Liz Landers

I just asked President Trump about whether he is considering declaring a national emergency around the elections and the proposed executive order about this - he said no, he’s never heard about it.

Fact-checking Trump’s claims in his State of the Union address President Trump touted the economy and his immigration policies in a record-long State of the Union address, and he'll soon take those messages on the road. The White House is hoping Trump can convinc...

In his State of the Union speech President Trump presented a lot of facts and made a lot of claims.
Not all of them were accurate.
@elizlanders.bsky.social recaps the speech and sorts out fact from fiction. Our @pbsnews.org segment tonight
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A source confirms to @pbsnews.org that DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin will be leaving the administration next week. This person says that McLaughlin’s departure had been planned since December but she stayed on in the wake of the shootings in Minneapolis.

FBI documents show what led to raid of Georgia elections office The FBI raid on a Georgia elections office was fueled by an investigation into so-called “deficiencies” in the 2020 election. That’s according to an unsealed FBI agent’s affidavit filed by the DOJ in ...

Last night we saw the DOJ justification for the unprecedented FBI raid of Fulton County election offices. They seized more than 700 boxes of evidence. @elizlanders.bsky.social on what we learned and what @fultoncountyga.bsky.social officials are saying @pbsnews.org
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I asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in today’s briefing about Steve Bannon’s comments that “we’re going to have ICE surround the polls come November.”

Stephen Miller’s rise to prominence and influence on the Trump administration White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is one of Washington’s most polarizing power brokers. A chief architect of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, his portfolio has expanded...

Tonight @pbsnews.org profiles WH Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, one of DC’s most polarizing figures. A chief architect of Trump’s immigration crackdown, his influence stretched far beyond his public profile. @elizlanders.bsky.social reports
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The Dept of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, according to the Deputy Attorney General

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says Dept of Justice is releasing more Epstein files today: 3 million pages - 2,000 videos, 180k images. He says 3.5 million pages total

How the White House tone on Minnesota shootings has evolved The Trump administration’s response to the deadly shootings in Minneapolis has been evolving. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports on the president's latest comments.

President Trump continued to give mixed signals about the fatal Minneapolis shooting saying Alex Pretti wasn’t “an assassin” as some officials have said - but also says he wants to deescalate. Our report @elizlanders.bsky.social @pbsnews.org
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'They are circling our schools,' superintendent says after 5-year-old detained by ICE The ICE operations in the Twin Cities are also affecting children who are caught up in the surge of personnel and detentions. A 5-year-old boy who was held by federal agents is a student in the Columb...

Children are being increasingly caught up in ICE operations in Minnesota. A 5-year-old boy detained Tuesday has been sent to Texas detention center along with his father.
Our @pbsnews.org @elizlanders.bsky.social conversation with school Superintendent Zena Stenvik.
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On the White House’s printed list of Year One accomplishments:

paper straws.

(via @elizlanders.bsky.social)

President Donald Trump’s recent comments about the NATO alliance, the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and the Trump administration’s aggressive overtures toward Greenland, a Danish te... TikTok video by pbsnews

President Trump’s aggressive overtures toward Greenland have raised questions about the U.S. commitment to NATO
Here’s what WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt told
@elizlanders.bsky.social today about all this

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Pardoned Jan. 6 rioters return to Capitol on 5th anniversary of insurrection It’s been five years since a mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to try to disrupt the certification of the presidential election that he lost. A much smaller but ardent crowd...

Pardoned Jan. 6 participants & supporters returned to Wash DC on 5th anniversary of the insurrection to reenact their march to the Capitol @elizlanders.bsky.social spent the day with them.
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NASCAR driver Greg Biffle becomes rescue pilot in Helene's aftermath As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida, communities that were hit hardest by Hurricane Helene are still struggling to recover over a week later. NASCAR driver Greg Biffle is among those making a d...

Man, losing Greg Biffle is a gut punch. Great and caring man, a helluva driver. @pbsnews.org spoke last year with him while he was flying aid in by chopper to Western NC, crushed by Hurricane Helene.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump's hand-picked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says.

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour WATCH: Trump criticizes Indiana Senate Republicans' rejection of redistricting effort

Tonight @elizlanders.bsky.social @pbsnews.org asked President Trump for his reaction to the Indiana Senate voting not to redraw Congressional districts.
He says Indiana Senate GOP leader has done a “tremendous disservice” and vows to defeat him in the next election.
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NEW: (AP) Indiana Senate Republicans reject new congressional maps in defiance of Trump's redistricting push

How Trump is using presidential pardon power in new ways President Trump announced he is pardoning Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, who were indicted last year on bribery and money laundering charges. It’s the latest in a series of controve...

The pardon of Henry Cuellar & that of the fmr Honduran president, who was convicted of drug trafficking, are just the latest controversial pardons by Donald Trump
Our @NewsHour conversation - @elizlanders.bsky.social speaks with former DOJ pardon attorney @lawyeroyer.com
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YouTube video by PBS NewsHour 'Deportation trap': Immigration agents arresting migrants at mandatory court check-ins

Great segment by @elizlanders.bsky.social of the @pbsnews.org about the Trump administration's abuse of the migrant asylum process. 'Deportation trap': Immigration agents arresting migrants at mandatory c... youtu.be/6t_-4Hf5TpA?... via @YouTube

New reporting we have this AM about emails from Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011: “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is trump [sic]. [Victim] spent hours at my house with him ,, [sic] he has never once been mentioned.”
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My question in today’s White House briefing about the president’s post claiming the voting underway in California is already “rigged” - I pushed the press secretary for evidence on that.

How the Virginia governor's race became a microcosm of national issues Virginians head to the polls this coming Tuesday to pick their next governor. But the results may also serve as a referendum on President Trump's first 10 months in office, and offer clues of what to ...

Here’s our look at the Virginia governor’s race and the election this Tuesday. While the government shutdown and health care are issues are on voters minds, so is Donald Trump.
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Who is paying for President Trump’s $300 million ballroom?

@elizlanders.bsky.social obtained the list of donors from the White House:

Construction has begun on the ballroom that President Donald Trump has sought to add to the White House grounds for years.

Yet, the construction project is more involved than was previously disclosed. 🧵

A White House official confirmed to PBS News’ @elizlanders.bsky.social “that the entirety of the East Wing is undergoing modernization and renovation in order to support the overall ballroom project.”

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon will host a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility in Idaho.

Hegseth said the Trump administration signed an agreement to build the facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Elmore County, Idaho.

Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market Explore how past bailouts and trade wars affected farmers

PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson: Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market

Ask students: Do you think it is a good idea for the federal government to bailout farmers?

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Though the White House is considering how to address gun violence across the country, President Donald Trump has "made it clear he's always going to protect the constitutional right" of Americans to own guns, press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Friday.

Trump threatens mass firings as shutdown continues with no signs of potential deal There were no signs of progress between lawmakers on Thursday. That ensures the government will remain shut down for another day as Democrats dig in on protections to health care. President Trump is a...

On Day 2 of the shutdown not much progress toward a solution … as the administration continues to break norms, and seemingly target Democratic states & priorities. @pbsnews.org @elizlanders.bsky.social tonight
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How the Trump administration is trying to change the way people vote The Justice Department has sued eight states to compel them to share their voter registration lists with the federal government. State officials oppose the move because of concerns about how the infor...

DOJ sued 8 states for not turning over state voting lists. Officials worry how personal info in those lists will be used by the Trump admin. It's part of a pattern of attacks on US voting
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