Jul 15 Federal court rules Trump administration can’t use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of U.S. By Rebecca Boone, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press In a decision late Monday, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle said President Donald Trump's June order banning the entry of people from 12 countries expressly states that it does not limit the ability of people to seek refugee… Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Asked if his name appears in Epstein files, Trump claims Comey, Obama and Biden made them up By Associated Press When asked by a reporter if the attorney general told President Donald Trump whether his name appeared in any of the records, he said, “No, no.”… Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Senate votes to advance Trump’s request for $9 billion in spending cuts By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A final vote in the Senate could occur as early as Wednesday. The bill would then return to the House for another vote before it would go to President Donald Trump's desk for his signature before a Friday deadline. Continue reading
Jul 15 How Trump spent years stoking dark theories, and why he’s facing Epstein case blowback now By Ali Swenson, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The political crisis is especially challenging for Trump because it's one of his own making. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Trump plugs energy and tech investments at summit in Pennsylvania By Seung Min Kim, Marc Levy, Associated Press At the event Tuesday in Pittsburgh helmed by Republican Sen. David McCormick, Trump boasted of a "true golden age for America" in energy policy and artificial intelligence. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Mike Waltz says he wants to make UN ‘great again’ as Democrats grill him on Signal chat By Farnoush Amiri, Matt Brown, Associated Press Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, Waltz faced lawmakers for the first time since he was ousted as national security adviser for mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive… Continue reading
Jul 15 Fact-checking Trump’s threat to take away Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact President Donald Trump is threatening to strip people of their U.S. citizenship, including political foes, as his administration works to deport people from the country in mass numbers. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Tipping Point – The Mighty Mississippi | A PBS News Special By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin, Yasmeen Sami Alamiri Air and water pollution, downstream flooding and coastal land loss are among the environmental pressures that are putting the health and future of the waterway — and the communities that depend on it — at risk. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 7:23 Former FEMA head responds to praise and criticism of federal response to Texas floods By William Brangham, Courtney Norris The federal response to the flash flooding disaster in Texas has come under scrutiny. President Trump, who has called for cuts to FEMA, praised the agency during his recent visit to Texas, but did not comment on his plans for… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 7:15 How a ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ provision could accelerate a shift toward private education By Stephanie Sy, Kyle Midura President Trump’s big policy act on tax cuts, spending cuts and immigration also has a number of other key provisions that are getting less attention but include big changes. That includes what amounts to a new national school voucher program. Continue watching