Jul 22 WATCH: Trump wants Pakistan to help ‘extricate’ U.S. from Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he could win the war in Afghanistan in a week, but that he doesn’t want to kill millions of people and wipe Afghanistan “off the face of the earth.” He’s trying… Continue reading
Jul 22 Iran says it arrested 17 CIA recruits. Trump calls claim ‘totally false’ By Aya Batrawy, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press An Iranian intelligence official said at a news conference in Tehran the arrests happened over the past months. Continue reading
Jul 21 Mexico says US noted advance in migration enforcement By Amy Guthrie, Peter Orsi, Associated Press MEXICO CITY — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged that Mexico has made significant progress on migration enforcement during a Sunday meeting with his Mexican counterpart, according to Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard. Ebrard said in a statement that… Continue reading
Jul 20 AP Fact Check: Trump and Dems on an incendiary week By Hope Yen, Amanda Seitz, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Trump attributed statements to a Democratic congresswoman that she didn't make as he set off an incendiary week of vilification with accusations that she and three other lawmakers of color hate America. Continue reading
Jul 20 Iran tanker seizure linked to earlier act by UK marines By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Iran seems to view the armed takeover of the British-flagged oil tanker as a carefully calibrated response to the July 4 taking of an Iranian supertanker off the coast of Gibraltar, an operation in which Britain's Royal Marines played a… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 11:46 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s attacks, Biden vs. Sanders on health care Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including President Trump’s attack on four congresswomen of color, the Republican response to Trump’s controversial rhetoric, whether race politics is… Continue watching
Jul 19 Trump administration trying to help free rapper A$AP Rocky from Swedish police custody By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Urged on by the first lady and celebrities including Kim Kardashian West, President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is trying to help free rapper A$AP Rocky, who has been held in police custody in Sweden for weeks. Continue reading
Jul 19 WATCH: Trump meets with Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins President Donald Trump marked the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon at an Oval Office meeting Friday with former Apollo 11 astronauts. Continue reading
Jul 19 Democrats divided on how to beat Trump in 2020 as race debate takes center stage By Steve Peoples, Errin Haines Whack, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Trump's escalating exploitation of racism puts the rawest divide in American life squarely on the ballot in 2020. Continue reading
Jul 19 Germany’s Merkel feels ‘solidarity’ with congresswomen Trump attacked By Associated Press "People of very different nationalities have contributed to the strength of the American people," Merkel told reporters. Continue reading