Nov 22 Trump says he plans to interview candidates for staff replacements By Associated Press Trump would not say for which positions he was interviewing people while he is in Florida for a Thanksgiving break. Continue reading
Nov 22 Kansas Medicaid expansion in doubt despite support from governor-elect By John Hanna, Associated Press Democratic and moderate Republicans lawmakers worked together last year to try to make Kansas the latest state to expand Medicaid, only to see their bipartisan effort rewarded with a veto from former conservative GOP Gov. Sam Brownback. Continue reading
Nov 22 Trump threatens to close U.S.-Mexico border By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump said if the situation in Mexico were "incontrollable," he would close the border for a "period of time."… Continue reading
Nov 22 ‘Your courage truly inspires us,’ Trump says in Thanksgiving message to U.S. military By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump told members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard that he and first lady Melania Trump wanted to express their "profound gratitude."… Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 5:45 Why Chief Justice Roberts’ response to Trump matters In a rare move, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts responded to President Trump’s recent criticism of a judge who ruled against his new asylum rules. Roberts countered that “the U.S. does not have Obama judges or Trump… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 5:27 Ahead of Senate runoff, how do Mississippi voters feel about ‘hanging’ remark? Although Election Day is past, a Senate contest in Mississippi remains to be decided. The race has attracted national attention due to a controversial remark made by the Republican incumbent, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, in a social media video that went… Continue watching
Nov 21 Once a rising GOP star, Utah’s Rep. Mia Love loses seat to Democrat By Brady McCombs, Associated Press Ben McAdams, a Democratic mayor of Salt Lake County, defeated Love by fewer than 700 votes in a back-and-forth race that took two weeks to sort out in deep-red Utah, according to final results released Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 21 Democrat who opposed Pelosi now says he’ll back her for House speaker By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Rep. Brian Higgins of western New York announced Wednesday he will now support Pelosi after earlier signing on to a letter opposing her bid. Continue reading
Nov 21 Chief Justice John Roberts pushes back on President Trump’s criticism of ‘Obama judge’ By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The pre-Thanksgiving dustup was the first time that Roberts, the Republican-appointed leader of the federal judiciary, has offered even a hint of criticism of Trump, who has several times blasted federal judges who have ruled against him. Continue reading
Nov 21 Acting AG Matthew Whitaker earned nearly $1 million from right-leaning nonprofit By Associated Press Whitaker's appointment has been criticized by Democrats who have challenged its constitutionality and are concerned that he will interfere with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Continue reading