Jan 29 WATCH: Trump says he closed his eyes in the last Cabinet meeting because 'it got pretty boring' By Associated Press Recalling being seen as struggling to keep his eyes open during that gathering, President Donald Trump insisted, "I didn't sleep. I just closed them because I wanted to get the hell out of there."… Continue reading
Jan 29 AP report: Trump eyes former Institute of Peace building for new Board of Peace headquarters By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The building is the subject of litigation brought by former employees and executives of the nonprofit think tank after the Republican administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute's staff. The building has since been renamed… Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Trump says he personally asked Putin not to attack Kyiv amid brutal cold By Aamer Madhani, Susie Blann, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday he has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Trump says he's opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he has informed Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez that he’s going to be opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela and Americans will soon be able to visit. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Trump holds Cabinet meeting as government shutdown deadline looms By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s working with Democrats to avert a government shutdown. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Senate Democrats strike deal with White House on government funding package By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Border czar Homan says federal forces will be drawn down in Minnesota only after 'cooperation' By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Tom Homan acknowledged that immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota haven’t been perfect but was also adamant that the administration isn’t surrendering their mission. Continue reading
Jan 29 Sen. Collins says ICE has ended large-scale operations in Maine after talks with Noem By Patrick Whittle, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press “There are currently no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE operations here,” Sen. Susan Collins said in a statement. “I have been urging Secretary Noem and others in the Administration to get ICE to reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in… Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 11:40 FBI raids Georgia elections office as Trump administration seeks voter data from states By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz, Jonah Anderson The FBI searched an elections center in Georgia seeking records related to the 2020 election. Baseless claims of voter fraud have been a focus of President Trump since he lost that race, and the raid comes as his administration has… Continue watching
Jan 28 Bruce Springsteen pens new Trump protest song, 'Streets of Minneapolis' By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The song, released Wednesday, describes how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen calls “King Trump’s private army.”… Continue reading