Aug 15 WATCH: 'Nothing set in stone,' Trump says aboard Air Force One en route to meeting with Putin By Hannah Grabenstein Speaking aboard Air Force One on his way to meeting with Putin in Alaska, Trump told reporters he wants “to see a ceasefire rapidly.”… Continue reading
Aug 15 Bondi names DEA head as D.C.'s 'emergency police commissioner,' but capital leaders push back By Ashraf Khalil, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press It was not immediately clear where the move left Pamela Smith, the city's current police chief, who works for the D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. Continue reading
Aug 15 Live updates: Trump meets with Putin in Alaska By Associated Press The leaders met in a three-on-three meeting along with top advisers a for high-stakes summit in Alaska that could determine the trajectory of the war in Ukraine and the fate of European security. Continue reading
Aug 15 Critics say Trump's push for fairness in college admissions is leaving out legacy preferences By Collin Binkley, Associated Press In recent weeks, Trump has taken several actions to scrub any vestiges of race from admissions decisions, suggesting that some schools are ignoring a 2023 Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action. Continue reading
Aug 15 New lawsuit challenges Trump's federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies By Lindsay Whitehurst, Ashraf Khalil, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in a new lawsuit that Trump is going far beyond his power under the law. Continue reading
Aug 15 Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for high-stakes summit on Russia-Ukraine war By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press Any success is far from assured, especially as Russia and Ukraine remain far apart in their demands for peace. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 6:36 Trump's D.C. takeover escalates with surge in arrests and homeless encampments cleared By Amna Nawaz, Kayan Taraporevala, Eliot Barnhart, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C. is escalating with arrests at high-profile locations and homeless encampments torn down. Protests also erupted in the streets after the White House said federal agents would patrol around the clock. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 6:15 'Stop the insanity': Texas Democrat urges GOP to end redistricting battle By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura Gov. Gavin Newsom threw down the gauntlet Thursday, saying California will move forward to redraw congressional maps in his party's favor if Texas Republicans do the same. Texas Democrats have blocked the plan by walking out on a special session,… Continue watching
Aug 14 The other states threatening action as Texas and California's redistricting feud intensifies By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America A partisan move by Texas to redraw its congressional maps in the middle of the decade to secure five more GOP seats in the U.S. House set off a clamor to replicate the effort in red and blue states. Here is a rundown of… Continue reading
Aug 14 Bondi fires DOJ employee facing felony charge over throwing sandwich at federal agent By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A man charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation's capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post Thursday. Continue reading