Jul 18 WATCH: Trump says he was ‘not happy’ with ‘send her back’ chant During a rally in North Carolina, Trump supporters began chanting "send her back," after he criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar. Continue reading
Jul 18 No additional charges to be filed in Trump hush money probe By Associated Press Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty last year to violating campaign finance law by arranging payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal after they claimed they had affairs with Trump. Continue reading
Jul 18 House passes bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The bill has almost no chance of passage in the Republican-controlled Senate. Continue reading
Jul 18 Mnuchin says negotiators agree to budget deal’s core elements By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Steven Mnuchin said negotiations with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California have settled on spending levels and a debt limit increase that would cover two years. Continue reading
Jul 18 2020 candidate Warren proposes new private equity constraints By Elana Schor, Associated Press Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan would hold private equity firms liable for debts and pension promises made by the companies they buy up. Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump leans on issue of race in 2020 reelection bid By Steve Peoples, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Not since George Wallace's campaign in 1968 has a presidential candidate — and certainly not an incumbent president — put racial polarization at the center of his call to voters. Continue reading
Jul 17 AP fact check: Trump assails and misquotes Omar at rally By Hope Yen, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press President Donald Trump at a rally on Wednesday misrepresented words from Rep. Ilhan Omar to make her sound like an al-Qaida sympathizer and exaggerated the performance of the economy under his watch. Continue reading
Jul 17 GOP Sen. Rand Paul slows bill to boost 9/11 victims fund By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Paul, R-Ky., questioned the bill's 70-year time frame and said any new spending should be offset by corresponding cuts. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Trump goes after Rep. Ilhan Omar at rally, crowd chants ‘send her back’ By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump recently tweeted that four Democratic congresswomen of color should "go back" to their home countries — though three were born in the United States. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Trump says he is ‘winning’ the political fight over his racist tweets By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he has no regrets about his tweets that four Democratic freshmen should "go back" to their home countries. Continue reading