Jul 17 WATCH: Trump goes after Rep. Ilhan Omar at rally, crowd chants ‘send her back’ By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump recently tweeted that four Democratic congresswomen of color should "go back" to their home countries — though three were born in the United States. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Trump says he is ‘winning’ the political fight over his racist tweets By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he has no regrets about his tweets that four Democratic freshmen should "go back" to their home countries. Continue reading
Jul 17 U.S. kicking NATO ally Turkey out of fighter program By Robert Burns, Associated Press In a written statement, the White House said Wednesday that Turkey's decision to buy the Russian S-400 air defense system "renders its continued involvement with the F-35 impossible."… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: House derails Trump impeachment vote By Associated Press Wednesday's vote to kill the proposal by Texas congressman Al Green was 332-95. Democrats opposed the effort by a 3-to-2 margin, while all Republicans voted to kill it. Continue reading
Jul 16 Why ‘go back’ to your country isn’t a new sentiment in America By Yasmeen Alamiri Creating divisions to suggest that some people belong and others do not, based on race and ethnicity, is as much a part of the American fabric as immigration itself. Continue reading
Jul 16 House votes to condemn Trump’s tweets By Associated Press The Democratic-led House voted to condemn President Donald Trump's tweets telling four Democratic congresswomen of color to "go back" to their countries of origin. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 6:19 How Trump’s controversial tweets are exposing a party divide on race Lawmakers continue to react to racist tweets President Trump posted Sunday about four women of color in the House. So far, most Republicans have defended the president or tried to reframe the conversation as about ideology rather than race, but… Continue watching
Jul 16 WATCH: Pelosi urges Republicans to condemn Trump’s ‘racist tweets’ By Alan Fram, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Republicans sought to have the House speaker's words stricken from the record, a rare procedural rebuke that failed on a party-line vote. Continue reading
Jul 16 Trump calls on GOP to oppose House condemnation of tweets By Ken Miller, Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The resolution that would condemn "President Donald Trump's racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color."… Continue reading
Jul 16 Trump abortion rule seen as blow against Planned Parenthood By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration says, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious conservatives and denounced by medical organizations and women's rights groups. Continue reading