Jun 06 Watch 7:03 Russia hacked U.S. minds and undermined democracy, author says “Russian trolls were different from normal trolls,” says Clint Watts, a former U.S. government intelligence analyst who observed how Russia deployed a campaign of disinformation to discredit Hillary Clinton and help elect Donald Trump. Nick Schifrin talks with Watts, author… Continue watching
Jun 06 Secret Obama-era permit let Iran convert funds to dollars By Josh Lederman, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Treasury Department license, issued in February 2016 and never disclosed, would have allowed Iran to convert $5.7 billion it held at Oman's Bank of Muscat from Omani rials into euros by exchanging them first into dollars. Continue reading
Jun 06 Trump’s White House hosts first dinner for Muslim holiday of Ramadan By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday will host his first White House dinner for Islam's holy month of Ramadan, an overture that has surprised many people in the Muslim community after he skipped hosting such a meal last year. Continue reading
Jun 06 WATCH: National Economic Council Director Kudlow holds briefing on G7 summit By Joshua Barajas Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow is scheduled to hold a briefing at 1 p.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Jun 06 Trump commutes sentence for Kim Kardashian-backed drug offender By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is commuting the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a woman convicted of drug offenses whose cause was championed by reality TV star Kim Kardashian West. That’s according to two White House officials who say… Continue reading
Jun 06 Judge sides with Philadelphia in sanctuary city fight By Associated Press A federal judge has ruled in favor of Philadelphia in its lawsuit against the federal government for withholding grant funding in response to how the city deals with immigrants in the country illegally. Continue reading
Jun 06 Paul Ryan contradicts Trump’s claim that the FBI planted a ‘spy’ By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan is agreeing with another senior House Republican who says there's no evidence that the FBI planted a "spy" in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign in an effort to hurt his chances at the polls. Continue reading
Jun 06 What happened in every key primary race last night? By Matt Loffman Primary voters in eight states made their decisions Tuesday, and there were several historic firsts. Here’s an exhausting, but not exhaustive, list of takeaways and key races. Continue reading
Jun 06 Trump puts own spin on primaries, declaring GOP had ‘great night’ By Steve Peoples, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Neither party immediately appeared to suffer major setbacks. And the winners and losers in California’s most competitive races could take days to sort out given the state’s unique election laws. Continue reading
Jun 06 LeBron James, Stephen Curry say they’re not going to White House By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press No matter whose team wins the NBA championship, neither superstar will be at the White House anytime soon. Continue reading