Jun 07 House moderates reach tentative deal with conservatives to help ‘Dreamers’ By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., said that under the offer from the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, young immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children could get a new visa that would let them stay in the country for eight years. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 7:11 News Wrap: ‘No one is above the law,’ Ryan warns Trump against pardoning himself In our news wrap Wednesday, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan publicly broke with President Trump on two issues, dismissing Trump's claims that the FBI planted a spy in his 2016 campaign and warning the president against pardoning himself in… Continue watching
Jun 06 In the Trump era, separating sports and politics is harder than it seems By Daniel Bush Rep. Ryan Costello, a Republican from Pennsylvania, had been looking forward to the White House meeting between President Donald Trump and the Philadelphia Eagles. Then, with a single Tweet, Trump canceled it. “Eagles my fave team. Super Bowl win so… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 10:18 What the year’s biggest primary night gave each party More than 6 million voters went to the polls across eight states on Tuesday, the biggest primary night of the year. The battle to control Congress was front and center, but there were revealing elections in key Senate and gubernatorial… Continue watching
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