Feb 09 WATCH LIVE: House gavels in as deadline for Homeland Security funding nears By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Whether to ban the masks — or allow the masking to continue — has emerged as a central question in the debate in Congress over funding Homeland Security ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline, when it faces a partial agency shutdown. Continue reading
Feb 09 Trump slams Olympian for expressing 'mixed emotions' about what's 'going on in the U.S.' By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Sunday it’s hard to cheer for American Olympians who are speaking out against his administration’s policies. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions about Epstein in House deposition, Comer says By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Maxwell told lawmakers that if President Trump ended her prison sentence, she would be willing to testify that neither Trump nor former President Clinton were culpable for wrongdoing. Continue reading
Feb 08 4 takeaways from the Epstein files about the FBI investigation of possible sex trafficking By Michael R. Sisak, David B. Caruso, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press An Associated Press review of internal Justice Department records shows that the FBI found proof Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls but little evidence of a sex trafficking ring. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: Trump's racist social media post about the Obamas draws backlash In our news wrap Friday, the White House defended and then removed a racist depiction of the Obamas from Trump’s social media, the U.S. arrested a key suspect in the 2012 Benghazi attack, a bomb blast killed Shiite worshippers at… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 10:07 Atkins Stohr and Parker on political fallout from Trump's call to 'nationalize' elections By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Kimberly Atkins Stohr of The Boston Globe and Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the fallout from President Trump’s call to “nationalize” elections and his immigration crackdown. Continue watching
Feb 06 Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Trump’s proclamation is his latest move to try to strengthen U.S. fishing while rolling back existing conservation measures… Continue reading
Feb 06 Bitcoin price drops below pre-Trump second term levels, now hovering below $67,000 By Associated Press The sell-off is driven by investors pulling out of speculative assets and concerns about future cryptocurrency regulation. Continue reading
Feb 06 Lawsuit challenges DeSantis' authority to call special session for redistricting By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The lawsuit, supported by the National Redistricting Foundation, highlights concerns over gerrymandering. Continue reading
Feb 06 Argentina and US sign major trade deal targeting tariffs and boosting political alliance By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press Argentina's foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, announced the deal's signing on social media on Thursday. Continue reading