Jul 09 National Capital Planning Commission considers Trump's triumphal arch plan By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump's plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation's capital is getting another review from the federal commission whose approval he needs, but the agency's staff says the project should be revised before it gets the go-ahead. Continue reading
Jul 09 U.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across the Mideast, threatening the interim deal to end war By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire. But Thursday’s appeared bigger all around, with sirens sounding at least three times in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters, and missiles targeting Kuwait and Qatar. Continue reading
Jul 09 Former Olympic canoe racer pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press David Hearn, who competed in three Summer Olympics, entered the plea on Thursday in D.C. Superior Court. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 8:11 Trump says ceasefire is 'over' as U.S. launches more strikes on Iran By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Genesis Magpayo, Dan Sagalyn, Veronica Vela, Sonia Kopelev The U.S. is carrying out a second straight night of attacks on Iran. The U.S. military says it launched strikes to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump signaled these strikes earlier Wednesday at… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 6:18 Summit revealed NATO 'not in a great state,' but it could be worse, says ex-ambassador By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn To discuss the latest developments in Iran and at the NATO summit, Geoff Bennett spoke with Ivo Daalder. He was the U.S. ambassador to NATO during the Obama administration and is now a senior fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center. Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 5:46 DOJ threatens to arrest state election officials if noncitizens vote By Amna Nawaz, Leila Jackson The Department of Justice is threatening to arrest more than a dozen state election officials if a single vote is cast in their states by a noncitizen. The threat was part of a letter giving election officials five days to… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 6:52 How Trump politicized America's 250th birthday By Liz Landers, Doug Adams For the past few weeks, visitors have flocked to the National Mall for the “Great American State Fair,” part of the celebration marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. But in this milestone year, President Trump’s approach to commemorating the anniversary has… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 6:24 Immigration judge says Trump administration's firings and policies are 'disheartening' By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration has fired more immigration judges as it moves to reshape the court system that polices deportations. Immigration courts are overseen by the Department of Justice itself. That means judges are required to answer to the administration whose… Continue watching
Jul 08 Why Trump wants Greenland By Danica Kirka, Stefanie Dazio, Lorne Cook, Associated Press President Donald Trump has mulled territorial expansion via Greenland, Canada and Venezuela during his second term. But of the three, he comes back to Greenland most often. Continue reading
Jul 08 U.S. carries out another round on strikes on Iran By Jon Gambrell, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The U.S. military said Wednesday that it was carrying out another round of strikes on Iran after the Islamic Republic attacked ships in Strait of Hormuz a day earlier. Continue reading