Jul 24 Heart of Yosemite National Park to close as crews battle wildfire By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Over nearly two weeks, flames have churned through more than 57 square miles of timber in steep terrain of the Sierra Nevada just west of the park. Continue reading
Jul 24 Putin not welcome on Capitol Hill, GOP leaders say By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that Putin will not be invited to address Congress because "that is something we reserve for allies."… Continue reading
Jul 24 Georgia GOP runoff tests Trump voters’ loyalty By Ben Nadler, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp have run to the Trumpian right as they try to win Georgia Republicans' nomination for governor in a Tuesday runoff. Continue reading
Jul 24 What we know about Trump’s 2018 midterm endorsements (so far) By Tess Conciatori Trump has already endorsed 19 Republican candidates in gubernatorial and congressional races. All of the endorsements have come from the president’s Twitter account. Continue reading
Jul 24 Ivanka Trump’s clothing company shutting down By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Ivanka Trump, who is a senior adviser to her father, President Donald Trump, has recently been encouraging U.S. companies to pledge to hire American workers. Her company has been accused in the past of using foreign workers to make its… Continue reading
Jul 24 Trump considering pulling security clearances of critics By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump is considering revoking the security clearances of six former top officials who have been critical of his administration, a move that opponents and experts say would be an unprecedented politicization of the clearance process. Continue reading
Jul 24 Agriculture Dept. to send $12 billion to farmers hurt by tariffs By Ken Thomas, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Trump administration is preparing a plan to provide billions of dollars in emergency aid to farmers who have been hurt by tariffs. The Agriculture Department was expected to announce the plan later Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Trump speaks at Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks at the national convention at 12:30 p.m. EDT today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: White House threatens to revoke former officials’ security clearances In our news wrap Friday, the White House says it's "exploring" whether to revoke security clearances for six former top ranking officials. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders claimed they have used their clearances for political and financial gain. Also, Toronto police… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 8:01 Schiff: ‘Disturbing number’ of Trump campaign members met with Russians and lied about it The release of previously classified FISA warrants by the Justice Department set off a new round of political fighting over the FBI's monitoring of the Trump campaign's former adviser Carter Page. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., says President Trump is counting… Continue watching