Sep 09 WATCH: Trump says U.S.-Taliban peace talks are ‘dead’ What had seemed like a potential deal to end America's longest war has unraveled, with President Donald Trump and the Taliban blaming each other for the collapse of nearly a year of U.S.-Taliban negotiations in Doha, Qatar. Continue reading
Sep 09 House Judiciary Committee to set rules for impeachment investigation By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The resolution is a technical step, and the panel would still have to introduce impeachment articles against Trump and win approval from the House to bring charges against Trump. Continue reading
Sep 09 National Weather Service chief backs forecasters who contradicted Trump By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Director Louis Uccellini said forecasters in Birmingham did the right thing Sept. 1 when they tried to combat public panic and rumors that Dorian posed a threat to Alabama. Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: Trump goes after Democrats during campaign rally in North Carolina By Jonathan Lemire, Alan Fram, Associated Press Trying to prove his political clout by pushing a Republican to victory in a special election, President Donald Trump used a North Carolina rally on Monday to paint a bleak picture of a nation that he claimed would be overrun… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 5:16 What’s next for U.S.-Afghanistan peace talks? By PBS NewsHour President Trump announced on Twitter on Saturday that he had canceled a secret Camp David meeting with the Taliban and Afghan officials, after the insurgent group “admitted” to a suicide attack in Kabul that killed 12 people, including a U.S. Continue watching
Sep 08 Ex-SC Gov. Mark Sanford to challenge Trump in primary By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, has decided to launch a longshot Republican challenge to President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Sep 07 Trump calls off secret meeting with Taliban, Afghan leaders By Jonathan Lemire, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Trump said Saturday he canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders after a bombing this week in Kabul that killed 11 people, including an American soldier, and has called off peace negotiations with… Continue reading
Sep 07 AP Fact Check: Trump and Democrats mangle science By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Science took a beating in the political arena this past week as President Donald Trump sowed confusion about Hurricane Dorian's path and Democratic presidential candidates rang false alarms about the air we breathe. Continue reading
Sep 07 NOAA assailed for defending Trump’s Hurricane Dorian claim By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former top officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are assailing the agency for undermining its weather forecasters as it defends President Donald Trump’s statement from days ago that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama. They say NOAA’s action… Continue reading
Sep 06 Why the Federal Reserve must remain above political influence By Michael W. Klein President Donald Trump on Friday again encouraged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. Continue reading