May 22 Mnuchin says he has no idea who wrote IRS memo on tax returns By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he does not know who wrote a confidential Internal Revenue Service legal memo that says that tax returns must be given to Congress unless the president asserts executive privilege. Continue reading
May 22 Children’s health research at risk over lack of EPA funding By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Long-running research projects credited with pivotal discoveries about the harm that pesticides, air pollution and other hazards pose to children are in jeopardy or shutting down because the EPA will not commit to their continued funding. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Trump says he refuses to work with Democrats while they investigate him Trump said, "I don't do cover-ups" and declared that Democrats had to choose whether to investigate him or work together on the country's priorities. Continue reading
May 22 May’s leadership in peril after offer of compromise rejected By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Pro-Brexit Conservatives accused Prime Minister Theresa May of capitulating to pro-EU demands, and opposition Labour Party lawmakers dismissed her offer as too little too late. Continue reading
May 21 Activists across U.S. protest new wave of abortion bans By David Crary, Associated Press At the U.S. Supreme Court, statehouses and other sites across the nation, abortion rights supporters held rallies Tuesday in opposition to the wave of sweeping abortion bans being enacted this year in Midwestern and Southern states. Continue reading
May 21 Congressional leaders make progress on debt, spending talks By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Top leaders of both parties in Congress made better-than-expected progress Tuesday on two must-do items on the legislative agenda: averting automatic budget cuts and meeting a deadline later this year to increase the government's borrowing limit. Continue reading
May 21 Trump nominates aerospace executive for Air Force secretary By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press President Donald Trump said in a tweet that he has chosen Barbara Barrett, former chairman of the Aerospace Corporation, to replace Heather Wilson who is stepping down at the end of this month after two years on the job. Continue reading
May 21 Washington becomes 1st state to allow composting of human remains By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Tuesday making Washington the first state to approve composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human remains. Continue reading
May 21 Officer testifies he inflated charge against Eric Garner after his death By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Officer Justin Damico testified that after riding in an ambulance with the dying Garner, he went ahead on his own and filled out arrest papers listing a felony tax charge that would have required prosecutors to prove Garner, a small-time… Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Wilton Gregory installed as new archbishop of Washington By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The Rev. Wilton D. Gregory was installed Tuesday as the seventh archbishop of Washington following a pair of high-profile sexual abuse cases that ensnared his two predecessors. Continue reading