Jul 31 Foreign payments, unregistered lobbying and other activities that led to Paul Manafort’s indictment By Erica R. Hendry As the Virginia trial for Trump's former campaign chair gets underway, here’s a look, in order of events, at what we know about his political consulting work with Ukraine and other foreign actors. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump administration was warned of ‘traumatic psychological injury’ from family separations, official says By Joshua Barajas A top health official told lawmakers Tuesday that the Trump administration was warned about instituting “any policy” resulting in family separations because of the effects such separations could have on the wellbeing of immigrant children. Continue reading
Jul 31 Jury selected for Paul Manafort’s bank fraud, tax evasion trial By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A jury set to decide the fate of President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was selected Tuesday, and opening statements in his tax evasion and bank fraud trial were expected in the afternoon… Continue reading
Jul 31 Senate votes to extend flood insurance program by four months By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate voted Tuesday to extend for four months the program that provides flood insurance for nearly 5 million homeowners and business owners. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump’s proposed changes to Title X could limit access to abortion By Laura Santhanam Here’s a look at these Title X programs, how the government wants to change them and what advocates plan to do next. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump indicates pre-election shutdown unlikely By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump has indicated to staff that he won't try to shut down the federal government before the midterm elections to try to win more money for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, administration officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 31 John Kelly, Trump’s chief of staff, says he will stay in role through 2020 By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The public show of confidence in Kelly, even if later reversed, appeared aimed at tamping down speculation about staff turnover, as well as projecting calm as the president gears up for his re-election campaign. Continue reading
Jul 31 Facebook finds ‘sophisticated’ efforts to disrupt U.S. elections By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The company said it removed 32 accounts from Facebook and Instagram because they were involved in “coordinated” political behavior and appeared to be fake. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: ICE, Border Patrol testify at Senate hearing on family separations By Alan Fram, Associated Press The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EDT today. Watch it here. Continue reading
Jul 31 Threats aside, Trump says he’s willing to meet with Iranians By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump said that he'd "certainly meet" with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and without preconditions, if the Iranian leader were willing. Continue reading