted on White House chief of staff John Kelly as questions swirled Friday about his defense of a senior aide he fought to keep in a highly sensitive West Wing job despite accusations of spousal abuse from… Continue reading
Feb 08 WATCH: White House says it’s still confident in chief of staff Kelly Kelly defended an aide who'd been accused of domestic abuse by his two ex-wives. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 3:50 Trump orders American military be put on display, breaking with decades of precedent By PBS News Hour It was a show of French military might that left a lasting impression on President Trump. Inspired by a Bastille Day parade, Trump recently gave the Pentagon marching orders to organize one in Washington, and it has begun working on… Continue watching
Feb 06 WATCH: White House addresses infrastructure plan, immigration By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The Trump administration wants to generate $1 trillion in infrastructure spending over the next decade. But only $200 billion would be federal dollars. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 7:28 Why the FBI went public with its objection to the Nunes memo release By PBS News Hour Conservative Republicans have been urging President Trump to release the classified House Intelligence Committee memo, believing it would discredit the FBI and the Russia investigation. But the FBI has issued a statement saying the agency has "grave concerns and material… Continue watching
Jan 30 Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo military prison open By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order announcing his intent to keep the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, the White House announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: White House says Trump not involved in FBI Deputy Director McCabe’s departure Sarah Huckabee Sanders said "the president wasn't part of this decision-making process" but that he stands by his criticism of McCabe, who played a central role in the Hillary Clinton email probe and the ongoing investigation of Russian interference in… Continue reading