Apr 08 Watch 4:33 The Trump administration’s unprecedented move on Iran By Nick Schifrin The Trump administration designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization Monday, with the goal of rendering the IRGC “radioactive” to other countries and organizations. The unprecedented move represents one more step in the administration's ongoing “maximum pressure” campaign… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 2:50 Growing 2020 Democratic field emphasizes unity, inclusion In a growing 2020 Democratic field, candidates are crisscrossing the nation to pitch themselves as capable of defeating President Trump. The resignation of Homeland Security Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen and Trump’s fiery rhetoric on asylum seekers gave them plenty to talk… Continue watching
Apr 08 AP sources: Secret Service director to leave Trump administration By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press According to two administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the departure of U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles stems from a personality conflict within the agency. Continue reading
Apr 08 U.S. declares Iran’s guard force a ‘terrorist organization’ By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. is designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard a "foreign terrorist organization," in an effort to increase pressure on the country that could have significant diplomatic implications in the Middle East. Continue reading
Apr 08 With Nielsen’s departure, Trump’s Cabinet becomes even less diverse By Yamiche Alcindor Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s resignation from President Donald Trump’s Cabinet on Sunday raised new questions about the administration’s lack of diversity among its top advisers. Continue reading
Apr 08 ‘Our country is full’: Trump says migrants straining immigration system By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Trump, as he so often does, mixed fact with fiction when warning of the threat at the border. Continue reading
Apr 07 Read: Kirstjen Nielsen’s full resignation letter from Homeland Security Secretary post By Kamala Kelkar In an abrupt departure, Homeland Security Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned from her post on Sunday. Read her the full letter. Continue reading
Apr 07 Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid the administration’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border, two people familiar with the decision said. Continue reading
Apr 07 AP fact check: Trump’s bad-guy talk belies migrants’ reality By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press When President Donald Trump talks about the masses of Central Americans trying to get into the U.S., he describes a horde of beefy men with ill intent. Figures from his own administration tell a different story: Those coming are increasingly… Continue reading
Apr 07 Chief of staff says Dems will ‘never’ see Trump tax returns By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Democrats will “never” see President Donald Trump’s tax returns, said White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday, as a new front opened in the confrontation between the administration and Congress. Continue reading