Feb 05 Vance says the Olympics are 'one of the few things' that unite Americans By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance is leading President Donald Trump's delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics and later stopping in Armenia and Azerbaijan in a show of support for a peace agreement brokered by the White House last year. Continue reading
Feb 05 UK's Starmer apologizes to Epstein survivors for making Peter Mandelson an ambassador By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The prime minister said Mandelson had lied and “portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew.”… Continue reading
Feb 05 Democrats demand 'dramatic changes' for ICE on masks, cameras and judicial warrants By Mary Clare Jalonick, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press The negotiations come amid some bipartisan sentiment that Congress should step in to de-escalate tensions over the enforcement operations that have rocked Minnesota and other states. But finding real agreement in such a short time will be difficult. Continue reading
Feb 05 Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans say ICE has gone too far in immigration crackdown By Matt Loffman In the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, a majority of U.S. adults also say ICE is making Americans less safe. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 6:24 News Wrap: Georgia election officials seek return of materials taken during FBI raid In our news wrap Wednesday, the Supreme Court is allowing California to use its newly drawn congressional map, Fulton County officials are challenging the FBI’s seizure of ballots and documents related to the 2020 election, Israeli strikes killed at least… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch Stephen Miller's rise to prominence and influence on the Trump administration By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson, Leila Jackson White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is one of Washington’s most polarizing power brokers. A chief architect of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, his portfolio has expanded to include foreign policy as well. White House correspondent Liz Landers… Continue watching
Feb 04 Lee Hamilton, former Indiana congressman and leader of Sept. 11 panel, dies at 94 By Tom Davies, Associated Press Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress and helped oversee investigations of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, died Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 04 Supreme Court allows California to use congressional districts that favor Democrats By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press No justices dissented from the brief order denying the appeal without explanation, as is common on the court's emergency docket. Continue reading
Feb 04 Fulton County asks court to return 2020 election documents seized by the FBI By Kate Brumback, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Officials in Georgia's Fulton County said Wednesday they have asked a federal court to order the FBI to return ballots and other documents from the 2020 election that it seized last week, escalating a voting battle as President Donald Trump… Continue reading
Feb 04 Man gets life in prison for trying to assassinate Trump at a Florida golf course By David Fischer, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon pronounced Ryan Routh’s fate in the same Fort Pierce courtroom that erupted into chaos in September when he tried to stab himself shortly after jurors found him guilty on all counts. Continue reading