Politics

Pompeo Meets With Crown Prince While In Saudi Arabia

8:19am January 14, 2019

by Jackie Northam

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Saudi Arabia — the latest stop in his swing through the Middle East. While there, he met with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. What did they talk about?

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Politics & Government

Newt Gingrich: Lessons Learned From Past Government Shutdowns

8:19am January 14, 2019

David Greene talks to Newt Gingrich, former GOP speaker of the House, who presided over one of the longest shutdowns of the federal government. In 1995, parts of the government closed for 21 days.

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The partial government shutdown is affecting hundreds of thousands of workers across the country and their kids, too. Many child care centers inside federal buildings are closed.

Child Care: 1 More Way Some Federal Workers Struggle During Shutdown

8:19am January 14, 2019

by Mary Rose Madden

Many child care centers in federal buildings affected by the partial government shutdown are also shuttered, leaving parents few options when it comes to their kids.

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Politics & Government

How Damaging Are Rep. King's Comments To The GOP?

7:42am January 14, 2019

David Greene talks to conservative writer Noah Rothman of Commentary magazine about controversial remarks from Iowa Rep. Steve King about white nationalists, and why the GOP waited so long to respond.

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Politics & Government

The Latest Political Fallout From Trump's Russia Ties

7:33am January 14, 2019

by Mara Liasson

President Trump is defending himself after reports said the FBI opened an investigation into whether the president was working for the Kremlin. And, the government shutdown is in its fourth week.

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Trump Expected To Get Warm Welcome At Farm Bureau Convention

7:03am January 14, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Trump on Monday addresses the 100th annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation in New Orleans. Rural voters strongly backed him in 2016, but many struggle in today's economic climate.

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Former U.S. Ambassador Ford On Trump's Syria Policy

6:42am January 14, 2019

The Pentagon announced last week that the process of the U.S.'s deliberate withdraw from Syria has begun. Rachel Martin talks to Robert Ford, a former U.S. Ambassador to Syria, about the withdraw.

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News Brief: Russia Probe, Brexit Speech, Los Angeles Teachers

6:29am January 14, 2019

Reports say the FBI was concerned about Trump's ties to Russia as early as 2016. Britain's prime minister speaks about Brexit. Public school teachers in Los Angeles are expected to strike Monday.

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Government Shutdown Impacts Native American Tribes In Wyoming

6:13pm January 13, 2019

by Melodie Edwards

Historic agreements require the government to supply basic needs to tribes like food, health care, road maintenance and police services. Tribes on central Wyoming's Wind River Reservation are feeling the pinch of the shutdown.

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President Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit in Hamburg in July 2017.

Trump Says He's 'Not Keeping Anything Under Wraps,' About Meetings With Putin

2:26pm January 13, 2019

by Clare Lombardo

President Trump took pains to keep the details of meetings with Putin secret, the Washington Post reports.