Jul 08 Justice Department seeks to halt lawsuit demanding Trump financial documents By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The DOJ want to stop subpoena requests seeking Trump's business tax returns, and documents from Trump's D.C. and New York hotels, Mar-a-Lago Club and Trump Tower. Continue reading
Jul 08 Trump will 'no longer deal' with UK ambassador after cables called administration 'dysfunctional' By Associated Press The leaked documents were published by the Mail on Sunday, and pointed to stress in the "special relationship" between the U.S. and the U.K. that has held strong since World War II. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: Trump discusses 'America's environmental leadership' By Associated Press President Donald Trump promoted his environmental record in the face of widespread criticism over his administration's regulatory rollbacks. Continue reading
Jul 08 UK hunts for mole behind leaked cables that called Trump 'inept' By Jill Lawless, Associated Press In the cables, Britain's ambassador in Washington branded President Donald Trump's administration "dysfunctional" and "inept."… Continue reading
Jul 07 AP Explains: Iran's nuclear program as 2015 deal unravels By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Sunday it will raise its enrichment of uranium, breaking another limit of its faltering 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and further heightening tensions between Tehran and the U.S. Iran made the decision a year… Continue reading
Jul 07 Top UK diplomat in USA criticizes Trump in leaked memos By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Leaked diplomatic cables reveal that Britain's ambassador to the United States regards President Donald Trump's administration as inept, hobbled by infighting, and unlikely to improve. Continue reading
Jul 06 Financier Jeffrey Epstein arrested on sex trafficking, molestation charges By Michael R. Sisak, Jim Mustian, Associated Press Wealthy financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was arrested Saturday in New York on new sex-trafficking charges involving allegations that date to the early 2000s, according to law enforcement officials. Continue reading
Jul 06 AP fact check: Trump on vets, economy and history By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump roused a political tempest when he decided to plant himself squarely in Independence Day observances with a speech from the Lincoln Memorial. His words from that platform, though, were strikingly measured, except for some befuddlement over American… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 4:00 As census goes to print, Trump administration isn't giving up on citizenship question After a Supreme Court decision left open the possibility of justifying the addition of a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. census, the Trump administration is exploring ways to do just that. Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 13:02 With July 4 celebration, did Trump politicize the military? President Trump’s July 4 “Salute to America” heaped praise on the U.S. Armed Forces but also generated concern about potentially politicizing the military. William Brangham talks to Mike Lyons of West Point’s Modern War Institute and Peter Feaver of the… Continue watching