Jul 23 ‘It is hell’: Migrants returning to Venezuela describe life in El Salvador prison where U.S. sent them By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Venezuelan migrants imprisoned for months in El Salvador under a U.S. immigration crackdown have reunited with their families. Continue reading
Jul 23 U.S. stocks tick toward another record following a trade deal with Japan By Stan Choe, Associated Press The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Wednesday, coming off its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 196 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.1%. Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: Trump reveals ‘AI Action Plan’ shaped by tech lobbyists after revoking Biden policy By Matt O'Brien, Ali Swenson, Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping new plan for America’s “global dominance” in artificial intelligence, proposing to cut back environmental regulations to speed up the construction of AI supercomputers while promoting the sale of U.S.-made AI technologies at… Continue reading
Jul 23 4 things to know about Trump’s diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency By Laura Santhanam This month, the White House released a statement that confirmed Trump “underwent a comprehensive examination” that revealed he had chronic venous insufficiency. Here's what that means, according to doctors who spoke to PBS News. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 8:21 Trump deflects Epstein questions as Johnson shuts down House, avoiding vote on files By Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams, Kayan Taraporevala, Solveig Rennan Divisions inside the Republican Party over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation boiled over on Capitol Hill. Speaker Mike Johnson said the House won't take action before leaving town for the August recess at the end of the week. Lisa Desjardins reports… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 12:21 How Trump’s tariffs on Asian allies impact the U.S. strategy to counter China By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Trump says he reached a trade agreement with the Philippines following a White House visit by its president. The U.S., the Philippines and other Asian allies are increasing their cooperation to counter China, but these partners are also being… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 5:37 As immigration courts face backlog, DOJ cuts dozens of judges By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz A key part of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration agenda is to deport immigrants without legal status more quickly. But there's a massive backlog in immigration courts and the Justice Department has fired or not renewed the contracts of dozens… Continue watching
Jul 22 Trump’s former lawyer Alina Habba’s term as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor ends By Mike Catalini, Associated Press Habba could have stayed on in the role if federal judges in the state kept her on. Continue reading
Jul 22 Johnson shuts down House for the summer to sideline calls for Epstein transparency By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break from Washington. Continue reading
Jul 22 U.S. to leave UNESCO, again, 2 years after rejoining By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The UNESCO chief said she "deeply" regrets the U.S. decision but said the agency "has prepared for it."… Continue reading