Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Rumors Of More White House Staff Changes Persist

7:24am March 26, 2018

David Greene talks to Michael Allen, a member of President George W. Bush's National Security Council, about what the continuing shakeups suggest about the team President Trump is building.

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Trump Memo On Transgender Troop Restrictions Creates Confusion

7:24am March 26, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The Trump administration has issued new rules that would keep most transgender people out of the military, but it's still unclear exactly who's affected and how.

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Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin testifies during a U.S. House hearing on March 15. Shulkin has been criticized for taking his wife along on a 2017 official trip to Europe.

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Why Trump Appointees Refer To 'Optics' When Discussing Spending Scandals

6:52am March 26, 2018

by Peter Overby

One linguistics expert said referring to "optics" was a way to offer a non-apology along the lines of "I'm sorry you were offended."

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Politics In The News: Stormy Daniels, Trump Staff Changes

6:27am March 26, 2018

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels shared details about an alleged affair with Donald Trump in an interview on CBS. And, the CEO of Newsmax told ABC that the president may make more staffing changes.

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Stormy Daniels Gives Details About Alleged Affair With Trump

5:51am March 26, 2018

Noel King talks to CNN's Hadas Gold, about adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, who was interviewed on CBS' 60 Minutes about her alleged affair with Donald Trump before he became president.

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Morning News Brief: Stormy Daniels Interview

5:33am March 26, 2018

CBS News aired an interview with adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, better known as Stormy Daniels, who says she slept with Donald Trump in 2006, and was threatened to keep the story quiet.

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Stormy Daniels detailed her alleged affair, and subsequent non-disclosure agreement with President Trump in an interview with Anderson Cooper that aired Sunday.

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Stormy Daniels Shares Graphic Details About Alleged Affair With Trump

10:07pm March 25, 2018

by Miles Parks

The adult film star says she was once threatened in a parking lot to stay quiet about her alleged relationship with President Trump well before he ran for office.

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Students Take The Lead In "March For Our Lives" Events In Triad, Nationwide

3:59pm March 25, 2018

by Paul Garber

Hundreds of people gathered in Winston-Salem over the weekend as part of a nationwide series of marches against gun violence with a focus on student voices.

Victoria Toensing, left, and Joe diGenova, photographed in 2007, were set to join President Trump's outside legal team, but it was announced just days later that conflicts prevented them.

More Upheaval For Trump's Special Counsel Legal Team: DiGenova Out Before Beginning

3:39pm March 25, 2018

by Amy Held

President Trump's personal lawyer said "conflicts" prevented Joseph diGenova and his wife, Victoria Toensing, from joining the team, just five days after he said they were on board.

Deposed leader of Catalonia's pro-independence party Carles Puigdemont photographed ahead of his lecture at the University of Helsinki, Finland on Friday. His lawyer said he was detained over the weekend after crossing into Germany.

Ex-Catalan Leader Puigdemont Detained In Germany

11:21am March 25, 2018

by Amy Held

After living for five months in self-exile, Carles Puigdemont could now be extradited to Spain where he faces up to 30 years in prison on rebellion charges.