Aug 18 Why is Trump threatening to bomb Oman? By Cara Anna, Associated Press President Donald Trump has made plenty of threats against Iran. Now he's venting his frustration at Oman, too. Continue reading
Aug 18 Sen. Slotkin presses Hegseth, Caine to commit to keeping U.S. military out of the midterm elections By Ben Finley, Associated Press “I’d ask you to confirm a simple statement: the Department of Defense will not send Federal troops to the polls or to seize election materials of any kind,” Slotkin wrote to Hegseth and to Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of… Continue reading
Aug 18 Trump is taking credit for sharply declining drug prices. The reality is more complex By Ali Swenson, Associated Press New federal data that shows U.S. prescription drug prices fell 0.8% in July and are down 3.1% from a year ago, the steepest year-over-year drop since 1963. Continue reading
Aug 18 Preservation group urges Supreme Court to suspend White House ballroom project By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed its request on Tuesday, less than a week after the Trump administration asked the nation’s highest court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project. Continue reading
Aug 18 Justice Department attempting to revive criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia By Travis Loller, Associated Press The government is appealing the May ruling by U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw that threw out charges of human smuggling against the Salvadoran national. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 9:59 Where the Iran war stands as 60-day window to reach peace deal expires By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn President Trump lashed out at U.S. allies on Monday as the deadline to reach a deal to end the war with Iran expires. Trump threatened to bomb Oman, which has been mediating negotiations, and called for military exercises with South… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 6:18 Trump lashes out at South Korea over its refusal to join Iran war By Nick Schifrin Exercises between the American and South Korean militaries began as scheduled on Monday, even after President Trump demanded they be scaled back. Trump said the war games were unnecessarily provocative, and a challenge to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,… Continue watching
Aug 17 Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the spot where he held his July 4 celebration By Mike Catalini, Gary Fields, Associated Press Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for damage to his renovation projects in the nation's capital, often without evidence and sometimes despite opposing accounts from his officials. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Trump meets with teen lifeguard who rescued child in California By Associated Press A teenage lifeguard who saved a 10-year-old boy from pounding waves off the California last month was honored at the White House on Monday. Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump administration pauses border construction project in Big Bend National Park By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.”… Continue reading