May 11 Trump fumes at Homeland Security head over border security By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump, who has growing increasingly frustrated by a spike in apprehensions at the border and other legal setbacks, blamed Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Wednesday for failing to do enough to stop them, according to people familiar with the… Continue reading
May 11 AP sources: White House aide dismisses John McCain view, says ‘he’s dying’ By Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin, Associated Press A White House official dismissed Sen. John McCain's opposition to President Donald Trump's CIA nominee, saying "it doesn't matter" because "he's dying anyway," two people in the room told The Associated Press. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 6:31 New biography recounts how Eunice Kennedy Shriver ‘changed the world’ Eunice Kennedy Shriver wasn’t a president, attorney general or senator. But the lesser-known Kennedy sibling was arguably no less influential. Judy Woodruff talks with Eileen McNamara, author of the new book "Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World."… Continue watching
May 10 Giuliani leaves Manhattan law firm weeks after joining Trump’s legal team By Associated Press The former New York City mayor originally planned simply to take a leave of absence from the law firm of GreenbergTraurig when he joined Trump's outside team last month. But the law firm released a statement Thursday announcing that the… Continue reading
May 10 Nurse pleads not guilty in death of former Trump adviser McMaster’s father By Alexandra Villarreal, Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Police reviewed about eight hours of surveillance video and concluded charge nurse Christann Shyvin Gainey had failed to perform a single neurological exam. Continue reading
May 10 Iraqi forces capture 5 senior Islamic State leaders in cross-border raid By Susannah George, Josh Lederman, Associated Press Coalition spokesman Army Col. Ryan Dillon called the arrest a "significant blow to Daesh," using the Arabic acronym for the extremist group. Continue reading
May 10 Even from afar, John McCain raises his voice against torture By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Republican Sen. John McCain remained at home in Arizona battling brain cancer as Wednesday's debate turned to the past use of enhanced interrogation techniques, now banned, that President Donald Trump has suggested perhaps should return. Continue reading
May 10 Pence says it’s time for Robert Mueller to ‘wrap it up’ By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday he believes it's time for special counsel Robert Mueller to conclude his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and other potential misdeeds by those in the president's orbit. Continue reading
May 10 House Democrats release more than 3,500 Facebook ads created by Russians By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The intelligence committee Democrats released a sampling of the ads purchased by Russia’s Internet Research Agency last year, but they are now releasing the full cache of ads that Facebook officials turned over to the panel after acknowledging in September… Continue reading
May 10 U.S.-North Korea summit set for June 12 in Singapore, Trump says By Associated Press President Donald Trump is providing details for the first time about the history-making meeting between a sitting American president and the leader of North Korea over denuclearization. Continue reading