Jun 29 For Republicans, Trump's Twitter attacks pose unprecedented political challenge By Daniel Bush To enact longtime Republican Party goals, GOP lawmakers have little choice but to work with a president who has broken every modern standard of presidential decorum and respect. Continue reading
Jun 29 Trump plan would expand oil drilling in Arctic and Atlantic By Matthew Daly, Josh Boak, Associated Press Trump says more steps are needed to "unleash" domestic reserves and remove government regulations that could prevent the U.S. from achieving global dominance in energy. Continue reading
Jun 29 House committee threatens to subpoena White House over existence of Trump-Comey tapes By Associated Press The committee says Trump's tweet "stops short of clarifying" whether the White House has any tapes or documents. Continue reading
Jun 29 What does GOP's struggle with health care mean for tax reform? By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Senate Republicans' struggle to pass a health care bill is jeopardizing another of Trump's top priorities: overhauling America's tax system. Continue reading
Jun 29 GOP weighs keeping some Obama tax hikes to save health care bill By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press The accelerated pace of closed-door Republican bargaining came as McConnell hoped to have a new version of the measure — with more support — by week's end. Continue reading
Jun 29 U.S. blacklists Chinese bank, revving up pressure over North Korea By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The Trump administration has blacklisted a small Chinese bank accused of illicit dealings with North Korea, escalating pressure to get Beijing to rein in its wayward ally. Continue reading
Jun 29 As deficit spikes, CBO says Congress must act on debt by October By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press A new government estimate says the drop-dead deadline for lawmakers to increase the government's borrowing limit is early to mid-October. Continue reading
Jun 29 President Trump to meet Putin at G-20 summit By Ken Thomas, Vivian Salama, Associated Press The White House says President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit next week in Germany. Continue reading
Jun 29 WATCH: White House addresses Trump's tweets, health care in news briefing By Associated Press A White House spokeswoman is defending President Donald Trump’s tweets attacking two cable television hosts, saying he fights “fire with fire.”… Continue reading
Jun 29 U.S., NATO allies wrangle over troop levels in Afghanistan By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press More than 16 years into the Afghanistan war, the United States and its NATO allies wrangled anew on Thursday over how to meet the need for more troops to counter the resurgent Taliban and help the Afghan forces break a… Continue reading