Jun 26 WATCH: Trump receives report from Religious Liberty Commission in the Oval Office By Peter Smith, Associated Press A new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them. Continue reading
Jun 26 Live Results: Louisiana midterm primary runoffs Louisiana Republicans will nominate a candidate for U.S. Senate in a primary runoff Saturday, six weeks after denying Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy a shot at a third term. Continue reading
Jun 26 Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The governor announced his agenda a day after an influential health care union in California pledged to go forward with a ballot measure that would impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets of billionaires living in the state as… Continue reading
Jun 26 Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services By Collin Binkley, Associated Press “Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America,” Trump wrote in a post… Continue reading
Jun 26 WATCH: Trump speaks at Faith and Freedom Coalition policy conference By Associated Press Trump claimed that “religion is back in our country, bigger and stronger than it has been in many, many years” and ticked through steps his administration has taken, including establishing a White House Faith Office and ending what he described… Continue reading
Jun 26 Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom By Lindsay Whitehurst, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Supreme Court is handing down major opinions at a rapid clip, but even with some of the biggest decisions yet to come there are signs of tension between the justices. Continue reading
Jun 26 Your Social Security benefits could be cut by a quarter in 2032. Here's what to know By Maria Ramirez Uribe Americans’ Social Security benefits will have to be cut by roughly a quarter in six years due to depleted funds, according to a June 9 report from the Social Security Board of Trustees. That’s months sooner than the group had… Continue reading
Jun 26 Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors that could allow him to avoid a prison term. Continue reading
Jun 26 Billionaire Leon Black defends $158M paid to Epstein: 'I knew Jekyll. I didn't know Hyde' By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Billionaire investor Leon Black said Friday that Jeffrey Epstein deceived him during a yearslong relationship in which he paid the disgraced financier $158 million, but insisted he committed no criminal wrongdoing as he appeared before the House Oversight Committee. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: Stephen Miller says 'America's doors are closed fully to asylum seekers' after Supreme Court rulings By Associated Press The Supreme Court voted 6-3 on Thursday to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation. Continue reading