Aug 31 Trump says he won’t compromise with Canada in NAFTA deal By Luis Alonso Lugo, Paul Wiseman, Rob Gillies, Associated Press President Donald Trump has said privately that he won't make compromises with Canada in high-stakes talks to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement. Continue reading
Aug 31 Trump administration to cut $300 million from UN Palestinian refugee agency By Susannah George, Associated Press That's according to individuals familiar with a policy review into U.S. funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which provides aid to Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Continue reading
Aug 31 President Trump expected to sign executive order on retirement plans By Associated Press Administration officials say high costs discourage employers from offering plans like 401(k)s at a time when surveys show workers worry about being able to live comfortably in retirement. Continue reading
Aug 31 Trump campaign removes volunteer who blocked photographer’s lens during Indiana rally By Associated Press A photo by Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci on Thursday in Evansville shows the volunteer stretching out his hand over the lens of a news photographer's camera after a protester disrupted Trump's rally. Continue reading
Aug 31 DC lobbyist charged with failing to register as a foreign agent By Associated Press The case was brought by the U.S. attorney's office in Washington and not by special counsel Robert Mueller, whose team has been investigating potential coordination between Moscow and the Trump campaign. Continue reading
Aug 31 AP Report: Justice Department lawyer said Russia had Donald Trump ‘over a barrel’ By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press The official, Bruce Ohr, says he learned that information during a July 2016 breakfast with former British spy Christopher Steele. Continue reading
Aug 31 New York’s attorney general says Trump Foundation bankrolled political campaign, pursues lawsuit By Associated Press In the motion Thursday, Trump attorney Alan S. Futerfas argued that former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman "made it his stated mission to 'lead the resistance' and attack Mr. Trump whenever possible" and "used his public antipathy for Mr. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 3:53 News Wrap: Trump cancels planned pay raise for civilian federal workforce In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump canceled a January pay raise for the roughly 2 million civilian workers in the federal government. Also, the president told Bloomberg News that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will keep his job at least… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 9:22 What’s behind China’s mass crackdown on Uighur Muslims? Uighur Muslims in China have long reported state suppression, but now they say repression is stronger than ever. Advocates for the Muslim minority say Uighurs are now being rounded up by the hundreds of thousands and put in camps for… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 7:50 Where does Brett Kavanaugh stand on business issues and workers’ rights? Business and labor are two areas of the law that have been front and center at the Supreme Court in recent years. What does nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s record suggest about how he might rule on cases at the high court?… Continue watching