May 26 Exclusive: Aya Hijazi on her surprising meeting with President Trump after release from Egypt prison By Rhana Natour In an exclusive interview with PBS Newshour, Aya Hijazi, an Egyptian-American charity worker imprisoned in Cairo for three years, speaks about the harrowing ordeal and her experience meeting President Trump in the Oval Office following her release last month. It… Continue reading
May 26 Trump administration seeks to slash EPA science office By Lisa Song, ProPublica The EPA's Office of Research and Development has been at the front lines of virtually every environmental crisis. The Trump administration wants to cut its funding in half. Continue reading
May 26 During Watergate, it was country first, party second. What about now? By Daniel Bush The Comey firing and Russia investigations form a case study of the massive shifts in U.S. politics and media since the early 1970s. Continue reading
May 26 Europeans making sales pitch to Trump on climate accord By Julie Pace and Colleen Barry, Associated Press European leaders have mounted a last-ditch effort to stop President Donald Trump from abandoning the Paris climate accord, using multiple meetings this week to sell the American leader on the global agreement to reduce carbon emissions. Continue reading
May 26 U.S. plans first test of ICBM intercept, with North Korea on mind By Robert Burns, Associated Press Preparing for North Korea's growing threat, the Pentagon will try to shoot down an intercontinental-range missile for the first time in a test next week. Continue reading
May 26 As Trump announces famine aid, relief funds face big cuts By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration's 2018 spending plan does not eliminate money for emergency food aid, but ends a critical program by consolidating it into a broader account that covers all international disaster assistance. Continue reading
May 26 Boehner: Trump’s term ‘disaster,’ aside from foreign affairs By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Former House Speaker John Boehner says that aside from international affairs and foreign policy, President Donald Trump's time in office has so far been a "complete disaster."… Continue reading
May 26 AP Report: Lawyer says Kushner willing to cooperate with investigators By Matthew Daly and Chad Day, Associated Press Jared Kushner is willing to cooperate with federal investigators looking into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, his attorney said. Continue reading
May 26 Trump meeting with G-7 leaders after going on offensive By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace, Associated Press Cajoled on issues like climate change and NATO's defense pact, President Trump has responded by scolding some of the United States' most loyal allies for not paying their fair share. Continue reading
May 26 Trump travel ban showdown headed for Supreme Court By Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman, Associated Press Donald Trump's administration is pledging a Supreme Court showdown over his travel ban after a federal appeals ruled that the ban "drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination."… Continue reading