Jun 11 Accused Mar-a-Lago intruder will be allowed to be her own attorney By Terry Spencer, Associated Press A Chinese woman charged with illegally entering President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort will be allowed to act as her own attorney, a judge ruled Tuesday after strenuously trying to talk her out of it. Continue reading
Jun 11 States sue to stop $26.5 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger By Tali Arbel, Mae Anderson, Associated Press The group of state attorneys general who filed the federal lawsuit said the promised benefits, such as better networks in rural areas and faster service overall, cannot be verified, while eliminating a major wireless company will immediately harm consumers. Continue reading
Jun 11 Trump considering protections for Venezuelans in U.S. By Associated Press The Trump administration has moved to discontinue Temporary Protected Status for many countries. But when the president was asked Tuesday about TPS for Venezuelans, he said "we're looking at that very seriously."… Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: Trump says he’d ‘rather run against Biden than anybody’ By Thomas Beaumont, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The president unleashed a series of schoolyard taunts of the former vice president before taking off from the White House, declaring "Joe Biden is a dummy."… Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: Jon Stewart says Congress ‘should be ashamed’ over inaction on helping 9/11 first responders An angry Stewart said "sick and dying" first responders and their families came to Washington for the hearing, only to face a nearly deserted dais. Continue reading
Jun 11 Detained U.S. resident freed by Iran arrives in native Lebanon By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Nizar Zakka, held in Iran since 2015 on charges of spying, is one of several prisoners with either dual nationality or links to the West held in Iran. Lebanese officials have for years asked for his release, and it was… Continue reading
Jun 11 Biden: Trump is a ‘threat to our core values’ By Associated Press Though the Democratic nomination is early and fluid, the visits to Iowa offer a glimpse into what a Trump-Biden matchup would look like if the former vice president wins the nomination. Even before they landed in the state on Tuesday,… Continue reading
Jun 11 2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg lays out foreign policy vision By Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg wants to repeal the 2001 authorization for use of force in Iraq and Afghanistan, calling it a "blank check" that has led to an "endless war."… Continue reading
Jun 11 Democrats push new strategy for enforcing Russia subpoenas By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Tuesday's House vote on whether committees can enforce Trump subpoenas in federal court reflects a new strategy for Democrats, who have moved toward lawsuits and away from criminal contempt as they investigate the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jun 11 U.S. submits extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Assange faces an 18-count indictment that accuses him of soliciting and publishing classified information and of conspiring with former Army private Chelsea Manning to crack a Defense Department computer password. Continue reading