Aug 28 Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of its oil reserves By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The announcement of the deal comes nearly nine months after the U.S. military at Trump’s direction carried out an operation to capture Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face federal narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 6:59 National parks under strain from Trump's construction projects and political pressure By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams Americans continue to flock to the national parks, with more than 320 million visitors in the last year alone. But that broad appeal is facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits to President Trump's construction projects. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Aug 28 National Park Service backs Trump's arch, despite its impact on key Washington sightlines By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. Continue reading
Aug 28 Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press It is the third time Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has blocked Trump from having the U.S. District Court in Manhattan seize control of the case from the New York court where he was tried and convicted. Continue reading
Aug 28 Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless' By Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year. Continue reading
Aug 28 Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that's likely to be swiftly appealed By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday halted — at least for now — attempts to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting. Continue reading
Aug 28 WATCH: Trump bestows Artemis II crew with Congressional Space Medal of Honor By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian whose April lunar flyby set a new distance record for humanity. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 5:04 Jan. 6 rioters pursue new path for payments from Trump administration By Liz Landers, Doug Adams Some Jan. 6 rioters are pursuing a new path to seek millions of dollars from the federal government after the Justice Department abandoned plans for its controversial anti-weaponization fund. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports. Continue watching
Aug 27 Judge questions why Kennedy Center is moving so quickly to return Trump's name to building By Steven Sloan, Associated Press Just seconds after the Trump administration's lawyer, Bradley Mayers, began making his case at a nearly two-hour hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper interrupted to ask why the center needed to begin inscribing the president's name on the institution's… Continue reading
Aug 27 WATCH: Trump calls Supreme Court ruling on mail ballots 'great' for Republican Party By Dan Cooney PBS News White House correspondent Liz Landers asked the president about what the ruling means for states like North Carolina, where mail-in ballots are due to be sent out next week. Continue reading