May 09 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump unveils new stamp for former first lady Barbara Bush By Fatima Hussein, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Daughter Dorothy “Doro” Bush Koch said “it’s unlikely that mom ever pictured herself on the postage stamp, and it’s very likely that she would be wondering what all this fuss is about."… Continue reading
May 09 Trump signals he may lower tariffs on China By Seung Min Kim, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump has floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting among top U.S. and Chinese trade officials as he looks to deescalate the trade war between the world's two largest economies. Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: White House holds briefing ahead of China trade talks, Trump's Middle East trip By Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday floated cutting tariffs on China to 80 percent ahead of a weekend meeting as he looks to de-escalate the trade war. Continue reading
May 09 Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden By Seung Min Kim, Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump abruptly fired Hayden in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office. Continue reading
May 09 Former Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a reliably liberal vote on Supreme Court, dies at 85 By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. Continue reading
May 08 U.S. stops tracking costs of extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change By Alexa St. John, Associated Press The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal… Continue reading
May 08 Trump picks Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job. Continue reading
May 08 Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being separated from the military in new Pentagon order By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 6:15 News Wrap: White House asks Supreme Court to allow it to remove deportation protections In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to remove deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of migrants, Secretary of State Rubio says his agency is reviewing the visa status of protesters… Continue watching
May 08 WATCH: Trump says he'll pull Ed Martin's nomination U.S. Attorney after partisanship concerns By Seung Min Kim, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press President Trump pulled the nomination of Ed Martin Jr. after a key Republican senator said he could not support him for the job due to his defense of Jan. 6 rioters. Continue reading