Jul 04 Watch 4:35 Why Trump’s Fourth of July event is complicated for the U.S. military President Trump has been yearning for a large-scale military display since he took office. With this year’s Fourth of July celebration, which includes tanks, fighter jets and the Blue Angels, he gets his wish -- but not without criticism. The… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 3:14 In July 4 speech, Trump explains why he thinks America is great President Trump took the stage at his “Salute to America” event this evening. Although there was some apprehension over his speech would be political, his remarks primarily focused on American history and why he thinks the U.S. is as strong… Continue watching
Jul 04 Appeals court rules Trump can’t use Pentagon money for border wall By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press A divided three-judge panel agreed with a lower court ruling that prevented the government from tapping Defense Department money to build sections of wall in Arizona, California and New Mexico. Continue reading
Jul 04 Trump says officials are working holiday to resolve census dispute By Mark Sherman, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump hopes to find a way to have the 2020 census include a citizenship question even though the government has begun the process of printing the questionnaire without it. Continue reading
Jul 04 Fourth of July comes with Trump’s promise of the ‘show of a lifetime’ By Darlene Superville, Kevin Freking, Associated Press It's been nearly seven decades since a president spoke on the National Mall on Independence Day. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 4:11 Trump rejects court decision on unconstitutional asylum detention Although the Trump administration has faced criticism for overcrowded and unsanitary migrant detention facilities, the president seems to be sticking to his hardline stance on immigration. He rejected a federal court ruling that it’s unconstitutional to hold asylum-seekers indefinitely without… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 8:07 How violent political instability in Libya exacerbates migrants’ ‘living hell’ By John Yang An airstrike on a migrant detention center in Libya has left at least 44 dead. The Libyan government blamed the so-called Libyan National Army, a group trying to seize Tripoli, for the deadly attack. John Yang reports and talks to… Continue watching
Jul 03 Trump says U.S. should start manipulating the dollar By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Such a move directly contradicts official U.S. policy. Continue reading
Jul 03 Rouhani: Iran will enrich uranium to ‘any amount we want’ By Jon Gambrell, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iran's president warned European partners in its faltering nuclear deal on Wednesday that Tehran will increase its enrichment of uranium to "any amount that we want" beginning on Sunday, putting pressure on them to offer a way around intense U.S. Continue reading
Jul 03 Critics say Trump’s ‘Salute to America’ is politicizing July 4 By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Critics of Trump's plans to hold a large-scale event for Fourth of July say he is politicizing the national holiday. Continue reading