May 05 Watch 8:08 Thousands of immigrant truckers lose commercial licenses in Trump administration crackdown By Lisa Desjardins, Layla Quran In March, around 200,000 immigrants began losing their commercial driver’s licenses, which are required to operate large vehicles like semi-trucks, buses and tractor-trailers. It’s part of a series of moves by the Trump administration to limit who can drive those… Continue watching
May 05 WATCH: Trump revives Presidential Physical Fitness Award for U.S. schools By Collin Binkley, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The award is tied to the Presidential Fitness Test, which was a public-school fixture for decades but was phased out under President Barack Obama in favor of a program that minimized competition and focused on long-term health. President Donald Trump… Continue reading
May 05 White House says Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies offer billions in savings By Josh Boak, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House economists estimate that President Donald Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies to drop some of their U.S. prescription drug prices to what they charge in other countries could save $529 billion over the next 10 years. Continue reading
May 05 UN resolution proposal would hit Iran with sanctions for halting freedom of navigation By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The draft resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Gulf nations and obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, also demands that Iran “immediately participate in and enable” United Nations efforts to establish a humanitarian corridor in the strait to enable… Continue reading
May 05 Senate Republicans look to fund $1 billion in security upgrades for Trump's ballroom By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have added $1 billion in White House security upgrades to legislation that would fund immigration enforcement agencies, a proposed boost for President Donald Trump's ballroom project after a man was charged with trying to assassinate… Continue reading
May 05 Rubio to meet with Pope Leo in Vatican City amid tensions with Trump By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who with this trip will have visited Italy or the Vatican at least three times as the Republican president's top diplomat, would be in Italy on Thursday and Friday. Continue reading
May 05 Tennessee lawmakers consider redrawing the state's only Democratic-held U.S. House district By Kim Chandler, Travis Loller, David A. Lieb, Associated Press Republican lawmakers in several Southern states are seizing on the opportunity afforded by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to redraw congressional districts ahead of the November midterm elections. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: Vance speaks at a manufacturing facility in key election state Iowa By Michelle L. Price, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Standing before hundreds of supporters at a steel manufacturing facility, Vance repeatedly drew a contrast between Iowa Republican Rep. Zach Nunn and his Democratic challenger, telling the crowd that Nunn and the Trump administration were “fighting for you instead of… Continue reading
May 05 Justice Department seeks the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia's Fulton County By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The Department of Justice is seeking the names of every person who worked in the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that Donald Trump has long accused of widespread voter fraud he falsely says cost him victory… Continue reading
May 05 Special election for control of Michigan's state Senate may offer fall midterm clues By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press A special election in a small Michigan swing district on Tuesday could have outsized consequences. Continue reading