Jun 24 Trump suggests other countries should pay the U.S. for protecting tankers By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The U.S. has blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers this month near the Strait of Hormuz. Continue reading
Jun 22 ICE raids delayed ahead of Pence's 'Latinos for Trump' rollout in Miami By Meredith Lee Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to be in Miami, one of the 10 cities where ICE planned to conduct its operations, to launch a ‘Trump for Latinos’ campaign. Local immigrant advocates say the raids may have proposed a scheduling… Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 4:35 The hurdle in reaching a diplomatic solution with Iran: Trump's credibility By PBS NewsHour President Trump says he wants a diplomatic solution to the current tension with Iran but his credibility is a problem, says Vali Nasr, a Middle East scholar and former State Department official. Nasr joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss Iran’s trust… Continue watching
Jun 22 Trump postpones nationwide immigration enforcement sweep By Colleen Long, Associated Press “At the request of Democrats, I have delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process (Deportation) for two weeks to see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the… Continue reading
Jun 21 Facing new sexual assault allegation, Trump issues denial By Darlene Superville, Associated Press A New York-based advice columnist claims Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s, according to a first-person account published Friday. Trump said, "I've never met this person in my life."… Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 3:36 Possibility of war with the U.S. leaves Iranians 'rattled' A day after President Trump said he had called off a planned airstrike against Iran shortly before it was due to occur, governments of both countries were preoccupied with the conflict, which represents the closest Iran and the United States… Continue watching
Jun 21 Trump says strike on Iran would have been a disproportionate response By Associated Press The president told NBC News in an interview that about 150 Iranians would have been killed by the strikes, and he did not think such an attack was a proportionate response for Iran's shooting down of a U.S. drone. Continue reading
Jun 21 House panel to subpoena Felix Sater after no-show By Mary Clare Jalonick, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The House intelligence committee says it will subpoena the Russia-born business executive after he did not appear for a scheduled interview Friday to discuss his behind-the-scenes role in Donald Trump's effort to build a skyscraper in Moscow during the presidential… Continue reading
Jun 21 Trump says U.S. was 'cocked and loaded' to strike Iran By Lolita Baldor, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Trump tweeted Friday that the U.S. was ready to "retaliate last night on 3 different sights."… Continue reading
Jun 21 U.S. prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn By Lolita Baldor, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press The United States called off preparations for a military strike against Iran over the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone. Continue reading