Oct 15 WATCH: Trump and FBI Director Patel tout crime fighting efforts By Associated Press President Donald Trump and the FBI Director Kash Patel kicked off an event Wednesday to announce the results of a law enforcement effort called “Operation Summer Heat.”… Continue reading
Oct 15 Ukrainian officials meet with U.S. weapons manufacturers before Trump-Zelenskyy talks By Illia Novikov, Associated Press The meetings came before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at the White House later this week. Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: Bessent says Trump still expects to meet Chinese leader as trade tensions increase By Associated Press Resurgent trade tensions have threatened ongoing negotiations over tariffs between the U.S. and China. Continue reading
Oct 15 How Trump and budget chief Vought are making this government shutdown unlike any other By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The president calls budget chief Russ Vought the “grim reaper,” and Vought has seized on the opportunity to fund Trump's priorities, paying the military while slashing jobs in health, education, the sciences and other areas with actions that have been… Continue reading
Oct 15 A Kristi Noem video blames Democrats for the shutdown. Some airports are refusing to play it for being too political By Adriana Gomez Licon, Rio Yamat, Associated Press Airports in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix, Seattle and more say the video's political content goes against their policies or regulations prohibiting political messaging in their facilities. Continue reading
Oct 15 Meta removes Facebook page that tracked ICE in Chicago By Associated Press Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that “following outreach” from the DOJ, Facebook removed a “large group page” that was being used to target ICE officials. Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes as Trump administration threatens more firings due to federal shutdown By Fatima Hussein, Joey Cappelletti, Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America With every passing day of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay face mounting financial strain. And now they are confronting new uncertainty with the Trump administration's promised layoffs. Continue reading
Oct 15 Protesters on Chicago’s South Side are teargassed after high-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest By Christine Fernando, Associated Press As agents arrested the person, a crowd began to form and “crowd control methods were used,” DHS officials said. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 8:23 Why news organizations are rejecting the Pentagon’s new press rules By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Tuesday marks the deadline for journalists to decide whether to comply with the Pentagon's new rules for keeping credentials. Virtually every news organization, including PBS News, has refused to sign it, arguing that it infringes on First Amendment protections. Geoff… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 10:26 Former Justice Anthony Kennedy on political division and the state of the Supreme Court By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy served on the nation’s highest court for three decades. He was often described as the swing vote in landmark decisions from marriage equality to campaign finance. It’s a label he’s long resisted, even years… Continue watching