Jul 31 Trial set to begin for Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman By Associated Press While the main areas of Mueller's investigation are Russia's actions during the 2016 presidential election and any attempts by Trump to obstruct justice, none of those topics are expected to come up in Manafort's trial. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 8:13 News Wrap: Trump ‘certainly’ willing to shut down government over border security In our news wrap Monday, President Trump again talked of shutting down the government over border security. On Sunday, he floated the idea unless Democrats vote to fund a border wall and other security measures. Also, the president offered to… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 8:05 Amy Walter and Susan Page on Trump’s shutdown threat, GOP midterm concerns Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Susan Page of USA Today join Judy Woodruff to discuss President Trump’s suggestions that he might force a government shutdown over his immigration demands and the potential political fallout for Republicans in… Continue watching
Jul 30 What you need to know before Paul Manafort’s trial By Geoffrey Lou Guray Manafort is expected to appear Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., where federal prosecutors will begin presenting their case against him in the first trial to arise from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: Trump says U.S. will not lift sanctions against Moscow Trump said Monday at a news conference with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte that the sanctions would not change despite the Russians' request. Continue reading
Jul 30 Trump says he would ‘certainly meet’ with Iranian President Rouhani, with ‘no preconditions’ By Associated Press Trump said that he believes in meetings and is pointing to the benefits of recent meetings with North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
Jul 30 Trump repeats he would have ‘no problem’ shutting down government over border security funding By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Government funding expires at the end of September, just weeks before the midterm elections. A shutdown would be the second under unified Republican control of Washington, following an embarrassing weekend stoppage in January. Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: Trump, Italy’s Giuseppe Conte speak at joint news conference By Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to hold the news conference at 2 p.m. EDT today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Jul 30 AP fact check: A look into Trump’s claims on ‘historic’ economic gains By Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump exaggerated his role in boosting U.S. economic growth, falsely claiming full credit for positive economic news and inaccurately declaring a "historic" turnaround. Continue reading
Jul 30 Young people are looking for younger leaders, poll finds By Laurie Kellman, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Young people are looking for a change this election season — a generational change. Continue reading