May 22 WATCH: Trump presents the Medal of Valor to police officers, firefighters By Gretchen Frazee The Medal of Valor is the highest national award for courage given to public safety officers. Continue reading
May 22 New York puts Democrats a step closer to getting Trump's state tax returns By Chris Carola, David Klepper, Associated Press The legislation would allow the leaders of the House and Senate committees to get access to any New York state tax returns filed by elected officials and top appointed officials. Continue reading
May 22 Mnuchin says he has no idea who wrote IRS memo on tax returns By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he does not know who wrote a confidential Internal Revenue Service legal memo that says that tax returns must be given to Congress unless the president asserts executive privilege. Continue reading
May 22 Children's health research at risk over lack of EPA funding By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Long-running research projects credited with pivotal discoveries about the harm that pesticides, air pollution and other hazards pose to children are in jeopardy or shutting down because the EPA will not commit to their continued funding. Continue reading
May 22 Search warrants linked to former Trump lawyer Cohen made public By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Investigators were examining the flow of foreign money into Cohen's bank accounts and looking into whether the funds might be connected to a plan to lift Russian sanctions, according to court filings unsealed Wednesday. Continue reading
May 22 Probe inconclusive on Virginia governor's racist yearbook pic By Ben Finley, Associated Press Investigators on behalf of Eastern Virginia Medical School said they couldn't "conclusively determine" the identities of either person in the 35-year-old photo. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: McAleenan addresses child migrant deaths in budget hearing By Colleen Long, Associated Press A Democratic lawmaker blamed the Trump administration's border policies for the deaths of migrant children. The acting head of the Homeland Security Department lashed out at the "appalling accusation."… Continue reading
May 22 U.S. closes facility that detained 16-year-old migrant who later died By Associated Press Customs and Border Protection says "a large number" of people in custody were found Tuesday to have high fevers. Continue reading
May 21 Activists across U.S. protest new wave of abortion bans By David Crary, Associated Press At the U.S. Supreme Court, statehouses and other sites across the nation, abortion rights supporters held rallies Tuesday in opposition to the wave of sweeping abortion bans being enacted this year in Midwestern and Southern states. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 9:08 How this Greek island proves European migrant crisis isn't over By Malcolm Brabant Right-wing nationalists are expected to do well in upcoming elections for the European Parliament, in part due to voter weariness over mass immigration. The European Union says the migration crisis that began four years ago is over, as new arrivals… Continue watching