Jul 09 Former Olympic canoe racer pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press David Hearn, who competed in three Summer Olympics, entered the plea on Thursday in D.C. Superior Court. Continue reading
Jul 08 Graham Platner says he'll withdraw from Senate race in Maine By Kimberlee Kruesi, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Platner stressed that his decision was not an admission of guilt. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Judge orders $5.8M paid to E. Jean Carroll in Trump sex abuse, defamation case In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal judge ordered that $5 million in damages be released to E. Jean Carroll stemming from her sexual abuse lawsuit against President Trump, former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel called for the U.S. to end… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 5:46 DOJ threatens to arrest state election officials if noncitizens vote By Amna Nawaz, Leila Jackson The Department of Justice is threatening to arrest more than a dozen state election officials if a single vote is cast in their states by a noncitizen. The threat was part of a letter giving election officials five days to… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 6:52 How Trump politicized America's 250th birthday By Liz Landers, Doug Adams For the past few weeks, visitors have flocked to the National Mall for the “Great American State Fair,” part of the celebration marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. But in this milestone year, President Trump’s approach to commemorating the anniversary has… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 6:24 Immigration judge says Trump administration's firings and policies are 'disheartening' By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration has fired more immigration judges as it moves to reshape the court system that polices deportations. Immigration courts are overseen by the Department of Justice itself. That means judges are required to answer to the administration whose… Continue watching
Jul 08 Obamacare premiums surged this year. A new analysis shows it's likely to happen again in 2027 By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Middle-income Americans straining to pay for Affordable Care Act health insurance are unlikely to get relief next year, according to a new analysis. Continue reading
Jul 08 Why Trump wants Greenland By Danica Kirka, Stefanie Dazio, Lorne Cook, Associated Press President Donald Trump has mulled territorial expansion via Greenland, Canada and Venezuela during his second term. But of the three, he comes back to Greenland most often. Continue reading
Jul 08 Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump’s lawyers immediately appealed to stop the payment. Continue reading
Jul 08 Judges deny request to return Trump's name to Kennedy Center pending an appeal By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press A three-judge panel on Wednesday denied a request from the Kennedy Center's board to restore President Donald Trump's name to the institution while the board appeals an earlier ruling that dubbed the name change illegal and had it rescinded. Continue reading