Apr 29 WATCH: Blanche, newly confirmed ATF head Cekada propose gun regulation rollbacks By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Justice Department officials moved Wednesday to roll back and modify a slate of gun regulations in a dramatic shift in firearm policy pushed by Second Amendment supporters in President Donald Trump's base. Continue reading
Apr 29 House approves extension of divisive U.S. spy powers By Joey Cappelletti, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Republican-controlled House approved a three-year reauthorization of a divisive U.S. surveillance program ahead of its expiration on Friday, adding new oversight measures but stopping short of the warrant requirement that critics have demanded. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Trump talks about Putin call, Comey indictment as he welcomes Artemis II astronauts to the White House By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Russia's Vladimir Putin offered to help the U.S. handle Iran’s enriched uranium as part of a potential nuclear deal. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: EPA's Zeldin testifies on Trump's budget request in Senate Environment hearing By Michael Phillis, Associated Press Senate Democrats accused the Trump administration of abandoning the Environmental Protection Agency's mission to protect human health and the environment at a congressional hearing Wednesday, slamming agency leadership over a proposal to cut its budget in half. Continue reading
Apr 29 Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press James Comey was indicted in North Carolina on Tuesday on charges of making threats against President Donald Trump related to a photograph he posted on social media last year of seashells arranged in the numbers “86 47.” The Justice Department… Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Hegseth calls congressional Democrats, some Republicans 'biggest adversary' in Iran war By Joshua Barajas “The biggest adversary we face at this point are the reckless, feckless and defeatist words of congressional Democrats and some Republicans,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in his opening remarks in Wednesday’s budget hearing before the House Armed Services Committee. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Committee sends Kevin Warsh's nomination for Fed chair to full Senate vote By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Senate Banking Committee voted on party lines Wednesday to approve Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve to replace Jerome Powell, a long-time target of President Trump’s insults for not cutting borrowing costs as far as… Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Hegseth, Caine testify for the 1st time since start of Iran war in House hearing By Ben Finley, Stephen Groves, David Klepper, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning from skeptical Democrats Wednesday over a costly conflict being waged without congressional approval. Continue reading
Apr 29 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers Trump effort to end protections for Haitian and Syrian migrants By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday mulled the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for migrants fleeing war and natural disaster, in one in a series of immigration cases the justices are considering against the backdrop of the president's far-reaching… Continue reading
Apr 28 Senate Republicans reject attempt to end Trump's blockade of Cuba By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The vote on the war powers resolution showed how Republicans continue to stand behind Trump as he acts unilaterally to exert American force in a range of global conflicts, including Venezuela, Iran and Cuba. Continue reading