Jul 29 WATCH: Trump signs bill extending 9/11 responders' fund The bill extends funding for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund through 2092. Continue reading
Jul 29 Trump calls Al Sharpton a 'con man' and Cummings a 'racist' By Zeke Miller, Hope Yen, Associated Press Trump said his weekend comments referring to Rep. Elijah Cummings' majority-black Baltimore district as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" were not racist. Continue reading
Jul 28 Top aide says Trump's criticism of black lawmaker not racist By Zeke Miller, Hope Yen, Associated Press A top White House aide on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's disparaging tweets about an influential black Democratic congressman and his Baltimore district as a justified response to the lawmaker's criticism of administration border policies. Continue reading
Jul 28 Diplomats recommit to saving Iran deal, oppose US sanctions By Kiyoko Metzler, Associated Press Representatives from Europe, China and Russia, which are still committed to the Iran nuclear deal, were meeting Sunday with Iran's representative in Vienna to discuss how to salvage the unraveling accord. Continue reading
Jul 27 Trump attacks majority-black district represented by critic By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday denigrated a majority-black district represented by a congressional nemesis as a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” broadening a campaign against prominent critics of his administration that has exacerbated racial tensions. Continue reading
Jul 27 Trump's 'maximum pressure' campaign on Iran faces key test By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration is trying to decide whether to risk stoking international tensions even more by ending one of the last remaining components of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Continue reading
Jul 27 French wine vs US tech prowess: new Trump-Macron standoff By Angela Charlton, Associated Press France is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech companies like Google and Facebook despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of retaliatory tariffs on French wine. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 2:40 Why House Democrats are choosing now to launch impeachment investigation The House of Representatives began a six-week recess Friday, as questions swirl about whether Democrats will try to impeach President Trump. The issue arose again as former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress on the Russia investigation. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Jul 26 Trump won key union workers in 2016. Will Scalia as labor secretary change that for 2020? By Gretchen Frazee For Trump, appointing Eugene Scalia is a way to continue taking on unions without alienating rank and file union members in key states he’ll need to win reelection in 2020. Continue reading
Jul 26 WATCH: Mueller's full testimony before the House Intelligence Committee By Gretchen Frazee Former special counsel Mueller’s nearly two-year probe also investigated possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia and potential evidence that President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice. Continue reading