Aug 17 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: Trump threatens to revoke more security clearances In our news wrap Friday, President Trump warned he might continue to revoke security clearances. In his sights is Bruce Ohr, a current official at the U.S. Department of Justice. Ohr had contacts with the former British agent who compiled… Continue watching
Aug 17 Justice lawyers try to halt Trump financial records release By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press Justice Department lawyers asked a federal judge Friday to let them file a legal appeal that could, for now, keep President Donald Trump's critics from getting access to financial records related to his Washington, D.C., hotel. Continue reading
Aug 17 24 migrant children under age 5 remain separated from their parents, new court filing says By Joshua Barajas At the heart of Friday’s hearing was the question of whether this next wave of reunifications would occur in families’ home countries or in the U.S. Continue reading
Aug 17 Manafort judge says he’s received threats, won’t name jurors By Matthew Barakat, Stephen Braun, Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press The judge in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's fraud trial refused Friday to release the names of jurors, saying he has received threats and fears for their safety as well. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Trump expects to ‘quickly’ revoke Bruce Ohr’s security clearance By Associated Press Trump says the Justice Department official is a "disgrace."… Continue reading
Aug 17 Senate confirms more Trump judges By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press A Trump-nominated judge now holds one out every seven seats on the circuit courts. The Senate on Thursday confirmed two more, as Republicans have made a priority of confirming judges in their fight to hold the Senate majority ahead of… Continue reading
Aug 17 D.C. mayor says she was the one who ‘finally’ got through to Trump on parade By Associated Press The mayor of Washington, D.C. is firing back at President Donald Trump, who blamed local officials for the "ridiculously high" cost of his proposed Veterans Day military parade. Continue reading
Aug 17 Where White House touts a boom, most economists see a blip By Josh Boak, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Is the latest pickup in U.S. economic growth destined to slow in the years ahead as most analysts say? Or, as the Trump administration insists, is the economy on the cusp of an explosive boom that will reward Americans?… Continue reading
Aug 17 Los Angeles mayor Garcetti: Trump sows division, does ‘racist things’ By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, considering a 2020 presidential run, said Thursday that President Donald Trump has done "plenty of racist things" to divide the nation while failing to deliver on health care reform and other promises. Continue reading
Aug 17 Former U.S. security leaders blast Trump for yanking John Brennan’s clearance By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Former U.S. security officials issued scathing rebukes to President Donald Trump on Thursday, admonishing him for yanking a top former spy chief's security clearance in what they cast as an act of political vengeance. Trump said he'd had to do… Continue reading