Dec 18 Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve amid lawsuit By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A joint court filing lays out a process for shutting down the charity and distributing its remaining assets to other nonprofit groups. Continue reading
Dec 18 Trump administration moves to ban bump stocks By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A senior Justice Department official says bump stocks will be banned under the federal law that prohibits machine guns. It will take effect in late March. After that, it will be illegal to possess bump stocks. Continue reading
Dec 18 Trump signs order to create U.S. Space Command By Associated Press The Pentagon's new Space Command is an effort to advance the military's vast operations in space that could cost as much as $800 million over the next five years. Continue reading
Dec 18 ‘Zero-tolerance’ immigration policy hits snag in California By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Federal prosecutors introduced mass hearings on immigration charges to California in July, adopting a model that has been in place for years elsewhere on the U.S.-Mexico border. Since then, judges have challenged President Donald Trump's moves on immigration in ways… Continue reading
Dec 18 How the economy could become Trump’s biggest re-election threat By Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Trump has tied his political fortunes to the stock market in an unprecedented fashion, which could end up hurting his 2020 re-election bid. Continue reading
Dec 18 Shutdown talk recedes after White House eases wall threat By Lisa Mascaro, Matthew Daly, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump and leaders in Congress appeared to be pulling back Tuesday from a government shutdown over his $5 billion request for border wall funds… Continue reading
Dec 17 DOJ files to halt Trump suit demanding financial documents By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The Justice Department is challenging a Maryland federal judge's decision allowing a case accusing President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency to go forward. Continue reading
Dec 17 AP fact check: Trump’s distorted reality in expanding Russia probe By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump keeps changing his story in the swirling investigations into Russia election interference and hush money payments to women who say they had affairs with him. Here's a look at the president's claims. Continue reading
Dec 16 White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown By Hope Yen, Associated Press The White House on Sunday pushed the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown later this week, digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stood firm against it. Continue reading
Dec 16 Kushner-linked firm targets richer areas in program for poor By Jeff Horwitz, Stephen Braun, Associated Press A real estate investment firm co-founded by President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, is betting big on the administration's Opportunity Zone tax breaks but isn't that interested in steering its investors to the poorest, most-downtrodden areas that the… Continue reading