Aug 26 Trump and Republican senators fight over ‘blue slip process’ for judicial nominees By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate Republicans have been unbowed, arguing they used blue slips to their own benefit when Democrat Joe Biden was president. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Trump talks Fed firing, death penalty in DC and much more in Cabinet meeting By Associated Press President Donald Trump met with his top advisers for nearly three and a half hours Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 26 Trump says he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. She says she won’t resign By Christopher Rugaber, Will Weissert, Associated Press Cook said Monday night that Trump has no authority to fire her and she would not step down. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 7:07 Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorney discusses his case amid new deportation effort By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident whose illegal deportation sparked scrutiny of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, was arrested again during a meeting with ICE. The administration now says he’s being processed for deportation to Uganda. Amna Nawaz discussed the… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 6:55 A look at D.C.’s unique history and why presidents can wield control of law enforcement By Deema Zein, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mike Fritz Some of the more than 2,000 National Guard troops on duty in Washington, D.C., are now armed, part of a crackdown that President Trump once again claimed was needed to help curb crime in the city. While he threatened similar… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 7:12 Democratic Rep. Doggett on Texas redistricting battle and party’s pushback against Trump By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Democratic Party leaders from across the country are meeting in Minneapolis as the party reckons with its 2024 losses and faces Republican redistricting. In Texas, Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett said he would retire if the new congressional maps stand. Lisa… Continue watching
Aug 25 Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds for low-income patients during lawsuit over Trump cuts to abortion providers By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Without Medicaid, the much smaller provider in Maine says it will have to stop serving hundreds of primary care patients by the end of October. Continue reading
Aug 25 DC school year starts with parents on edge over Trump’s armed patrols By Mark Sherman, Ashraf Khalil, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press As schools opened across the capital city, parental social media groups and listservs were buzzing with reports and rumors of checkpoints and arrests. Continue reading
Aug 25 Trump wants to clear homeless encampments. Here’s what usually happens, according to experts By Hannah Grabenstein Clearing encampments is part of a wider push across the country by Democrats and Republican lawmakers alike to take drastic action to reduce homelessness, but experts say it's usually misguided. Continue reading
Aug 25 WATCH: ‘I don’t like a dictator. I’m not a dictator,’ Trump responds to critics By Associated Press Responding to critics decrying his crackdown in Washington, President Donald Trump suggested Monday that “A lot of people are saying, ‘Maybe we like a dictator.’”… Continue reading