Feb 26 Top U.S. general says no military threat on southern border By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press Under pointed questioning from senators, the top U.S. general for homeland defense said Tuesday that he sees no military threat coming from the southern border with Mexico, but his focus in on "very real" threats from China and Russia in… Continue reading
Feb 26 U.S. appeals court clears AT&T’s $81 billion purchase of Time Warner By Marcy Gordon, Tali Arbel, Associated Press A federal appeals court on Tuesday cleared AT&T's takeover of Time Warner, rejecting the Trump administration's claims that the $81 billion deal will harm consumers and reduce competition in the TV industry. Continue reading
Feb 26 House Dems to subpoena Trump administration for family separation documents By Colleen Long, Associated Press A House committee voted Tuesday to subpoena Trump administration officials over family separations at the southern border, the first issued in the new Congress as Democrats have promised to hold the administration aggressively to count. Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: Drug companies ‘bear none of the consequences’ of skyrocketing prices, Sen. Wyden says By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The hearing marks the first time lawmakers have called top industry executives to account for rising prices that are squeezing Americans. Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: Trump administration officials face House questions over family separations Thousands of accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrant children in government-funded shelters were made over the past four years, including scores directed against adult staff members. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., released the Health and Human Services Department data… Continue reading
Feb 26 Trump, Kim in Hanoi for second round of nuclear talks By Foster Klug, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press After long journeys to Vietnam, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are in place for their second summit Wednesday to address perhaps the world's biggest security challenge: Kim's pursuit of a nuclear program that stands… Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: Top pharmaceutical executives face Senate committee questions over drug pricing By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Senators grilled CEOs of seven major drug companies on Tuesday over high prescription drug prices that are a drain on Medicare and Medicaid and a burden to millions of Americans. The extraordinary public accounting was a sign that Congress and… Continue reading
Feb 26 Democrats block Senate GOP bill on infants surviving abortions By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Republican bill that would have threatened prison for doctors who don't try saving the life of infants born alive during abortions. Continue reading
Feb 26 Michael Cohen claims lying, racism and cheating by Trump By Mary Clare Jalonick, Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president’s former lawyer on Wednesday cast him as a racist and a con man who used his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations about sex, and lied throughout… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 5:28 Why abortion opponents support Trump’s Title X rule change The Trump administration intends to limit the Title X program that provides birth control and other reproductive health services. Under the new restrictions, any clinic accepting federal funds would be prevented from performing abortions -- or referring women to other… Continue watching