May 15 Colorado Gov. Polis commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure By Colleen Slevin, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Trump has championed the case of Peters, a 70-year-old former county clerk who was sentenced to nine years behind bars after being convicted in a scheme to make a copy of her county’s election computer system. She gets released June… Continue reading
May 15 Who is Tova Noel, a former prison guard testifying in the Epstein investigation By Hannah Grabenstein Noel is one of two prison guards who were working on Aug. 9, 2019, the night before the financier was found dead in his cell. Read the full transcript of her deposition here. Continue reading
May 15 Takeaways from Fed chair Jerome Powell's legacy By Chris Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell is stepping down after eight years. Here are key takeaways from his tenure. Continue reading
May 15 Trump says sculpture garden honoring prominent Americans is planned for park along Potomac River By Steven Sloan, Associated Press President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans in a tightly regulated park along the Potomac River, potentially opening a new legal fight over whether his administration is ignoring the approvals process that typically governs… Continue reading
May 15 Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties By Aamer Madhani, Will Weissert, Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he has not made a decision on whether to move forward with a major arms package for Taiwan after hearing concerns about it from Chinese President Xi Jinping. Continue reading
May 15 WATCH: Vance speaks at National Peace Officers' Memorial Service By Associated Press Vice President JD Vance praised the sacrifices of police officers who were killed in the line of duty, along with their families and loved ones. Continue reading
May 15 Justice Department challenges efforts to sanction Trump administration lawyers in new lawsuit By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department is challenging efforts to sanction attorneys from the first and second Trump administrations, asserting in a lawsuit that the District of Columbia Bar is unfairly playing politics with the legal disciplinary process. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Senate votes to withhold their own pay during future shutdowns In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate voted to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns, the CDC says 41 people are currently being monitored for hantavirus in the U.S., rare protests have broken out in Cuba over fuel… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 9:21 How reality TV stars seeking office are changing politics By Ali Rogin, Matt Loffman Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, his wife and their children filmed a reality show that is set to be released in the lead-up to the nation’s 250th anniversary. It is a return to form for the Duffys, who first met filming… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 5:12 Florida's controversial 'Alligator Alcatraz' expected to close By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz, Amalia Huot-Marchand The controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" camp for detained migrants in Florida is expected to close. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports on the Trump administration's immigration policies amid recent developments. Continue watching