Sep 04 The District of Columbia sues over Trump's deployment of the National Guard By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The city's attorney general, Brian Schwalb, said the surge of troops essentially amounts to an “involuntary military occupation.”… Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Trump hosts top tech CEOs, not including Elon Musk, at White House dinner By Michelle L. Price, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House on Thursday as he showcased research on artificial intelligence and boasted of investments that companies are making around the United States. Continue reading
Sep 04 U.S. envoy Witkoff meets European leaders on Ukraine security By Illia Novikov, Associated Press U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was invited to participate in the so-called “coalition of the willing ” meeting to discuss aid for Ukraine, including sketching out plans for military support in the event of a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war… Continue reading
Sep 03 WATCH: 'The abuse was real,' Epstein survivor implores Trump, who again calls case a 'hoax' By Dan Cooney The survivors criticized the president’s comments that the case was a “hoax” and appealed to him to meet and describe the pain they had endured. Continue reading
Sep 03 Trump administration agrees to restore federal health data and websites in lawsuit settlement By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Soon after President Donald Trump's inauguration, federal health officials deleted or removed information on a range of topics including pregnancy risks, opioid-use disorder and the AIDS epidemic. The move was made in reaction to a Trump executive order that told agencies to… Continue reading
Sep 03 WATCH: RFK Jr. testifies on Trump's health care agenda before the Senate Finance Committee By Matt Brown, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, about — among other things — turmoil at federal health agencies and efforts to pull back recommendations for COVID-19 vaccinations. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 3:01 Epstein survivors demand justice in Washington as Trump calls case 'a Democrat hoax' By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Women who survived sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein spoke publicly, some for the first time, to demand the release of the federal files in the case. President Trump also responded to the demands for more documents, calling… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 5:19 Trump policies stalled by series of rulings, likely setting up Supreme Court fight By William Brangham, Doug Adams, Jonah Anderson A federal court rejected the Trump administration's use of an 18th-century wartime law, known as the Alien Enemies Act, to deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members. It's another legal setback for the White House, which has also seen courts… Continue watching
Sep 03 WATCH: Federal immigration enforcement will 'flood the zone' in sanctuary cities, Homan says By News Desk and Associated Press President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday that the administration plans to "flood the zone" in sanctuary cities with federal immigration enforcement officers. Continue reading
Sep 03 WATCH: Vance speaks after meeting with families affected by Minneapolis shooting By Steve Karnowski, Mark Vancleave, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday met with families and victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis that killed two schoolchildren and injured 21 people. The visit comes one week after an attacker opened fire during the first Mass… Continue reading