Politics

Defense bill would curb Cabinet control of nuclear agency

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The agency that supervises the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile would essentially lose direct Cabinet oversight under legislation that Congress is negotiating.

Private messaging apps undermine state public record laws

By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press

Open government advocates fear that private messaging apps are being misused by public officials to conduct business in secret and evade transparency laws.

Administration releases documents about former Trump adviser

By Associated Press

The Trump administration on Saturday released a set of documents once deemed top secret relating to the wiretapping of a onetime adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Analysts: Trump tariff threats unlikely to yield trade deals

By Christopher Rugaber, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

With President Donald Trump intensifying his rift with U.S. trading partners, economists are growing more doubtful that any deal that might benefit American workers and companies is in sight.

Kavanaugh: Watergate tapes decision may have been wrong

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Judge Brett Kavanaugh responded to a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire that probes his career as an attorney and jurist.

Mnuchin: Overall U.S. economy not harmed by trade battles

By Victor Caivano, Associated Press

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that the overall U.S. economy has not been harmed by the trade battles set off by President Donald Trump's get-tough policies although some individual sectors have been hurt.

Support for the Endangered Species Act remains high as Trump administration and Congress try to gut it

By Jeremy T. Bruskotter, John A. Vucetich, Ramiro Berardo, The Conversation

Since its passage, the Endangered Species Act has helped reverse and stop declines in numerous species – from bald eagles to Lake Erie watersnakes – and served as a model for similar laws around the world.

Who owns the moon? A space lawyer answers

By Frans von der Dunk, The Conversation

Since the beginning of the space race, the United States knew that for many people around the world the sight of a U.S. flag on the Moon would raise major political issues.

Trump finds it 'inconceivable' lawyer would tape a client

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Donald Trump said Saturday he finds it "inconceivable" that a lawyer would tape a client, as the president weighed in after the disclosure that in the weeks before the 2016 election, his then-personal attorney secretly recorded their…