Jun 18 Scalise upgraded from ‘critical’ to ‘serious’ condition By Eric Tucker and Erica Werner, Associated Press Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise was upgraded from "critical" to "serious condition" Saturday and continued to show signs of improvement after he was wounded in a shooting at a Republican baseball practice outside Washington. Continue reading
Jun 17 Republicans divided as Trump reverses some Obama Cuba policy By Richard Lardner, Associated Press While anti-Castro conservatives hailed Trump's partial roll-back of President Barack Obama's detente, a number of other GOP lawmakers, particularly from farm states, criticized the change as misguided and isolationist. Continue reading
Jun 17 Trump’s Washington hotel saw almost $20 million in revenue By Stephen Braun and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s Washington hotel saw almost $20 million in revenue during its first few months of operation — a period that coincided with his election and inauguration as the 45th president. His Mar-a-Lago resort in… Continue reading
Jun 17 Border Patrol arrests 4 men at medical camp run by aid group By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press Border Patrol agents swept into a medical camp in the Arizona desert to capture four immigrants, an operation that volunteers on Friday called a "staged military siege."… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 11:55 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s response to Russia probe, Scalise shooting By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the latest developments in the Russia probe and how President Trump has been reacting to reports that he is being… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 6:39 News Wrap: Trump acknowledges obstruction of justice probe in tweet By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Friday, President Trump tweeted about reports that special counsel Robert Mueller has expanded his investigation of Russian meddling in the election. Also, anger over a London apartment tower fire boiled over, as the death toll… Continue watching
Jun 16 Trump discloses financial information detailing trust By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press President Donald Trump is outlining the financial health of the business assets he placed into a trust when he took office. Continue reading
Jun 16 What is collusion, and how do you prove it? By Daniel Bush Unlike obstruction of justice, which is clearly defined under criminal law, there is no specific statute for collusion. Acts of collusion span the legal gamut, and include campaign finance violations, conspiracy, bribery, and fraud. Investigators in the Trump-Russia probe will… Continue reading
Jun 16 Trump administration quietly rolls back civil rights efforts across federal government By Jessica Huseman and Annie Waldman, ProPublica Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool, and loosen the Department of Education’s requirements on investigations. Continue reading
Jun 16 Trump administration keeps DACA program, shields young immigrants from deportation By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Trump administration is keeping the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, in a move that reverses one of the president's campaign pledges. Continue reading