May 23 Jared Kushner granted permanent security clearance By Associated Press White House adviser Jared Kushner — who is also President Donald Trump's son-in-law — has been granted a permanent security clearance after losing access earlier this year. Continue reading
May 23 Trump can't block critics on Twitter for political speech, judge says By Associated Press A federal judge in New York says President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter for political speech. In ruling, she said no government official — including the president — is above the law. Continue reading
May 23 Twitter to add special labels to U.S. political candidates By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Twitter says the move is to provide users with "authentic information" and prevent spoofed and fake accounts from fooling users. The labels will include what office a person is running for and where. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Trump says auto workers will be 'very happy' on NAFTA outcome By Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump is predicting that U.S. automakers and auto workers will be "very happy" with the outcome of talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Trump hosts roundtable discussion on immigration, gang violence By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The roundtable in Bethpage, Long Island, is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET today. Watch the president's remarks here. Continue reading
May 23 Trump seethes over Russia probe, calls for end to 'SPYGATE' By Anne Flaherty, Desmond Butler, Chad Day, Associated Press President Donald Trump escalated his efforts to discredit the Russia investigation Wednesday. "SPYGATE could be one of the biggest political scandals in history!" the president said in an early morning Twitter tirade. Continue reading
May 22 Texas liberal candidate bashed by national Democrats loses By Paul J. Weber, Will Weissert, Associated Press A liberal outsider who founded an activist group against President Donald Trump lost her insurgent bid for a U.S. House seat in Houston on Tuesday night while a Hispanic former sheriff became the first openly gay and Latina nominee for… Continue reading
May 22 Georgia's GOP governor primary: 2 officials face runoff By Associated Press In Georgia's gubernatorial primary, Democrats elected the state's first woman nominee from either party, but no Republican candidate could gather more than 50 percent of the vote — so the top two face a July runoff. Continue reading
May 22 Amy McGrath beats Lexington mayor in Democratic primary for House seat in Kentucky By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Voters in a central Kentucky congressional district opted for retired Marine officer and fighter pilot Amy McGrath over Lexington Mayor Jim Gray to advance to a fall campaign against Republican Rep. Andy Barr. Continue reading
May 22 Abrams wins Democratic primary in Georgia governor race By Associated Press In the Democratic primary in Georgia's gubernatorial race, Stacey Abrams has won to become the state's first female nominee for governor from either major party. Continue reading