Nov 29 AP fact check: Trump retweets false claim on immigrant aid By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump is spreading a false claim from supporters that people who are in the United States illegally receive more in federal assistance than the average American gets in Social Security benefits. Here's a closer look at the claim. Continue reading
Nov 29 Syria: West should lift sanctions to help refugees return By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press yria's U.N. ambassador on Thursday urged Western powers to lift crippling economic sanctions against the war-torn country if they are serious about helping millions of Syrian refugees to return to their homeland. Continue reading
Nov 28 In rebuke to Trump, senators take step toward action against Saudi Arabia By Mary Clare Jalonick, Susannah George, Associated Press Defying President Donald Trump, senators sent a strong signal Wednesday that they want to punish Saudi Arabia for its role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. By a bipartisan 63-37 vote, the Senate opted to move forward with legislation… Continue reading
Nov 28 Trump: Manafort pardon ‘not off the table’ By Associated Press In an interview with the New York Post on Wednesday, President Trump asked rhetorically: "Why would I take it off the table?" There are new questions about what Paul Manafort knows and what prosecutors say he might be attempting to… Continue reading
Nov 28 Supreme Court poised to limit police power to seize property By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court left little doubt Wednesday that it would rule that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states, an outcome that could help an Indiana man recover the $40,000 Land Rover police seized when they arrested… Continue reading
Nov 28 Democrats nominate Pelosi for House speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Pelosi entered the closed-door caucus election in an unusual position -- running unopposed despite the clamor by some Democrats for new leadership. Continue reading
Nov 28 Durbin says testimony on Khashoggi killing ‘not persuasive’ without CIA director By Associated Press Senators are expressing disappointment that officials from the intelligence community were not present at a closed-door briefing over the U.S. response to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Continue reading
Nov 28 WATCH: Pompeo says there’s no ‘direct’ connection between Khashoggi murder, Saudi crown prince By Associated Press Pompeo urged senators to continue to support U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen and maintain strong ties to Saudi Arabia, a longtime U.S. ally. Continue reading
Nov 28 Senators grill U.S. officials over response to Khashoggi killing By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Susannah George, Associated Press A briefing Wednesday with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis could determine how far Congress goes in punishing the longtime Middle East ally. Continue reading
Nov 28 Why isn’t Pelosi facing any Democratic challengers for speaker? By Jessica Yarvin Just hours after results started rolling in on Election Day, Democrats started to oppose Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s return as speaker. At the time, the anti-Pelosi faction was buoyed by victories by scores of candidates who had said… Continue reading