Mar 07 Guidelines ask agents to target Spanish speakers at border By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Border agents have been told to explicitly target Spanish speakers and migrants from Latin America in carrying out a Trump administration program requiring asylum seekers wait in Mexico, according to memos obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Mar 07 Ex-Trump campaign boss Paul Manafort to be sentenced for tax fraud By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press When former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is sentenced for tax and bank fraud, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III will likely issue the same lecture he gives to drug dealers and bank robbers. Continue reading
Mar 06 Judge says citizenship question on census ‘threatens’ democracy By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census "threatens the very foundation of our democratic system" because it would cause a significant undercount of immigrants and Latinos that could distort the distribution of congressional seats,… Continue reading
Mar 06 House Democrats take aim at money in politics with reform bill By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The legislation, called H.R. 1 to signify its importance, would make it easier to register and vote, tighten election security and require presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns. Continue reading
Mar 06 ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek says he has pancreatic cancer By Lynn Elber, Associated Press Trebek says he hopes to beat the disease's low survival rate with the love and support of family and friends and with prayers from viewers. Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: Trump talks border security at workforce meeting By Associated Press Trump — who recently declared a national emergency in an effort to secure funding for a border wall — called illegal border crossings "somewhat of an invasion."… Continue reading
Mar 06 Rescuers use heat-seeking drones after tornado By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press The drones helped reassure searchers that they hadn't overlooked anyone in the aftermath of the twister that killed 23 people. Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: Senators challenge Trump’s Saudi ambassador nominee on human rights By Susannah George, Associated Press During a nomination hearing with retired four-star general John Abizaid, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ticked through their grievances with the Saudi government: the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, allegations of torture, detentions of activists and the mounting… Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: Sen. McSally reveals officer raped her in the Air Force By Colleen Long, Associated Press McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer. Continue reading
Mar 06 Mark Zuckerberg envisions ‘privacy-focused’ Facebook transformation By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Creating more ways for Facebook's more than 2 billion users to keep things private could undermine the company's business model, which depends on the ability to learn about the things people like and then sell ads tied to those interests. Continue reading