Jul 06 Deadline to reunite immigrant families rapidly approaching By Colleen Long, Associated Press Here's where things stand. Continue reading
Jul 06 Who is Andrew Wheeler, the new acting EPA administrator? By Gretchen Frazee A former coal lobbyist is set to take over the helm at the Environmental Protection Agency after EPA administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday amid questions of unethical behavior. Continue reading
Jul 05 Trump says he’ll announce Supreme Court nominee Monday By Catherine Lucey, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press "I think I have it down to four people. And I think of the four people I have it down to three or two," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 7:34 News Wrap: British couple in critical condition after ‘unbelievable’ nerve agent run-in In our news wrap Thursday, British investigators are searching for answers after two people fell critically ill from exposure to the nerve agent Novichok. Also, a district judge rejected President Trump's request to block two state laws that protect undocumented… Continue watching
Jul 05 ‘My son is not the same’: New testimony paints bleak picture of family separation By Lisa Desjardins, Joshua Barajas, Daniel Bush A motion filed by 18 attorneys general Monday asked the federal government to provide more immediate information and access to those detained after being separated at the border. Here are highlights from more than 900 pages of declarations, including personal… Continue reading
Jul 05 Read former EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s full resignation letter By Joshua Barajas, Dan Cooney Pruitt said in his resignation letter that it was an "honor to serve" on Trump's Cabinet, but that "the unrelenting attacks on me personally, my family, are unprecedented and have taken a sizable toll on all of us."… Continue reading
Jul 05 WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in Montana Montana is the latest stop on Trump's midterm campaign tour, designed to boost Republicans as well as tout his first 18 months in office. Watch his rally live at 6 p.m. ET here. Continue reading
Jul 05 Scott Pruitt resigns as head of EPA, Trump says By Erica R. Hendry Scott Pruitt has resigned as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, President Donald Trump announced Thursday in a tweet. Continue reading
Jul 05 Former Fox News executive Bill Shine to join White House communications staff By Associated Press President Donald Trump is announcing Shine, the former co-president of the president's preferred television channel, as his deputy chief of staff for communications. Continue reading
Jul 04 Attorneys say parents in fragile state for asylum interviews By Elliot Spagat, Emily Schmall, Associated Press Some immigrants complain that they stumbled through their first asylum interviews when they were deeply distraught over losing their children. The interviews can have life-changing consequences because they are critical to establishing why families cannot return home safely. Continue reading