May 09 Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden By Seung Min Kim, Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump abruptly fired Hayden in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office. Continue reading
May 08 Trump picks Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job. Continue reading
May 08 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries. Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: Trump says he’ll pull Ed Martin’s nomination U.S. Attorney after partisanship concerns By Seung Min Kim, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press President Trump pulled the nomination of Ed Martin Jr. after a key Republican senator said he could not support him for the job due to his defense of Jan. 6 rioters. Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: Trump announces trade deal with UK, cutting tariffs on autos, steel and aluminum By Josh Boak, Chris Megerian, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The announcement provided a political victory for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and offered a degree of validation for President Donald Trump's claims that his turbulent approach on trade may be able to rebalance the global economy on his preferred… Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: Patel says FBI needs more funding than what White House budget proposes By Eric Tucker, Associated Press FBI Director Kash Patel is breaking with the Trump administration over a budget proposal that would dramatically slash funding for the bureau. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 6:22 Examining Trump’s latest hardline immigration policies and legal battles around them By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens To increase its deportation numbers, the Trump administration is planning to send immigrants to Libya on U.S. military planes. That’s according to multiple reports citing unnamed officials. But when asked about it in the Oval Office, President Trump didn’t seem… Continue watching
May 07 Trump nominates Dr. Casey Means, wellness influencer close to RFK Jr., for surgeon general By Seung Min Kim, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as his nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post. Continue reading
May 07 In first post-presidential interview, Biden calls Trump’s pressure on Ukraine ‘modern-day appeasement’ By Associated Press Former President Joe Biden has said in his first interview since leaving the White House that President Donald Trump's pressure on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia amounts to “modern-day appeasement.”… Continue reading
May 07 China agrees to trade talks with the U.S. and rolls out more stimulus as tariffs hit economy By Ken Moritsugu, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press President Donald Trump's tariffs, set as high as 145 percent on imports from China, have begun to take a toll on its export-dependent economy at a time when it's already under pressure from a prolonged downturn in the property sector. Continue reading