Sep 25 Trump's travel ban unlikely to affect North Korea By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s new restrictions on visitors from several nations are largely symbolic in North Korea’s case, because not many of its citizens visit the United States. Continue reading
Sep 25 WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on Graham-Cassidy health care bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press Top Republicans are adding money to their staggering effort to repeal the Obama health care law. Yet their path to succeeding in their last-gasp effort has grown narrower, perhaps impossible. Continue reading
Sep 25 Trump doubles down on criticism of NFL players, says it 'has nothing to do with race' By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press With his attacks on activist athletes, Trump again plunged into the middle of his favorite kind of drama — personal, aggressive, culturally volatile and entirely of his own making. Continue reading
Sep 24 Trump signs proclamation restricting travel from 8 countries By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The new rules, which will impact the citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, go into effect on October 18. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 3:49 Kaepernick has 'etched a place in history' with NFL protest By PBS News Hour President Trump’s comments that football players should be fired if they kneel during the national anthem has ignited condemnation from three major sports. Trump also took aim at the NBA's Stephen Curry and NFL's Colin Kaepernick, who was the first… Continue watching
Sep 24 President's criticisms spark more protests at NFL games By Arnie Stapleton, Associated Press More than 130 National Football League players sat, knelt or raised their fists in defiance during early games on Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 24 Trump tweet, NFL response escalate drama of Sunday games By Dave Campbell, Associated Press Several teams joined a chorus of NFL executives criticizing President Trump’s suggestion that they fire players who kneel for the national anthem. Continue reading
Sep 23 Some Trump supporters grumble in battleground Michigan By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Republicans in Michigan, where Donald Trump triumphantly stamped the election last year, are giving the president mixed reviews nine months into his term. Continue reading
Sep 23 U.S. flies bomber, fighter mission off North Korean coast By Robert Burns and Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The Pentagon says B-1B bombers from Guam and F-15 fighter escorts from Okinawa, Japan, have flown a mission in international airspace over the waters east of North Korea. Continue reading
Sep 23 HHS hints at major changes to Medicare that could mean higher costs for patients By Erin Mershon, STAT WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is signaling it will pursue significant changes to Medicare that could put beneficiaries on the hook for higher costs. In an informal proposal on Wednesday, federal health officials hinted at several new pilot programs it… Continue reading