May 17 Trump plays down prospect of successful U.S.-China trade talks By Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Thursday cast doubt on the prospect of successful trade talks with China. Continue reading
May 17 How banks and the government keep track of suspicious financial activity By Daniel Bush An obscure government database of suspicious financial activity was thrust into the spotlight Wednesday when the New Yorker reported that key information on Michael Cohen is missing from the system. The report has raised fresh questions about the database, and… Continue reading
May 17 WATCH: Trump pleased by NATO allies' defense spending By Associated Press President Donald Trump is pointing to his work to push NATO countries to increase their defense spending as he meets at the White House with the NATO leader. Continue reading
May 17 Senate confirms Gina Haspel as new CIA director By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Senate has confirmed Gina Haspel as the first female director of the CIA. Continue reading
May 17 Lack of paper trail a concern amid fears of election hacking By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press As the midterm congressional primaries heat up, roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be casting ballots on machines that do not produce a paper record of their votes. Continue reading
May 17 WATCH: Trump tells North Korea's Kim to denuclearize or risk overthrow By Zeke Miller, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The president said that if Kim were to agree to denuclearize, "he'll get protections that would be very strong."… Continue reading
May 17 New York court says Trump can't delay defamation lawsuit By Associated Press A New York court said Thursday that former "Apprentice" contestant Summer Zervos can proceed with her defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, at least for now. Continue reading
May 17 WATCH: White House says Trump 'very clearly referring' to MS-13 gang, not immigrants By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she doesn't think President Donald Trump went far enough when he described some people who enter the country illegally as "animals."… Continue reading
May 17 Ethics director forwards concerns to federal prosecutors over Michael Cohen payment By Bernard Condon, Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The president revealed in his financial disclosure that he reimbursed personal attorney Michael Cohen as much as $250,000 for unspecified "expenses," with no mention of a $130,000 payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about a sexual tryst… Continue reading
May 17 Trump Jr. unapologetic when questioned about meeting with Russian lawyer By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Chad Day, Associated Press Questioned intently by a Senate committee, President Donald Trump's son struck a firmly unapologetic tone, deflected many queries and said he didn't think there was anything wrong with meeting a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower in hopes of election-season dirt… Continue reading