Aug 15 New lawsuit challenges Trump’s federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies By Lindsay Whitehurst, Ashraf Khalil, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in a new lawsuit that Trump is going far beyond his power under the law. Continue reading
Aug 15 Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for high-stakes summit on Russia-Ukraine war By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press Any success is far from assured, especially as Russia and Ukraine remain far apart in their demands for peace. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 8:33 What Trump and Putin are hoping to accomplish at summit in Alaska By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn As President Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Nick Schifrin spoke with Dmitri Trenin for a Russian perspective on what Putin hopes to accomplish. Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 6:36 Trump’s D.C. takeover escalates with surge in arrests and homeless encampments cleared By Amna Nawaz, Kayan Taraporevala, Eliot Barnhart, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C. is escalating with arrests at high-profile locations and homeless encampments torn down. Protests also erupted in the streets after the White House said federal agents would patrol around the clock. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Aug 14 7 moments from Trump and Putin’s history of falsehoods before their Alaska summit By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have lots of history. As their planned Alaska summit nears, here are key moments when each of them misled about Ukraine, Russia and the 2016 U.S. election. Continue reading
Aug 14 U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers — was up 0.9% last month from June and 3.3% from a year earlier. Continue reading
Aug 14 Trump’s nod to Europe on a future peace force for Ukraine vastly improves its chances of success By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The operation has been drawn up by a coalition of the willing of around 30 countries. Success hinges on U.S. airpower or military equipment that Europe does not have. Continue reading
Aug 14 WATCH: Trump marks the 90th anniversary of the creation of Social Security By Hannah Grabenstein President Donald Trump marked the 90th anniversary of Social Security, the country’s largest governmental assistance program, with remarks in the Oval Office Thursday, saying his administration has decreased wait times at field offices and by phone, and increased availability of… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 7:57 Ahead of summit, Trump says Russia will face consequences if Putin won’t end Ukraine war By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Trump issued a new threat to punish Russia if it doesn't end the war in Ukraine. It comes two days before a high-stakes summit in Alaska with Vladimir Putin. The president also spoke with European leaders, including Ukrainian President… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 8:34 Trump decries crime rates, but his administration has slashed prevention efforts By John Yang, Sam Lane, Jackson Hudgins President Trump moved to take over policing in Washington, D.C. to “rescue our nation’s capital from crime," but the data doesn’t back up many of his claims. Murder and violent crime dropped significantly across the U.S. last year, a trend… Continue watching