Nov 19 Trump nominates new CFPB director, though White House says agency is still closing By Ken Sweet, Associated Press President Trump nominated Stuart Levenbach as the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday, using a legal maneuver to keep his budget director Russell Vought as acting director of the bureau while the Trump administration continues on… Continue reading
Nov 19 Senate officially passes the Epstein files bill, sending it to Trump By Associated Press In an unusual move, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate agreed Tuesday evening to pass the bill as soon as it was sent over from the House, which had passed it 427-1 earlier in the day. Continue reading
Nov 19 Why Trump’s plan to help GOP keep control of the House could backfire By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press President Donald Trump is finding that redistricting his way to a GOP House majority in next year's midterms is a lot harder than it sounds. That's because there's a tangle of laws and conflicting political pressures in redistricting. Continue reading
Nov 19 DOJ says full grand jury in Comey case was not presented copy of final indictment By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey has hit another hurdle. The Justice Department acknowledged in court Wednesday a possible lapse in how the case was presented to a grand jury. Continue reading
Nov 19 They thought they were in court for a routine immigration hearing, but walked into a deportation trap By Joshua Goodman, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press In a court system with a backlog of about 3.8 million asylum cases, families have been torn apart and lives upended. Due process seemingly is an afterthought. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: Trump delivers remarks at U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington D.C. By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the visiting Saudi Arabian crown prince has urged him to take action to help end Sudan's civil war. Continue reading
Nov 19 This poll number hasn’t been so favorable for Democrats since before the last blue wave By Matt Loffman According to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, a majority of voters say they would rather elect a Democratic candidate if the midterms were held today. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 4:30 What comes next after Congress votes to release the Epstein files By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson On Capitol Hill, both the House and the Senate approved a measure requiring the release of the Epstein files. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 5:36 ‘The world will see who’s involved’ and complicit, says attorney for Epstein survivors By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz With bipartisan support, Congress voted to release the Epstein files. To discuss the vote and what comes next, Amna Nawaz spoke with Spencer Kuvin, an attorney representing multiple survivors of Epstein's abuse. Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 8:17 Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince and dismisses intel linking him to Khashoggi killing By Liz Landers, Eliot Barnhart, Doug Adams, Leila Jackson President Trump welcomed the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia to the White House. During the visit, the president dismissed the U.S. intelligence community’s finding that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the plan to kill Washington Post columnist Jamal… Continue watching