May 05 U.S. kills 2 during latest strike on alleged drug boats traveling in the Caribbean By Associated Press The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 188 people in total. Continue reading
May 05 Senate Republicans look to fund $1 billion in security upgrades for Trump's ballroom By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have added $1 billion in White House security upgrades to legislation that would fund immigration enforcement agencies, a proposed boost for President Donald Trump's ballroom project after a man was charged with trying to assassinate… Continue reading
May 05 Rubio to meet with Pope Leo in Vatican City amid tensions with Trump By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who with this trip will have visited Italy or the Vatican at least three times as the Republican president's top diplomat, would be in Italy on Thursday and Friday. Continue reading
May 05 Tennessee lawmakers consider redrawing the state's only Democratic-held U.S. House district By Kim Chandler, Travis Loller, David A. Lieb, Associated Press Republican lawmakers in several Southern states are seizing on the opportunity afforded by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to redraw congressional districts ahead of the November midterm elections. Continue reading
May 05 Justice Department seeks the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia's Fulton County By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The Department of Justice is seeking the names of every person who worked in the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that Donald Trump has long accused of widespread voter fraud he falsely says cost him victory… Continue reading
May 05 What to watch in Tuesday's elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press President Donald Trump's campaign to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way moves through Indiana on Tuesday, when seven state senators face Trump-backed primary challengers. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: Rubio addresses Strait of Hormuz efforts, Vatican trip in White House briefing By Associated Press Filling in for the White House press secretary, Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared behind the podium Tuesday to reiterate that U.S. efforts to reopen the strait is not an offensive operation despite clashes with Iran in the last several… Continue reading
May 05 Trump's influence tested in Indiana primaries after failed redistricting push By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Indiana's primary will test President Donald Trump's enduring power over the Republican Party as he tries to dislodge state senators who refused to go along with his call to redraw the state's congressional map. Continue reading
May 05 Live Results: Indiana state primaries The majority of Republican Indiana state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump lost on Tuesday, a display of the president's enduring influence over his party after lawmakers rejected his redistricting plan five months ago. Continue reading
May 05 Live Results: Ohio state primaries Tuesday’s primary in Ohio set up two marquee matchups in November — a U.S. Senate race that will help determine control of the chamber and a governor’s race in which Democrats see their best chance of victory in two decades. Continue reading