Politics

New Trump directive could hurt efforts to save the sage grouse

By Dan Elliott, Associated Press

Greater sage grouse are spiky-tailed, ground-dwelling birds about the size of chickens, and while they once numbered in the millions, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service now estimates the population at 200,000 to 500,000.

What’s in the defense authorization act?

By Nick Schifrin

President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign the bill around 2:30 p.. ET in Fort Drum, New York. Watch live here.

FBI fires Peter Strzok in wake of anti-Trump text messages

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The FBI has fired a longtime agent who once worked on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation after he sent text messages criticizing President Donald Trump to a colleague.

Officials from rival Koreas to meet in Pyongyang. An exact date has yet to be set.

By Associated Press

The rival Koreas have agreed to hold a third summit between their leaders in Pyongyang sometime before the end of September.

Marco Rubio looks for his place in Trump’s Republican Party

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

After flaming out in the GOP presidential primary — and enduring rival Donald Trump's taunts along the way — Sen. Marco Rubio is entering his next act in politics.

Count in Kansas governor’s race now turns to provisional ballots

By John Hanna, Associated Press

The counting of the last ballots in the tight and contentious Republican primary for Kansas governor will stretch out over the week and still might not settle the race.

AP fact check: Trump’s claims on ‘record’ GDP, jobs and the Russia investigation

By Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is distorting the truth on U.S. economic growth and jobs, pointing to record-breaking figures that don't exist and not telling the full story on black unemployment. Here's a closer look at his claims.

Omarosa releases another recording, threatens to say more

By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

Former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman released another audio recording Monday that she says features President Donald Trump, as she threatened to "blow the whistle" on White House corruption.

An 11-year-old changed election results on a replica Florida state website in under 10 minutes

By Michael D. Regan

An 11-year-old on Friday was able to hack into a replica of the Florida state election website and change voting results found there in under 10 minutes.

Omarosa says she secretly taped her firing, plays audio

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman said Sunday she secretly recorded conversations she had in the White House, including her firing by chief of staff John Kelly in the high-security Situation Room. It was a highly unusual admission.