Dec 17 South African authorities raid a U.S. refugee processing center and Washington protests By Michelle Gumede, Gerald Imray, Associated Press Tuesday's raid occurred at a center that processes applications by white South Africans who have been given priority for refugee status in the U.S. by the Trump administration. Continue reading
Dec 17 WATCH: Trump attends dignified transfer of National Guardsmen and interpreter killed in Syria By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday paid his respects to two Iowa National Guard members and a U.S. civilian interpreter who were killed in an attack in the Syrian desert, joining their grieving families as their remains were brought back to… Continue reading
Dec 17 Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The private deposition before the House Judiciary Committee gives the former special counsel his first chance to face questions, albeit behind closed doors, about a pair of investigations into Trump that resulted in since-abandoned criminal charges. Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump will attend dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The two guardsmen killed in the attack on Saturday were Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, according to the U.S. Army. Continue reading
Dec 16 How a Trump business deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Crypto.com was under siege — investigated by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration and told enforcement action was likely. Then Donald Trump won the 2024 election, and the company’s legal peril dissipated. Continue reading
Dec 16 Susie Wiles, Trump's chief of staff, criticizes Bondi's handling of Epstein files in Vanity Fair interview By Darlene Superville, Bill Barrow, Associated Press White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defending Donald Trump's second presidency in a series of interviews published Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump posted about the Brown shooting and Reiner killing before details were known, echoing others with confirm-the-facts-later approach By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact In a weekend punctuated by tragic events, President Donald Trump quickly shared what he knew, even if his information ultimately proved to be wrong. Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation deceptive practices over editing of his Jan. 6 speech By Associated Press The suit accused the BBC of "splicing together two entirely separate parts of President Trump's speech on January 6, 2021" in order to "intentionally misrepresent the meaning of what President Trump said."… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 7:14 Trump policies upend years-long paths to citizenship for some immigrants By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz, Doug Adams, Amalia Huot-Marchand The naturalization ceremony is the final step of a lengthy, often years-long legal process to become a U.S. citizen. In cities across the country in recent weeks, they've been abruptly canceled for immigrants from 19 countries deemed "high-risk" by President… Continue watching
Dec 15 WATCH: Trump defends reaction to Rob Reiner killing despite GOP criticism By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The statement, even for Trump, was a shocking comment that came as police were still investigating the deaths of the director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, as an apparent homicide. Continue reading