Jul 23 WATCH: Senate confirms Robert Wilkie as Veterans Affairs secretary By Hope Yen, Associated Press Senators confirmed Pentagon official Robert Wilkie as Veterans Affairs secretary. He now faces the task of fulfilling President Donald Trump's promises to fire bad VA employees and steer more patients to the private sector. Continue reading
Jul 23 AP fact check: Trump mischaracterizes FBI documents on Carter Page wiretap By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Among Trump's false claims is that the FBI relied on a politically tainted source and withheld that aspect from the court. The documents actually suggest the opposite. Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: White House says Trump considering revoking security clearances of former Obama officials White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday that the president is "exploring the mechanisms" to strip clearance from former CIA director John Brennan, along with former FBI director Jim Comey, former national intelligence director James Clapper and others. Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: Trump to speak at 'Made in America' event at White House By Erica R. Hendry President Donald Trump is expected to speak at 3:15 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jul 23 Trump's tweeted threat underscores rising tensions with Iran By Nasser Karimi, Zeke Miller, Will Lester, Associated Press Trump's bellicose, all-caps challenge addressed to President Hassan Rouhani followed a speech by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in which he accused Iran's leadership of massive corruption and widespread rights abuses and urged Iranians to rise up in protest. Continue reading
Jul 23 AP fact check: Trump off base on Russia, veterans and Queen Elizabeth II By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press It was a week of bewilderment over what President Donald Trump really thinks about Russian interference in the U.S. election and what he and Russia's Vladimir Putin told each other in their private meeting. Here's a week of statements in… Continue reading
Jul 23 Trump tries to cast fresh doubt on Mueller investigation By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Capping a week of drama, back tracking, a double negative and blistering statements from allies about his attitude toward Russian election interference, President Donald Trump on Sunday was back to referring to "a big hoax."… Continue reading
Jul 23 White House says Trump tweets show he won't tolerate Iran threats By Associated Press Press secretary Sarah Sanders says that "if anybody's inciting anything, look no further than to Iran."… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 3:59 How Trump is redefining the Republican party By PBS News Hour Despite widespread criticism of President Trump’s performance at his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki – some of it from his allies, including Newt Gingrich, who called it “the most serious mistake of his presidency” – the president’s… Continue watching
Jul 22 In Arizona, liberals debate forgiving candidate's moderation By Thomas Beaumont, Melissa Daniels, Associated Press Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, a former Green Party activist, is attempting to become the first member of her party to represent Arizona in the Senate in 30 years. Continue reading