Jul 26 Ryan opposes Rosenstein impeachment attempt by House conservatives, dooming it for now By Chad Day, Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan spoke out against an effort by a small group of conservatives to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday, dooming the endeavor for now and easing a months-long standoff between House Republicans and the Justice… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 5:29 As the government races to reunite eligible separated families, uncertainty hangs over those limbo Thursday is the court-ordered deadline for the U.S. government to reunite more than 2,500 children between the ages of 5 and 17 were held in government custody as a result of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, In an even.ng… Continue watching
Jul 26 Energy Department broke law with health care tweet, watchdog says By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Government Accountability Office said the July 2017 tweet was outside the scope of the agency's approved spending but did not violate a prohibition on grassroots lobbying or propaganda. Continue reading
Jul 26 WATCH: In Iowa, Trump tells farmers 'we just opened up Europe for you' Trump says farmers will now have access to a big, new market and he is taking credit for the change, sparked by a visit from European Union Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. Continue reading
Jul 26 Pence says U.S. will sanction Turkey unless American pastor freed By Susannah George, Associated Press The United States threatened NATO ally Turkey with sanctions Thursday over a detained American pastor held on terror and espionage charges. Continue reading
Jul 26 NJ attorney general Gurbir Grewal responds after radio hosts suspended for racist comments against him By Associated Press The nation's first Sikh-American attorney general responded Thursday, a day after two New Jersey radio hosts repeatedly referred to him as "turban man."… Continue reading
Jul 26 Today is the deadline to reunite all separated families. Where do things stand? By Joshua Barajas The government is aiming to reunite about 64 percent of the 2,551 separated minors older than 5 by Thursday, a goal it said it would meet. But the administration, when saying this, is focusing only on those “eligible” for reunification. Continue reading
Jul 26 Backing off auto tariffs, U.S. and EU agree to more talks By Ken Thomas, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press President Donald Trump and European leaders pulled back from the brink of a trade war over autos Wednesday and agreed to open talks to tear down trade barriers between the United States and the European Union. Continue reading
Jul 26 Audio recording steps up feud between Trump and his former 'fixer' Michael Cohen By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The sudden public airing of Donald Trump talking about paying for a Playboy model's silence marks a turning point in the legal game of cat-and-mouse between the president and his onetime lawyer. Continue reading
Jul 25 House conservatives launch bid to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Republicans have criticized Rosenstein for not being responsive enough as they have requested documents related to the Russia investigation as well as a closed investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton's emails. Continue reading