Jun 19 AP fact check: Trump exaggerates on jobs, border wall in campaign kickoff rally By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press During a Florida rally marking the official kickoff of his 2020 presidential bid, President Donald Trump made a number of questionable claims and promises. Continue reading
Jun 19 Pelosi rules out censuring Trump as alternative to impeachment By Associated Press The House speaker told reporters that censure would be "just a way out" of House Democrats' efforts to see if President Donald Trump has committed impeachable offenses. Continue reading
Jun 19 Trump campaign raises $24.8 million in less than 24 hours By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press The sum dwarfs what the top Democratic contenders in the 2020 White House primary raised over the course of the first three months of this year. Continue reading
Jun 19 WATCH: Lawmakers hear from pilots who have criticized Boeing By David Koenig, Associated Press The House subcommittee is looking into Boeing and the 737 Max airliner, which remains grounded after accidents that killed 346 people. Continue reading
Jun 19 WATCH: House panel debates idea of reparations for slavery By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press Actor and activist Danny Glover and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates are among the witnesses that testified at a hearing Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 19 Democrats access Trump's inner circle with Hope Hicks interview By Mary Clare Jalonick, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press House lawmakers interviewed the former communications director for President Donald Trump behind closed doors. Continue reading
Jun 18 How Trump has made campaigning 'part of the presidency' By Meredith Lee President Donald Trump flipped Florida, the largest swing state in the nation, from blue to red in 2016. He picked Florida as the site for his official 2020 re-election kickoff rally on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 18 Senate leaders agree on emergency border funding By Lisa Desjardins and Associated Press Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached a “deal in principle” for an emergency funding bill to address the surge in migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, including the care of detained families and children. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 11:10 Reports of domestic violence prompt Shanahan to step down Another personnel disruption is rocking the White House, as Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan withdrew from consideration for the permanent role Tuesday amid reports of domestic violence in his past. The Washington Post’s Aaron Davis spoke with Shanahan about… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 2:49 Why Europe is caught in the middle of U.S.-Iran tensions Although tensions between the U.S. and Iran are high, officials from both countries insist they don't want a military confrontation. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will resist sanctions but not wage war, while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called… Continue watching