Jul 19 Trump selects Justice Scalia’s son as labor secretary By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Eugene Scalia would replace the previous secretary, Alexander Acosta, who resigned amid renewed criticism of his handling of a 2008 secret plea deal with wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading
Jul 19 Iran denies Trump’s claim that the U.S. destroyed its drone By Amir Vahdat, David Rising, Associated Press The Iranian military said all its drones had returned safely to their bases and denied there was any confrontation with a U.S. vessel the previous day. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 10:15 Former Sen. Jeff Flake on why Republicans aren’t disavowing Trump’s ‘awful’ words It's been a tumultuous week in Washington, amid fallout from President Trump’s racist attacks on four members of Congress, all women of color. On Thursday, Trump held a rally in North Carolina, where his words -- and the crowd’s --… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 7:50 News Wrap: Trump says U.S. ship shot down encroaching Iranian drone In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump said a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone when it came too close to the vessel and ignored warnings to move off. He criticized “Iran's attempt to disrupt freedom of navigation and global… Continue watching
Jul 18 Trump says U.S. warship destroyed Iranian drone By Associated Press President Donald Trump says the USS Boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down. Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: Trump says he was ‘not happy’ with ‘send her back’ chant During a rally in North Carolina, Trump supporters began chanting "send her back," after he criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar. Continue reading
Jul 18 No additional charges to be filed in Trump hush money probe By Associated Press Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty last year to violating campaign finance law by arranging payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal after they claimed they had affairs with Trump. Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump leans on issue of race in 2020 reelection bid By Steve Peoples, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Not since George Wallace's campaign in 1968 has a presidential candidate — and certainly not an incumbent president — put racial polarization at the center of his call to voters. Continue reading
Jul 17 AP fact check: Trump assails and misquotes Omar at rally By Hope Yen, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press President Donald Trump at a rally on Wednesday misrepresented words from Rep. Ilhan Omar to make her sound like an al-Qaida sympathizer and exaggerated the performance of the economy under his watch. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 10:26 Trump’s racist tweets and the ‘politics of distraction’ President Trump’s attacks on women of color in the House have launched fierce debate about whether his meaning was racist. There is no doubt, though, that his words echo threats and insults that have been lobbed against perceived outsiders in… Continue watching