Sep 12 Trump asks Smithsonian to install George Washington statues and exhibit By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press Trump asked for an exhibit beginning now and continuing through Feb. 22, 2032, the 300th anniversary of Washington’s birth. For Constitution Day on Sept. 17, Trump asked the institution to install the 11-foot statue of Washington featured at the recent… Continue reading
Sep 11 Prosecutor brought in to lead investigation of Trump foes tells AP that he has resigned By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press An ally of President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has resigned from his post leading a Justice Department investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against the Republican president. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 4:15 Trump remains focus of GOP's midterm campaign as convention wraps By Liz Landers, Matt Loffman With November’s midterms closing in, Republicans wrapped an unprecedented two-day convention in Dallas aimed at firing up the party’s base. President Trump and Vice President JD Vance headlined an event that also produced some striking and unexpected moments. Liz Landers… Continue watching
Sep 11 WATCH: Trump leads RNC in pledge to 'cheat like hell' in November elections By Dan Cooney After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that “we want honesty in our elections,” he led them in a pledge to “cheat like hell” and “go out and vote” in the midterm elections. Continue reading
Sep 11 As Trump squeezes the International Criminal Court, more countries are leaving By Molly Quell, Associated Press As the United States ratchets up the pressure on the International Criminal Court, sanctioning two more high-ranking staff members in recent weeks, a small but growing number of the global tribunal’s member states have announced they will quit the institution. Continue reading
Sep 11 Trump list of U.S.-designated 'foreign terrorist organizations' in Latin America grows to 21 By María Verza, Associated Press The Trump administration has designated 21 Latin American and Caribbean criminal groups as “foreign terrorist organizations,” with the latest an Ecuadorian group added to the list on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 11 Vance? Rubio? DeSantis? Cruz? Republicans at Dallas convention ponder options for post-Trump leader By Thomas Beaumont, Jill Colvin, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The vice president's speech solidified his status as a potential frontrunner, and President Donald Trump talked him up afterwards as a “very talented guy” who “did a very good job."… Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: Trump says U.S. will 'never, ever forget' at Pentagon's Sept. 11 observance ceremony By Collin Binkley, Aamer Madhani, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Donald Trump observed Friday’s 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at a ceremony at the Pentagon by commemorating the lives lost when al-Qaida militants hijacked planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in three locations and upended American foreign… Continue reading
Sep 10 Missouri is poised to revert to former districts after Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed map By Lindsay Whitehurst, David A. Lieb, Associated Press The decision means Missouri could run the November general election with different U.S. House districts than were used in the August primary — an extremely rare situation that could switch the candidate choices for more than a million potential voters. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 6:22 Trump's vow of $5,000 payments to Americans faces bipartisan criticism By Liz Landers, Layla Quran Republicans are back in Dallas Thursday night as they wrap up their unprecedented midterm convention. Night one brought a claim from President Trump of $5,000 payments to Americans if Republicans keep control of Congress. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman also made… Continue watching