President Donald Trump has managed to make his erratic trade policies even more baffling to countries desperate to negotiate an escape from his wrath.

A bipartisan U.S. bill that would hit Russia with sanctions in a bid to pressure Moscow into good-faith peace negotiations with Ukraine has gained momentum this week in Congress, but it still lacks the presidential push it needs to get over the finish line.

The Trump administration faces intense backlash for FEMA’s slow response to the deadly floods in Texas, where a number of people remain missing. Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez and former FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell join The Weekend to discuss.

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In last month’s decision limiting one judicial tool, universal injunctions, the court seemed to invite lower courts to use class actions as an alternative.

Survivors David Dutch and James Copenhaver detail their recovery from injuries sustained during the Trump rally shooting that killed former fire chief Corey Comperatore in Butler.

President Donald Trump's administration has announced strict new visa restrictions for Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria. The new policy limits nearly all non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to nationals of these four African countries to a single entry valid for just three months, the BBC reported.

Plus, the Justice Department has subpoenaed 20 doctors and clinics involved in “performing transgender medical procedures on children.”