Aug 17 Senate confirms more Trump judges By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press A Trump-nominated judge now holds one out every seven seats on the circuit courts. The Senate on Thursday confirmed two more, as Republicans have made a priority of confirming judges in their fight to hold the Senate majority ahead of… Continue reading
Aug 17 D.C. mayor says she was the one who 'finally' got through to Trump on parade By Associated Press The mayor of Washington, D.C. is firing back at President Donald Trump, who blamed local officials for the "ridiculously high" cost of his proposed Veterans Day military parade. Continue reading
Aug 17 Where White House touts a boom, most economists see a blip By Josh Boak, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Is the latest pickup in U.S. economic growth destined to slow in the years ahead as most analysts say? Or, as the Trump administration insists, is the economy on the cusp of an explosive boom that will reward Americans?… Continue reading
Aug 17 Los Angeles mayor Garcetti: Trump sows division, does 'racist things' By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, considering a 2020 presidential run, said Thursday that President Donald Trump has done "plenty of racist things" to divide the nation while failing to deliver on health care reform and other promises. Continue reading
Aug 17 Former U.S. security leaders blast Trump for yanking John Brennan's clearance By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Former U.S. security officials issued scathing rebukes to President Donald Trump on Thursday, admonishing him for yanking a top former spy chief's security clearance in what they cast as an act of political vengeance. Trump said he'd had to do… Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump nixes $92 million parade, says 2019 costs will be 'WAY DOWN' By Catherine Lucey, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday he had canceled plans for a Veterans Day military parade, citing the "ridiculously high" price tag — a day after U.S. officials said the November event could cost $92 million, more than three times the… Continue reading
Aug 16 Why the government doesn't always know what happens to unaccompanied migrant children By Patty Gorena Morales There are a number of issues with the government's program for unaccompanied migrant children, according to senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs investigations subcommittee. Here's a look at four of them. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: Omarosa airs secret tape of Trump campaign job offer In our news wrap Thursday, the president’s former adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman is out with another secretly made recording, and says it proves he tried to buy her silence. Also, the Vatican says it feels shame and sorrow over the… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 8:32 Trump using his unique power to punish and intimidate critics, former CIA official says President Trump's move to revoke John Brennan's security clearance rippled across Washington, and the former CIA director cast it as a disturbing power play. And Brennan might not be the only former intelligence or national security official to have his… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 2:55 Who's responsible for unaccompanied migrant children? Senators press officials for answers Since 2012, more than 200,000 undocumented kids have entered the U.S. unaccompanied, without an adult. Last night, the Senate Homeland Security Committee released a three-year investigation finding that once the kids are with sponsors, no one in the federal government… Continue watching