World Aug 17 Where the Iran war stands as 60-day window to reach peace deal expires By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn
World Aug 17 Watch 6:18 Trump lashes out at South Korea over its refusal to join Iran war Exercises between the American and South Korean militaries began as scheduled on Monday, even after President Trump demanded they be scaled back. Trump said the war games were unnecessarily provocative, and a challenge to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,… By Nick Schifrin
Politics Aug 17 Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the spot where he held his July 4 celebration Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for damage to his renovation projects in the nation's capital, often without evidence and sometimes despite opposing accounts from his officials. By Mike Catalini, Gary Fields, Associated Press
Politics Aug 17 WATCH: Trump meets with teen lifeguard who rescued child in California A teenage lifeguard who saved a 10-year-old boy from pounding waves off the California last month was honored at the White House on Monday. By Associated Press
Politics Aug 17 Trump administration pauses border construction project in Big Bend National Park The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.”… By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Aug 17 More ultrawealthy in Trump's administration than those in previous 3 presidents combined, report shows By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press In all, 57 Trump officials are worth at least $100 million, including 17 ambassadors and the remaining 40 in senior posts across the executive branch. Continue reading
Aug 17 Supreme Court again denies Trump's push to toss out $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Trump and the Justice Department are also asking the high court to toss out a second Carroll verdict totaling $83 million. Continue reading
Aug 16 Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea By Konstantin Toropin, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Trump said in a social media post that the exercises slated to begin this week are costly and “send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile” to North Korea, which he said “has been unthreatening and respectful” while Trump… Continue reading
Aug 14 Trump's vaccine order would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Monday’s announcement by Trump calls for separating combination shots — including the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine — into separate injections. Continue reading
Aug 14 WATCH: Trump says USS Lincoln's deployment was 'not nearly long enough' By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump refuted that family members have raised concerns about the deployment's length and even said that the more than 260-day deployment is “not nearly long enough.”… Continue reading