Jul 26 As Trump plays golf in Scotland, protesters take to the streets and decry his visit By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump played golf Saturday at his course on Scotland's coast while protesters around the country took to the streets to decry his visit and accuse United Kingdom leaders of pandering to the American. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 7:34 The politics behind the $8B Paramount-Skydance merger By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris The FCC approved Skydance Media's $8 billion bid to acquire Paramount, the parent company of CBS. The green light from the FCC comes after Paramount agreed to a $16 million settlement with President Trump over his lawsuit accusing “60 Minutes”… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 5:53 What Trump's order on clearing encampments, forced hospitalization means for the unhoused By Lisa Desjardins, Karina Cuevas President Trump signed an executive order that makes it easier for states to remove homeless encampments and force unhoused people into mental health or addiction treatment programs. Homeless rates have been steadily rising since 2017. A federal count found that… Continue watching
Jul 25 Judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order in 3rd ruling since Supreme Court decision By Michael Casey, Associated Press More than a dozen states have argued Trump’s birthright citizenship order is blatantly unconstitutional and threatens millions of dollars for health insurance services that are contingent on citizenship status. The issue is expected to move quickly back to the nation’s highest… Continue reading
Jul 25 'South Park' co-creator jokes he's 'terribly sorry' about premiere that angered White House By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press “South Park” co-creator Trey Parker had the briefest of responses Thursday to anger from the White House over the season premiere of the animated institution, which showed a naked President Donald Trump in bed with Satan. “We're terribly sorry,” Parker said, followed by… Continue reading
Jul 25 Netanyahu says Israel considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas, deepening uncertainty By Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The teams left Qatar on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said Hamas’ latest response to proposals for a deal showed a “lack of desire” to reach a truce. Witkoff said the U.S. will look at “alternative… Continue reading
Jul 25 Trump leaves for Scotland to inaugurate his family business's new golf course in Aberdeenshire By Associated Press President Donald Trump has become increasingly comfortable intermingling his governing pursuits with promoting his family’s business interests, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 8:35 Trump ramps up pressure on Powell to cut interest rates during visit to Federal Reserve By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Solveig Rennan President Trump continued to dial up the pressure on Jerome Powell during a visit to the Fed. The president's public remarks and personal insults about Powell are a major departure from past presidents, and his approach has sparked questions about… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 4:41 Why the DOJ met with Ghislaine Maxwell amid backlash over Trump's Epstein ties By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams The Jeffrey Epstein scandal surrounding President Trump is intensifying, fueled by growing Republican defiance even as the administration deploys efforts at distracting public attention. Geoff Bennett discussed the latest developments with Carrie Johnson, the national justice correspondent for NPR. Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 8:23 'We kept our promises': Rep. Haridopolos touts GOP victories in Trump's first 6 months By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz The House of Representatives is headed for the August recess after Speaker Johnson cut business short amid the political furor related to Jeffrey Epstein. House Democrats spent this week introducing amendments to force a vote on releasing documents related to… Continue watching