Aug 01 Watch 8:22 What do Trump's policies mean for communities of color? Several black pastors said at the White House on Wednesday that President Trump had helped improve life in inner cities. Yet HUD Secretary Ben Carson has looked into tripling rents for poor tenants on federal assistance, and slowed an anti-segregation… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 5:51 Short-term health plans allowed by Trump come with a major caveat The Trump administration took another step toward eliminating the Affordable Care Act by changing rules that will allow consumers to buy cheaper, shorter-term health insurance and for longer. But insurers would not have to cover pre-existing conditions or offer the… Continue watching
Aug 01 Trump order to withhold funding from 'sanctuary cities' is illegal, court says By Associated Press U.S. District Judge William Orrick said in November that Trump's order threatened all federal funding and that the president didn't have the authority to attach new conditions to spending approved by Congress. Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump imposes sanctions on Turkish officials over detained American pastor By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The White House is announcing that the Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on two Turkish officials over a detained American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges. Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: White House says Trump's criticism of Muller's Russia probe is not obstruction Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that Trump's broadsides are simply the president "fighting back."… Continue reading
Aug 01 FBI agent testifies about raid on Paul Manafort's condo in second day of trial By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Special Agent Matthew Mikuska told jurors on Wednesday that the FBI knocked multiple times on the door of Manafort's condo before entering with a key after no one answered. Continue reading
Aug 01 Presumed remains of American soldiers from Korean War head home By Audrey McAvoy, Kim Yong-Ho, Associated Press Decades after the end of the Korean War in 1953, the remains of dozens of presumed U.S. war dead were on their way Wednesday to Hawaii for analysis and identification. Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump says Sessions should end Mueller investigation By Associated Press President Donald Trump says his attorney general should put an end to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: Trump tells crowd at Tampa technical school there's never been a better time to get hired By Associated Press Trump is pointing to strong economic growth and low unemployment at an event with his daughter Ivanka Trump, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and several other Florida leaders. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump administration was warned of 'traumatic psychological injury' from family separations, official says By Joshua Barajas A top health official told lawmakers Tuesday that the Trump administration was warned about instituting “any policy” resulting in family separations because of the effects such separations could have on the wellbeing of immigrant children. Continue reading