Feb 03 Thune throws cold water on Trump's call to 'nationalize' U.S. elections By Associated Press “I’m not in favor of federalizing elections,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: Warner blasts Trump, Gabbard involvement in FBI search on Fulton County election office By Associated Press The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s attendance at an FBI search of a Georgia election office is eroding longstanding barriers separating intelligence work from domestic law enforcement. Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: Colombian President Petro holds news conference after Trump meeting By Aamer Madhani, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press President Donald Trump met for nearly two hours with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House on Tuesday, conducting a friendly face-to-face mere weeks after threatening military action against the South American country and accusing the leader of pumping… Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: House passes bill on government funding to end partial shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The vote was 217-214, and wraps up congressional work on 11 of the 12 annual appropriations bills, funding the vast majority of the government for the budget year ending Sept. 30. Continue reading
Feb 03 Gabbard says Trump requested her presence at FBI search of Georgia election center By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The letter marked Gabbard's first explanation for her unusual presence at an FBI search during which agents seized hundreds of boxes containing ballots and other documents related to the 2020 election. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: Trump announces plan for rare earth elements strategic reserve By Josh Boak, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements, a stockpile that could counter China's ability to use its dominance of these hard to process metals as leverage in trade talks. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: Trump says he's not ripping down the Kennedy Center, 'we're using the structure' to renovate By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump's comments suggested that the interior of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will be gutted as part of the process. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 6:46 Trump announces 2-year closure of Kennedy Center after multiple cancellations by artists By Liz Landers, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, recently renamed the Trump Kennedy Center, will likely close its doors for two years starting this summer. President Trump made the announcement on social media Sunday, claiming it is necessary for… Continue watching
Feb 02 How music's biggest stars protested Trump's immigration crackdown at the Grammys By James Pollard, Associated Press Entertainment's awards season has coincided with the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdowns. Continue reading
Feb 02 Trevor Noah draws Trump's ire after Grammys jokes about the president, Nicki Minaj By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Noah saved his most pointed jokes for absentees, and elicited an angry post from the president. Continue reading