Apr 30 Inspectors hold asylum seekers at U.S.-Mexico border, saying facility is out of space By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan announced that the San Ysidro border crossing, the nation's busiest, had "reached capacity" for people without legal documents and that asylum-seekers may need to wait in Mexico temporarily. Continue reading
Apr 30 Supreme Court to review case of Missouri death row inmate with rare medical condition By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court blocked the inmate's execution in March after he argued that a tumor in his throat is likely to rupture and bleed during the execution. Continue reading
Apr 30 White House not addressing reports on Ronny Jackson’s future By Associated Press The White House says Dr. Ronny Jackson remains assigned to the White House — but it's not addressing reports the Navy rear admiral won't be returning to the job of President Donald Trump's personal physician. Continue reading
Apr 30 Ahead of midterms, politicians try to woo Puerto Ricans who fled storm By Gisela Salomon, Claudia Torrens, Associated Press The intensity of political attention is new for Puerto Ricans, who are accustomed to not having much political clout. While they are U.S. citizens, they cannot vote in the presidential election while on the island, which is a territory not… Continue reading
Apr 30 Trump floats DMZ as location for North Korea meeting By Associated Press On Twitter, President Donald Trump is questioning whether a potential meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be held in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Koreas. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 4:15 Ever-growing ‘tribalism’ in politics extends to entertainment By PBS News Hour From backlash toward musicians Kanye West and Shania Twain for praising President Donald Trump to controversy around comedian Michelle Wolf’s roast at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the entertainment industry is encountering the country’s stark political lines. NewsHour Weekend Special… Continue watching
Apr 29 Health care new front for transgender rights under Trump By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Trump administration is coming under fire for rewriting a federal rule that bars discrimination in health care due to gender identity. Continue reading
Apr 29 Seoul: North Korea’s Kim vows to shut nuke test site in May By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down his country's nuclear test site in May and disclose the process to experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States, Seoul's presidential office said Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 29 Pompeo, in Saudi Arabia, talks tough on Iran, Gulf dispute By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is using the Middle East leg of his first trip abroad as America's top diplomat to call for concerted international action to punish Iran for its missile programs. Continue reading
Apr 29 Comedian Michelle Wolf draws laughs, gasps at correspondents’ dinner By Associated Press After one crass joke drew groans in the Washington Hilton ballroom, Wolf laughed and said, "Yeah, shoulda done more research before you got me to do this."… Continue reading