May 06 WATCH LIVE: FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before Senate subcommittee By Gretchen Frazee Wray is scheduled to testify before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee at 9:30 a.m. ET. Watch live in our video player. Continue reading
May 06 Trump administration refuses to turn over president’s tax returns to House By Andrew Taylor, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The move, which was expected, is sure to set in motion a legal battle over Trump's tax returns. Continue reading
May 06 Teachers across Oregon to walk out over classroom funding By Sarah Zimmerman, Associated Press Schools around the state will close for at least part of Wednesday as educators press for more money from lawmakers. Oregon schools have some of the highest class sizes and lowest graduation rates in the United States. Districts have just… Continue reading
May 06 DeVos says she thinks teacher strikes ‘ultimately hurt kids’ By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Teachers from West Virginia to California have gone on strike this year to protest a variety of issues, including low pay and large classroom sizes. Continue reading
May 06 Former DOJ prosecutors cosign letter saying Trump would have been charged if not president By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Hundreds former Justice Department prosecutors, who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations, say special counsel Robert Mueller's report "describes several acts that satisfy all of the elements for an obstruction charge." However, a Justice Department legal opinion says sitting… Continue reading
May 06 Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan says Iran must cease ‘all provocation’ By Associated Press Shanahan says the accelerated deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier group and some bombers to the Middle East is "prudent repositioning" of assets in response to what he said were indications of a credible threat from Iran. Continue reading
May 06 Turkish election board orders new Istanbul vote after opposition victory By Associated Press Turkey's state-run news agency says the country's highest electoral body has ruled for a rerun of the Istanbul mayoral election after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party challenged the legitimacy of the vote an opposition candidate narrowly won. Continue reading
May 06 WATCH: Trump presents Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom By Kevin Freking, Associated Press If there were a Mount Rushmore for golfers, Tiger Woods would probably be on it. But President Donald Trump's decision to award the nation's highest civilian honor to Woods has raised questions about whether the president should be boosting the… Continue reading
May 06 Russian plane was heavy with extra fuel before deadly crash landing By Jim Heintz, Associated Press The plane had taken off from Sheremetyevo but turned back within minutes, asking for an emergency landing. Continue reading
May 05 FDA to end program that hid millions of reports on faulty medical devices By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News In the wake of a Kaiser Health News investigation, the agency will no longer let device makers file reports of harm outside a widely used public database. Continue reading