May 10 House Democrat issues subpoenas for Trump tax returns By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal issued the subpoenas Friday, days after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin refused to comply with demands to turn over Trump's returns. Continue reading
May 10 House approves $19 billion disaster aid bill over Trump opposition By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The measure passed over the opposition of most Republicans, who said it should include the Trump administration's $4.5 billion request for border security and migrant humanitarian aid. Continue reading
May 10 Students find ‘free college’ often doesn’t live up to the lofty promises By Mikhail Zinshteyn, The Hechinger Report The complexity of what "free college" really means is leading to confusion about whether students qualify. In fact, the people who would benefit the most, such as those who attend part-time or older students, are often excluded. Continue reading
May 10 Giuliani urges Ukraine to investigate Democrats By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani used Twitter on Friday to explain his rationale for traveling to Kiev to push for two investigations. Continue reading
May 10 Pompeo to meet with Putin amid disputes over Venezuela, Arctic By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will arrive in Moscow on Monday, then travel to Sochi on Tuesday to see President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: Trump asks what to do about migrants crossing border. Rallygoer suggests ‘shoot them’ By Yamiche Alcindor Trump smiled as the crowd cheered and laughed after a rallygoer suggested people should shoot migrants crossing the border. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 4:33 News Wrap: Trump defends oldest son over Senate subpoena In our Thursday news wrap, President Trump defended his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., after reports he was subpoenaed by the Senate Intelligence Committee, which wants to question him about a meeting with a Russian lawyer in 2016. The president… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 6:28 Racial divides on display as Red Sox players of color boycott White House visit Longstanding U.S. tradition sees champions in many sports visit the White House as a celebratory honor. But in this bitterly polarized era, meeting the president is no longer a routine practice. Many star athletes have opted out of the experience… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 6:41 Nadler says Democrats are fighting a ‘tyrannical administration’ on Mueller report President Trump’s decision to defy a House Judiciary Committee subpoena for the unredacted Mueller report has the administration and House Democrats on a collision course--one House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler refers to as a constitutional crisis. Judy Woodruff talks… Continue watching
May 09 WATCH: Trump says he’s ‘very surprised’ Don Jr. has been subpoenaed By Associated Press Trump called his son a "very good person," adding that the "last thing he needs is Washington DC."… Continue reading