Sep 26 Republican Sen. Corker says he won’t seek re-election By Donna Cassata, Richard Lardner, Associated Press Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, the chairman of the powerful Foreign Relations Committee and a political force on financial issues, announced Tuesday he would not seek re-election. File photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. WASHINGTON… Continue reading
Sep 26 Department of Veterans Affairs says money for private health care may run out by year’s end By Hope Yen, Associated Press Weeks after a veterans' health initiative received $2.1 billion in emergency funding, the Trump administration says the private-sector Veterans Choice health care program may need additional money as early as December to avoid a disruption of care for hundreds of… Continue reading
Sep 26 Trump’s new travel ban, by the numbers By Ellis Kim On Sunday, President Donald Trump issued a new travel ban, the latest in a series of moves aimed at stopping travel from certain countries to the United States. Here’s a breakdown of the new ban. Continue reading
Sep 26 Trump says military strike on North Korea is not top option, but ‘if we have to take it, we will’ By Associated Press President Donald Trump says if the U.S. takes a military option in dealing with the threat from North Korea "it will be devastating."… Continue reading
Sep 26 New U.S. sanctions target 8 North Korean banks, 26 individuals By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The eight banks are all in North Korea. The Treasury Department said the 26 individuals are North Korean nationals employed by those banks. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: Republicans say no vote this week on health care By Alan Fram, Associated Press The setback marks the end for the latest drive to overturn the law, a promise the GOP has made to voters for seven years. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: Trump says all nations must isolate ‘North Korean menace’ By Associated Press The remarks came at a news conference Tuesday with Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Continue reading
Sep 26 This is what Jeff Sessions just said about free speech By Erica R. Hendry Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday during a speech at Georgetown University that the Department of Justice would renew its commitment to "enforce federal law, defend free speech, and protect students’ free expression from whatever end of the political spectrum… Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: Sessions says U.S. will intervene in campus free speech cases By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press In declaring free speech "under attack" on college campuses, Sessions dove into an issue that has become a cause celebre for conservatives who argue their voices are being drowned out on college campuses as speeches by right-wing figures have been… Continue reading
Sep 26 Trump says he’ll visit Puerto Rico next Tuesday By Associated Press Trump announced the visit after the administration came under criticism for its response to the damage on the island that is home to more than 3 million U.S. citizens. Continue reading