Apr 08 AP sources: Secret Service director to leave Trump administration By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press According to two administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the departure of U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles stems from a personality conflict within the agency. Continue reading
Apr 08 U.S. declares Iran’s guard force a ‘terrorist organization’ By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. is designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard a "foreign terrorist organization," in an effort to increase pressure on the country that could have significant diplomatic implications in the Middle East. Continue reading
Apr 08 With Nielsen’s departure, Trump’s Cabinet becomes even less diverse By Yamiche Alcindor Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s resignation from President Donald Trump’s Cabinet on Sunday raised new questions about the administration’s lack of diversity among its top advisers. Continue reading
Apr 08 Bernie Sanders finds himself in a new role as front-runner By Juana Summers, Julie Pace, Associated Press Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is quieting critics who questioned whether he could recapture the energy of his upstart 2016 campaign, surpassing his rivals in early fundraising and establishing himself as an indisputable front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Continue reading
Apr 08 ‘Our country is full’: Trump says migrants straining immigration system By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Trump, as he so often does, mixed fact with fiction when warning of the threat at the border. Continue reading
Apr 07 Read: Kirstjen Nielsen’s full resignation letter from Homeland Security Secretary post By Kamala Kelkar In an abrupt departure, Homeland Security Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned from her post on Sunday. Read her the full letter. Continue reading
Apr 07 Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid the administration’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border, two people familiar with the decision said. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 4:47 Can the Electoral College system be changed? As the 2020 presidential campaigns get underway, the debate over the Electoral College system is starting again. In 2016, when Hillary Clinton lost the election despite winning the popular vote, there were new calls to abolish the electoral college. NPR… Continue watching
Apr 07 AP fact check: Trump’s bad-guy talk belies migrants’ reality By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press When President Donald Trump talks about the masses of Central Americans trying to get into the U.S., he describes a horde of beefy men with ill intent. Figures from his own administration tell a different story: Those coming are increasingly… Continue reading
Apr 07 After 2016 loss, Democrats know they need white male voters By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The Democrats’ 2020 presidential primary may feature a historically diverse field of women and minorities, but in some ways it is testing how the party appeals to white men. Continue reading