Nov 29 Facing tax vote in Senate, Trump seizes on cultural fights By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Facing a critical Senate vote on his tax overhaul, President Donald Trump is instead putting the spotlight on a volatile collection of extraneous topics -- anti-Muslim videos, Pocahontas, NFL players who kneel during the national anthem, among other disputes. Continue reading
Nov 29 Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos from British far-right leader By Catherine Lucey and Jill Lawless, Associated Press President Donald Trump retweeted inflammatory videos from a fringe British political group Wednesday that purported to show violence being committed by Muslims, drawing quick condemnation from civil rights groups. Continue reading
Nov 28 WATCH: Trump ‘would absolutely blame the Democrats’ if there’s a government shutdown By Associated Press The Republican president had been scheduled to meet Tuesday with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the House’s top Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, to discuss averting a potential end-of-year shutdown. Continue reading
Nov 28 Judge rules in favor of Trump, says Mulvaney is head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau By Associated Press The leadership of the bureau had been thrown into chaos over the weekend after its permanent director, Richard Cordray, resigned and appointed English as his successor. Both Mulvaney and English claimed to be the rightful acting director. Continue reading
Nov 28 White House expected to address GOP tax plan By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will speak around 3 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Nov 28 WATCH: Tax bill passes budget committee, but fate in the Senate is unclear By Associated Press The Senate Budget Committee voted 12-11 to advance the bill as two committee Republicans who had said they were considering voting against the measure — Bob Corker of Tennessee and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin — backed the legislation. Continue reading
Nov 28 Supreme Court urged to deny Trump plea to enforce full travel ban By Associated Press Challengers to the Trump administration's latest travel ban on visitors from six mostly Muslim countries are urging the Supreme Court to reject the administration's plea to be allowed to fully enforce the ban. Continue reading
Nov 28 Families of Navajo Code Talkers decry Trump’s use of ‘Pocahontas’ By Felicia Fonseca and Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Families of Navajo war veterans who were honored at the White House say they were dumbfounded that the president used the event to take a political jab at Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, demeaning their work with an unbreakable code that… Continue reading
Nov 28 Trump tries to play both sides in Alabama Senate race By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Playing all sides in the Alabama Senate race, the president has made it known he won’t set foot in the state on behalf of embattled Republican Roy Moore, even as he intensified his insistence that voters must never elect Moore’s… Continue reading
Nov 27 Keystone XL operator asks Nebraska to reconsider after state approves alternative pipeline route By Courtney Norris On Monday, TransCanada said it is seeking further clarification from the commission about its approval of the alternative route, which adds an additional pumping station and five miles to the energy company's preferred route. Continue reading