Oct 10 Court can’t suspend Keystone XL pipeline decision, Trump administration says By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Justice Department attorneys are due in U.S. District Court in Montana on Wednesday to defend the administration's March approval of the 1,179-mile pipeline — a lightning rod in the debate over what to do about climate change. Continue reading
Oct 10 Gov. Christie says it’s ‘not good’ that Trump hasn’t declared emergency over opioid crisis By Michael Catalini, Associated Press Christie said Tuesday that recommendations from the president's commission are "lessened" without the declaration, but he says it's too soon to say whether not declaring one has made things worse. Continue reading
Oct 10 Political research firm behind Trump-Russia dossier subpoenaed by House intelligence committee By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The firm's lawyer said the subpoenas were a "blatant attempt to undermine" the credibility of the dossier and came even as the firm was cooperating with the committee. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH LIVE: Trump to welcome Pittsburgh Penguins to White House By Erica R. Hendry Mr. Trump is expected to speak around 3 p.m. ET. Watch live in the player above. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: White House calls Trump’s comment about Tillerson’s intelligence ‘a joke’ By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders also says the president has "100 percent confidence" in Tillerson. She said reporters "should get a sense of humor."… Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump visits infant opioid treatment center in West Virginia By Joshua Barajas Trump will visit Lily's Place, a drug treatment center where staff ease help infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, a cluster of symptoms that stem from a newborn's exposure to opioids during a mother's pregnancy. Continue reading
Oct 10 Trump says U.S. should change tax law to punish NFL By Associated Press The NFL gave up its federal tax-exempt status a few years ago and now files tax returns as a taxable entity. So it’s unlikely that Trump’s proposal, tweeted in the early hours Tuesday, would change anything. Continue reading
Oct 10 Trump: If Tillerson called me a moron, we should ‘compare IQ tests’ By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press "And I can tell you who is going to win," Trump told Forbes magazine. Continue reading
Oct 09 Google uncovers ads bought by Russian operatives, report says By Associated Press Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads across Google products, including YouTube and Google search, according to reports. Continue reading
Oct 09 What escalating tensions between Trump and Sen. Corker mean for the GOP By Richard Lardner, Associated Press President Donald Trump and a prominent Republican senator who fears the country could be edging toward "chaos" engaged in a vitriolic back-and-forth bashing on social media Sunday, a remarkable airing of their party's profound rifts. Continue reading