Aug 09 Education Secretary DeVos says she should have decried racism 'more forcefully' By Maria Danilova, Associated Press DeVos, who marks six months in office this week, alienated many African-Americans in February when she described historically black colleges as "real pioneers when it comes to school choice."… Continue reading
Aug 09 Trump pushes back on McConnell claim of 'excessive expectations' on health care By Alan Fram, Associated Press President Donald Trump is using Twitter to take a whack at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for saying the president had "excessive expectations" about how quickly Congress could act on uprooting the Obama health care law. Continue reading
Aug 09 WATCH: State Department says it agrees with Trump's fiery threat to North Korea By Associated Press Watch today's news briefing from the State Department as White House rhetoric on North Korea has heated up. Continue reading
Aug 09 Tillerson leaves Malaysia, wraps up Southeast Asia tour By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrapped up an overnight visit to Malaysia on Wednesday, ending a Southeast Asia tour aimed at signaling President Donald Trump's commitment to the region. Continue reading
Aug 09 FBI agents searched former Trump campaign chair's home By Chad Day, Associated Press A spokesman for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, says that FBI agents served a search warrant at one of his homes. Continue reading
Aug 09 Pentagon: British firm billed US $50M for iffy expenses By Richard Lardner, Associated Press A British company hired to help train Afghan intelligence officers billed the U.S. government for more than $50 million in questionable expenses. Continue reading
Aug 09 Trump touts nuke strength as Tillerson urges calm on North Korea By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged calm and said Americans should have "no concerns" after North Korea and President Donald Trump traded fiery threats. Continue reading
Aug 08 North Korea says it's studying a plan to attack Guam By Associated Press North Korea says it is examining its operational plans for attacking Guam to contain U.S. bases there. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Trump reportedly sent Mueller private messages through attorney By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, there’s word President Trump has exchanged private messages with Robert Mueller, the special counsel for the Russian investigation. USA Today reports Trump has sent messages of “appreciation” through his attorney to Mueller. Also, at least… Continue watching
Aug 08 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Jessica Yarvin The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Texas Republican Bucks His Party To Block 'Bathroom Bill'… Continue reading