Jun 22 Trump tells GOP to ‘stop wasting their time’ on immigration By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday told his fellow Republicans in Congress to "stop wasting their time" on immigration legislation until after November, dismissing his party's struggle to surmount internal divisions. Continue reading
Jun 21 What was the message behind Melania Trump’s jacket? By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Melania Trump's spokeswoman said there was no meaning behind the jacket. President Donald Trump says his wife was taking a dig at the news media. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 6:07 More than 2,300 children still separated from parents as GOP wrestles with immigration fix President Trump's decision to sign an executive order stopping the separation of migrant families at the border met with mixed reactions. Advocates are deeply concerned that the order ignores the families who have already been split up, and fear children… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 4:00 News Wrap: States can enforce online sales tax, high court rules In our news wrap Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that states may legally force online shoppers to pay sales tax. The 5-to-4 decision overturned two long-standing precedents that allowed online retailers not to collect sales tax in many cases. Also,… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 5:49 Utah’s Navajo residents hope redistricting brings needed resources By PBS News Hour There is a heated battle in one Utah county over voting district lines and the effect on Native American representation. Last year, a federal judge ruled that the districts had been gerrymandered by lumping the Navajo into a single bloc,… Continue watching
Jun 21 Farm bill with major food stamp changes narrowly passes the House By Juliet Linderman, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The measure renews the safety net for farmers as President Donald Trump's tough talk on tariffs threatens to close markets for many of their products. Continue reading
Jun 21 What’s in Trump’s executive order on family separation? By Gretchen Frazee President Donald Trump's executive order on family separation has created some confusion over what happens to children who have already been separated from their parents as well as to families that will now be detained together. Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump visits migrant children at Texas immigrant holding center By Darlene Superville, Associated Press First lady Melania Trump made an unannounced visit to a Texas facility Thursday to get a first-hand look at some of the migrant children sent there by the U.S. government after their families entered the country illegally. Continue reading
Jun 21 Trump administration proposes merging Education and Labor departments By Associated Press The plan calls for merging the education and labor departments and moving the federal food stamp program to the Department of Health and Human Services and renaming that agency. Many of the changes would require approval from Congress. Continue reading
Jun 21 Trump’s reversal on family separation sparks concern, confusion By Nomaan Merchant, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump's reversal of a policy separating migrant families at the Mexico border sparked confusion over how the new guidelines will play out. Continue reading