Apr 07 Live Results: Wisconsin Supreme Court election Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, growing the liberal majority on the court as cases affecting congressional redistricting, union rights and other hot button issues await in the perennial battleground state. Continue reading
Apr 07 Fact-checking Trump health rumors over Easter weekend By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact Social media users spread an unsupported claim that roads were closed around Walter Reed Medical Center. Continue reading
Apr 07 Russia and China veto watered-down UN resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz By Edith M. Lederer, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The vote — 11 in favor, two against and two abstentions — took place just hours before an 8 p.m. Eastern deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran to open the strategic waterway or face attacks on its… Continue reading
Apr 07 3 times Trump has given Iran deadlines and then delayed them By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America Here are some of President Donald Trump's deadlines and threats, and what happened next. Continue reading
Apr 07 WATCH: Vance speaks in Hungary on trip to help boost Orbán's reelection bid By Justin Spike, Associated Press Vance's visit to Budapest on Tuesday marks a clear endorsement from President Donald Trump's administration for Orbán, who is trailing in the polls ahead of Sunday's election. Continue reading
Apr 07 Trump pulls back on Iran threats after warning a 'civilization will die tonight' if deal isn't reached By Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Samy Magdy, Associated Press President Donald Trump said late Tuesday he’s pulling back on his threats to attack Iranian bridges, power plants and other civilian targets, subject to Iran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also said… Continue reading
Apr 06 Experts say Trump's threats to destroy Iran's infrastructure could be considered war crime By Ben Finley, Lindsay Whitehurst, Gary Fields, Associated Press In his news conference Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime. Continue reading
Apr 06 Could the 25th Amendment be invoked against Trump? Here's how it works By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump’s profanity-laced Easter Sunday social media post threatening to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran led some Democratic lawmakers to call for his removal via the 25th Amendment. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 7:18 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's shifting messaging on Iran war By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s shifting deadlines and threats on Iran, questions about his messaging on the war and… Continue watching
Apr 06 Trump administration stops enforcing protections for transgender students in several schools By Annie Ma, Associated Press The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students. Continue reading