Aug 17 Trump nixes $92 million parade, says 2019 costs will be ‘WAY DOWN’ By Catherine Lucey, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday he had canceled plans for a Veterans Day military parade, citing the "ridiculously high" price tag — a day after U.S. officials said the November event could cost $92 million, more than three times the… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 8:32 Trump using his unique power to punish and intimidate critics, former CIA official says President Trump's move to revoke John Brennan's security clearance rippled across Washington, and the former CIA director cast it as a disturbing power play. And Brennan might not be the only former intelligence or national security official to have his… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 4:57 Newspapers speak up about Trump’s repeated attacks A free press is central to our democracy and journalists are not the enemy of the state. That was the message shared by more than 300 newspaper editorial boards in an extraordinary step Thursday, sparked by a call-out from the… Continue watching
Aug 16 WATCH: Trump asks Sessions to file federal lawsuit against opioid manufacturers Trump is asking Sessions to look out for opioids coming into the U.S. from China and Mexico, saying those countries are "sending their garbage and killing our people."… Continue reading
Aug 16 Former CIA Director John Brennan says Trump is trying to silence critics By Associated Press In an opinion piece published in The New York Times on Thursday, former CIA Director John Brennan cited press reports as evidence that Trump's claims of no collusion were "hogwash."… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 5:30 How lawyers summed up the Paul Manafort trial in closing arguments The trial against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was filled with detailed accounting records and a star witness whose credibility is in question. Prosecutors argue documents prove that Manafort willfully committed bank and tax fraud. The defense never called… Continue watching
Aug 15 Trump to revoke security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan The White House is revoking the security clearance of former Obama administration CIA director John Brennan. Brennan has been an outspoken critic of President Trump. Continue reading
Aug 15 WATCH: White House says it values diversity, won’t disclose numbers By Associated Press Experts have said that stripping a security clearance in response to public criticism would be an unprecedented politicization of the clearance process. Continue reading
Aug 15 WATCH: U.S., Mexico announces new plans on cartels By Michael Tarm, Associated Press U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. ET today. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Aug 15 Black Americans aren’t buying Omarosa’s turn against Trump By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press Omarosa Manigault Newman's falling out with President Donald Trump and her decision to call him a racist as she sells her new book have not been enough for many African-Americans to invite her back to the family picnic. Too little,… Continue reading