Aug 20 As hurricane season collides with immigration agenda, fears increase for those without legal status By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press Efforts by President Donald Trump's Republican administration to expand immigration enforcement capacity mean many disaster response agencies are entangled in immigration enforcement in hurricane-prone Florida and Texas. Nonprofits and community organizations are providing support, but fear and uncertainty among immigrants… Continue reading
Aug 20 What to know about Trump’s bid for the U.S. government to own a piece of Intel By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The Trump administration is in talks to secure a 10% stake in Intel in exchange for converting government grants that were pledged to Intel under President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Aug 19 Trump’s federal law-enforcement crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods By Matt Brown, Lindsay Whitehurst, Chris Megerian, Associated Press The Republican president declared a crisis in the Democratic-controlled city, despite declining crime statistics, and took control of the police department for 30 days. Continue reading
Aug 19 Trump administration vying to own a big stake in Intel after SoftBank’s $2 billion bet on company By Michael Liedtke, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press The ambitions that Lutnick confirmed in a televised interview with CNBC came the day after various news outlets reported on the negotiations between the Trump administration and Intel. Continue reading
Aug 19 Trump amplifies attacks on ‘out of control’ Smithsonian museums for including negative parts of American history By Associated Press Trump, who has been at odd with various cultural institutions since returning to office in January, added that he had “instructed” his attorneys to begin the “exact same process” he has used against colleges and universities.”… Continue reading
Aug 19 Trump offers assurances that US troops won’t be sent to help defend Ukraine By Darlene Superville, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The Republican president on Monday did not rule out sending U.S. troops to join any such effort as he met with Ukraine's president and other European leaders. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: Putin promised Trump that Russian leader would have meeting with Zelenskyy, White House says By Associated Press Relying on the false information and conspiracy theories that he’s regularly used to explain away his 2020 election loss, Trump has pledged again to get rid of both mail voting, used by about one-third of all voters, and voting machines… Continue reading
Aug 19 4 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders By Will Weissert, Chris Megerian, Associated Press As President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and top European leaders to energize months of stalled U.S.-led efforts to halt Russia's 3 1/2-year-old war, the tone and style of the sit-down was far different than when Zelenskyy was… Continue reading
Aug 18 6 fact checks from the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sat down Aug. 18 at the White House to discuss how to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 8:05 Zelenskyy gets promises of long-term U.S. support in White House talks with Trump By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Leaders from across Europe descended on Washington in a remarkable show of support for Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who came to the White House to meet President Trump. The hastily arranged summit followed Friday’s Anchorage meeting between Trump and Russian President… Continue watching