Jul 26 As Trump plays golf in Scotland, protesters take to the streets and decry his visit By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump played golf Saturday at his course on Scotland's coast while protesters around the country took to the streets to decry his visit and accuse United Kingdom leaders of pandering to the American. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 5:48 How private companies could cash in on Trump’s mass deportations By Stephanie Sy, Ian Couzens The ramifications of President Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending law are beginning to play out. That includes cuts to several federal programs, while significantly increasing spending in other areas, like immigration enforcement. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 6:46 Kagan criticizes fellow justices over lack of explanation in recent Supreme Court rulings By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The Supreme Court has handled a flood of appeals from the Trump administration on its emergency docket, also known as the shadow docket. In the first six months of Trump’s term, the conservatives on the court have sided with him… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 13:37 Brooks and Capehart on the Epstein files fracturing Trump’s base By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the debate over the Epstein files continues to cause a rift for Republicans, the Trump administration settles… Continue watching
Jul 25 Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order in 3rd ruling since Supreme Court decision By Michael Casey, Associated Press More than a dozen states have argued Trump’s birthright citizenship order is blatantly unconstitutional and threatens millions of dollars for health insurance services that are contingent on citizenship status. The issue is expected to move quickly back to the nation’s highest… Continue reading
Jul 25 ‘South Park’ co-creator jokes he’s ‘terribly sorry’ about premiere that angered White House By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press “South Park” co-creator Trey Parker had the briefest of responses Thursday to anger from the White House over the season premiere of the animated institution, which showed a naked President Donald Trump in bed with Satan. “We're terribly sorry,” Parker said, followed by… Continue reading
Jul 25 Education Department says it will release billions in grant money withheld from schools By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday. Continue reading
Jul 25 Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos to begin serving his 7-year fraud sentence By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The New York Republican pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for deceiving donors and stealing people’s identities in order to fund his congressional campaign. Continue reading
Jul 25 DeSantis says deportation flights from Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center have begun By Associated Press DeSantis said Friday that the flights operated by the Department of Homeland Security have transferred about 100 detainees from the immigration detention center to other countries. Continue reading
Jul 25 Trump leaves for Scotland to inaugurate his family business’s new golf course in Aberdeenshire By Associated Press President Donald Trump has become increasingly comfortable intermingling his governing pursuits with promoting his family’s business interests, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading