• Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of its oil reserves

    Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of its oil reserves

    Aug 28, 2026 11:35 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s oil reserves. Trump in a social media post announced the agreement he said was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco ...

  • National parks under strain from Trump's construction projects and political pressure

    National parks under strain from Trump's construction projects and political pressure

    Aug 28, 2026 10:35 PM EDT

    Americans continue to flock to the national parks, with more than 320 million visitors in the last year alone. But that broad appeal is facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits to President Trump's construction projects. Amna Nawaz discussed the state of national parks with Tiernan Sittenfeld, the president and CEO of the...

  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump's 'forever trade war'

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's 'forever trade war'

    Aug 28, 2026 10:30 PM EDT

    David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's trade war and dispute with Canada, the legal fight over mail-in ballots, the public backlash to AI and data centers and the loss of Dolly Parton.

  • National Park Service backs Trump's arch, despite its impact on key Washington sightlines

    National Park Service backs Trump's arch, despite its impact on key Washington sightlines

    Aug 28, 2026 10:20 PM EDT

    ... and importance “is a decision for Congress to make” and should not be rushed through by executive decree, Sansone said. The arch design, proposed by Trump, has already received early approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The commissioners were all appointed by Trump. The National Capital Area ...

  • Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction

    Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction

    Aug 28, 2026 05:55 PM EDT

    Hellerstein rejected Trump’s requests to move the case twice before. The first was after Trump’s March 2023 indictment. The second was after Trump’s trial, as his lawyers sought to nix his conviction in the wake of the Supreme Court’s July 2024 ruling that presidents and ex ...

  • Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed

    Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed

    Aug 28, 2026 04:37 PM EDT

    ... grants states and, in some cases, Congress the power to make election rules — not the president or Postal Service. That reasoning led courts to block Trump’s first executive order, issued last year, that sought to change election procedures, such as requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register. The president ...

  • WATCH: Trump bestows Artemis II crew with Congressional Space Medal of Honor

    WATCH: Trump bestows Artemis II crew with Congressional Space Medal of Honor

    Aug 28, 2026 03:27 PM EDT

    ... second space race has begun,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Matthew Anderson. As the two-hour ceremony came to a close, the Artemis II astronauts presented Trump with his own blue flight jacket complete with space patches, a promise they made while visiting him in the Oval Office following their mission ...

  • News Wrap: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

    News Wrap: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

    Aug 27, 2026 10:50 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump signed an order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America as part of his dispute with Canada, FAA officials are reportedly moving to fire two air traffic controllers who allegedly left work early on the night of a deadly crash at LaGuardia Airport and an ICE officer facing...

  • Jan. 6 rioters pursue new path for payments from Trump administration

    Jan. 6 rioters pursue new path for payments from Trump administration

    Aug 27, 2026 10:35 PM EDT

    Some Jan. 6 rioters are pursuing a new path to seek millions of dollars from the federal government after the Justice Department abandoned plans for its controversial anti-weaponization fund. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.

  • Judge questions why Kennedy Center is moving so quickly to return Trump's name to building

    Judge questions why Kennedy Center is moving so quickly to return Trump's name to building

    Aug 27, 2026 09:11 PM EDT

    The plaza in front of the Kennedy Center would also be renamed in Trump's honor. Mayers argued that the moves amount to a recognition of Trump, not the renaming the institution earlier sought. The institution no longer calls itself the Trump-Kennedy Center or focuses on such branding, and ...