Dec 18 Watch 4:29 How Trump may have used his charitable foundation for personal and political gain As the New York attorney general investigates allegations of criminal misconduct by the Trump Foundation, the president announced he is shutting it down. The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold has been reporting on scrutiny of the organization since before the 2016… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 4:52 What’s next in the showdown over a government shutdown? In a reversal from its previous demands, the White House is signaling openness to a funding bill that would avoid a government shutdown, even if it doesn't include $5 billion for a border wall. Days before a partial shutdown would… Continue watching
Dec 18 U.S. reverses fingerprinting rule for households sponsoring migrant children By Colleen Long, Associated Press The Trump administration policy required fingerprinting for all adults living in a household where a migrant child would live. Parents and other sponsors have said the fingerprinting rule had slowed placement of children in homes, in part because some members… Continue reading
Dec 18 Michael Flynn’s sentencing has been delayed. Now what? By Tess Conciatori A federal judge offered former national security adviser Michael Flynn a chance to delay his sentencing in exchange for cooperating further with federal investigators, and Flynn agreed. Continue reading
Dec 18 What a partial government shutdown would look like By Saher Khan With less than one week to go, negotiations in Congress remain stuck over funding for a border wall, meaning Americans could kick off the holidays with a partial government shutdown. Continue reading
Dec 18 Read James Comey’s full testimony before House committees By Erica R. Hendry James Comey continued to defend his actions as FBI director during an hours-long meeting with two Congressional committees on Monday, the second closed-door meeting with members in as many weeks. Continue reading
Dec 18 McSally appointed to McCain’s seat after losing Senate race in November By Nicholas Riccardi, Terry Tang, Associated Press Rep. Martha McSally, a former air force colonel, lost to Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in November after a bruising contest in which she contended Sinema committed "treason" by making anti-war remarks in 2003. Now, McSally will join the Senate the… Continue reading
Dec 18 Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed to allow for cooperation in Mueller probe By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press A federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing of Michael Flynn, on Tuesday, saying he could not hide his disgust for Flynn's crime of lying to the FBI and warning that he could send the retired Army lieutenant general to prison. Continue reading
Dec 18 Trump’s safety panel seeks to revoke school discipline rules By Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Donald Trump's school safety commission is proposing a rollback of Obama-era guidance that was meant to curb racial disparities in school discipline. Continue reading
Dec 18 Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve amid lawsuit By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A joint court filing lays out a process for shutting down the charity and distributing its remaining assets to other nonprofit groups. Continue reading