Jan 30 President Trump sounds the same. His White House — so far — couldn't be more different By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump 2.0 is, so far, very much the same as his first go around. But eight years after he was last sworn into office, the new Republican president is emboldened, far more experienced and surrounded by a very different… Continue reading
Jan 30 White House stenographers are struggling to keep up with Trump's flood of public remarks By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Trump been speaking nearly nonstop since starting his second term, drowning out dissenting voices and leaving his opponents struggling to be heard. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Trump baselessly blames diversity hiring for deadly D.C. plane collision By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Officials have not yet to formally establish the causes of the collision, and Trump himself acknowledged that it was too soon to draw conclusions. But he quickly moved to engage in speculation and political attacks as the nation reeled from… Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for HHS secretary — Day 2 By Amanda Seitz, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to be the nation's top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee's deep skepticism of routine childhood vaccinations that prevent deadly diseases. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Tulsi Gabbard testifies at confirmation hearing for national intelligence director By David Klepper, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, faced sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike Thursday during a fiery confirmation hearing focused on her past comments sympathetic to Russia, a meeting with Syria's now-deposed leader and… Continue reading
Jan 29 Meta agrees to pay $25 million settlement to Trump over Jan. 6 suspension lawsuit By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Facebook parent company Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Jan 29 Trump wants to hold up to 30,000 detained migrants at Guantanamo Bay. Here's what to know By Associated Press President Donald Trump, who made the deportation of immigrants a central part of his campaign and presidency, said Wednesday that the U.S. will use a detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to hold tens of thousands of people who can't be sent back… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 3:16 Trump administration rescinds grant freeze memo that set off confusion and legal battles By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Azhar Merchant, Courtney Norris After widespread confusion, the Trump administration walked back some of its message about a funding freeze on federal grants and loans. The White House said an Office of Management and Budget memo that outlined the pause is no longer in… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 4:58 RFK Jr. faces questions over vaccine skepticism, Medicaid reform at confirmation hearing By Lisa Desjardins, Winston Wilde On Capitol Hill, one of President Trump’s most consequential and controversial nominees made his case for the top job at the Department of Health and Human Services. In his first of two hearings, former environmental lawyer and presidential candidate Robert… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 4:28 Vaccine specialist argues RFK Jr. would make them less accessible By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. faced tough questions over vaccine skepticism and Medicaid reform at his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center… Continue watching