Jun 22 Most Americans oppose presidential self-pardons, poll finds By Steve Peoples, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Democrats and Republicans agree presidents should not pardon themselves. And if the nation's chief executive ever does so, majorities of Americans in both parties believe Congress should impeach that president. Continue reading
Jun 22 White House proposes a reduction of the FDA's mission By Ike Swetlitz, STAT The idea of changing a key mission of the FDA comes amid a turf war between the FDA and the USDA over the regulation of genetically engineered animals. Continue reading
Jun 22 Trump tells GOP to 'stop wasting their time' on immigration By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday told his fellow Republicans in Congress to "stop wasting their time" on immigration legislation until after November, dismissing his party's struggle to surmount internal divisions. Continue reading
Jun 21 Why a U.S. 'Space Force' is 'premature' but 'inevitable' By Nsikan Akpan What would a space force look like? Why now? Will NASA play a role? Three experts, including a retired Air Force Lieutenant General, explain the rationale behind President Trump's announcement. Continue reading
Jun 21 Pentagon agrees to provide housing for 20,000 detained migrant children By Robert Burns, Associated Press A defense official says the Pentagon has agreed to provide housing on military bases for up to 20,000 migrant children detained after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jun 21 Justice Department asks federal judge to remove 20-day detention limit on immigrant families By Nomaan Merchant, Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press The Department of Justice asked a federal judge to change the rules regarding the detention of immigrant families who enter the country illegally, seeking permission to detain them for longer than 20 days in an effort to keep children with… Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump visits migrant children at Texas immigrant holding center By Darlene Superville, Associated Press First lady Melania Trump made an unannounced visit to a Texas facility Thursday to get a first-hand look at some of the migrant children sent there by the U.S. government after their families entered the country illegally. Continue reading
Jun 21 Trump administration proposes merging Education and Labor departments By Associated Press The plan calls for merging the education and labor departments and moving the federal food stamp program to the Department of Health and Human Services and renaming that agency. Many of the changes would require approval from Congress. Continue reading
Jun 21 Most Americans approve of how Trump handled North Korea, new poll finds By Emily Swanson, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press It's a change in opinion that comes after the president's historic summit with Kim Jong Un. Continue reading
Jun 21 Trump's reversal on family separation sparks concern, confusion By Nomaan Merchant, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump's reversal of a policy separating migrant families at the Mexico border sparked confusion over how the new guidelines will play out. Continue reading