Politics Feb 15 Trump picks former Alabama official to lead FEMA Jeffrey Byard held several positions with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency before he joined FEMA in 2017 during the agency's response to Hurricanes Harvey in Texas and Irma in Florida.
Nation Feb 15 Portland mayor calls for probe into texts between police, far-right group The mayor of Portland, Oregon, has asked the police chief to investigate "disturbing" texts between the commander of the department's rapid response team and the leader of a far-right group involved in violent protests in the city.
Nation Feb 15 5 people dead, 5 police officers wounded in shooting at Illinois business Aurora, Illinois, Police Chief Kristen Ziman told a news conference that the gunman was believed to be an employee at the Henry Pratt Co. in the city about 40 miles west of Chicago.
Politics Feb 15 ACLU says it will sue over Trump national emergency declaration The Friday announcement came hours after Trump signed the declaration and said he expected legal challenges.
Politics Feb 15 WATCH: Trump declares national emergency to build border wall Trump did not say on Friday when he would make such a declaration, but the move will allow him to bypass Congress to spend more money to erect barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Politics Feb 15 Trump plans to spend $8 billion on border barriers President Donald Trump plans to spend about $8 billion on border barriers, far more than Congress has given him for that purpose.
Politics Feb 14 State attorneys general threaten to sue over any border emergency declaration President Trump is prepared to invoke a national emergency to build the U.S.-Mexico wall after Congress refused to provide $5.7 billion he was demanding as part of a budget compromise to avoid a federal shutdown.
Politics Feb 14 McConnell: Trump to sign funding bill and declare border emergency The comprise measure keeps departments running through the fiscal year but without the $5.7 billion Trump wanted for the border wall with Mexico.
Nation Feb 14 Amazon ditches New York headquarters The online retailer has faced opposition from some New York politicians, who were unhappy with the tax incentives Amazon was promised.
Politics Feb 14 Ex-FBI official was concerned Russia probes could 'vanish' Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe says he wanted investigations into President Donald Trump's ties to Russia and possible obstruction of justice documented so that they could "not be closed or vanish in the night without a trace."…