Jun 12 Six in 10 of U.S. adults say Trump’s military parade is not good use of money, new AP-NORC poll finds By Meg Kinnard, Linley Sanders, Associated Press The poll finds about 4 in 10 U.S. adults "somewhat" or "strongly" approve of the parade, while about 3 in 10 "somewhat" or "strongly" disapprove. About 3 in 10 neither approve nor disapprove. Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Bessent appears before House committee as Congress considers Trump’s tax bill By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other Republicans say that the U.S. could head toward economic catastrophe if the measure is not passed. Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Governors from NY, IL and MN testify at hearing on ‘sanctuary’ policies and immigration By Joey Cappelletti, David A. Lieb, Associated Press Republican lawmakers clashed repeatedly with the Democratic governors, as the daylong hearing turned into a yelling match at multiple moments. Continue reading
Jun 11 Judge says Trump administration must release Columbia protester Khalil, but has days to appeal By Jake Offenhartz, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Khalil, a legal U.S. resident, will remain in custody until at least Friday, giving the government time to appeal, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: Senators demand Hegseth give details on Qatari jet gifted to Trump By Joshua Barajas There have been slim details on the future presidential aircraft and Hegseth declined to offer more information to lawmakers Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 7:33 Immigration raid protests spread to more cities as Trump threatens additional deployments By Sam Lane, Jackson Hudgins, Layla Quran, Maea Lenei Buhre, Marcia Biggs A curfew in downtown Los Angeles remains in effect and more than 350 protesters have been arrested there since the weekend. The National Guard said some troops may be deployed with immigration agents as well. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 4:10 How GOP lawmakers are reacting to immigration raid protests and Trump’s response By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson, Kyle Midura Immigration raids and inspections continued on Wednesday in California, Pennsylvania and Louisiana, among other places. Chicago's mayor called the president an authoritarian, but the Trump administration defended his approach and warned guard troops could be deployed to other cities. Lisa… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 7:01 LA mayor says military, National Guard presence ‘provoke the population’ By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold The city of Los Angeles has been the center of protests against federal immigration raids. Mayor Karen Bass and more than two dozen other California mayors have asked President Trump to end the sweeps. Bass joined Geoff Bennett to discuss… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 6:27 Trump’s remarks at Fort Bragg blur line between military and partisan politics By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Daniel Okay President Trump’s remarks at Fort Bragg on Tuesday added to concerns over his military deployment in California. The president spoke to a crowd that was reportedly handpicked for a political point of view, delivered highly partisan remarks and sold MAGA… Continue watching
Jun 11 Trump says U.S. will get rare earth minerals from China and tariffs on Chinese goods will total 55% under new trade framework By Darlene Superville, Josh Boak, Didi Tang, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Trump didn’t fully spell out what concessions the U.S. made. Beijing has not confirmed what the negotiators agreed to, and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump himself have yet to sign off on it. Continue reading