Aug 17 Manafort judge says he’s received threats, won’t name jurors By Matthew Barakat, Stephen Braun, Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press The judge in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's fraud trial refused Friday to release the names of jurors, saying he has received threats and fears for their safety as well. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Trump expects to ‘quickly’ revoke Bruce Ohr’s security clearance By Associated Press Trump says the Justice Department official is a "disgrace."… Continue reading
Aug 17 Pakistani lawmakers elect Imran Khan as prime minister By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistani lawmakers on Friday elected former cricket star and longtime politician Imran Khan as the country's next prime minister, in a step toward the country's third civilian transfer of power. Continue reading
Aug 17 D.C. mayor says she was the one who ‘finally’ got through to Trump on parade By Associated Press The mayor of Washington, D.C. is firing back at President Donald Trump, who blamed local officials for the "ridiculously high" cost of his proposed Veterans Day military parade. Continue reading
Aug 17 Where White House touts a boom, most economists see a blip By Josh Boak, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Is the latest pickup in U.S. economic growth destined to slow in the years ahead as most analysts say? Or, as the Trump administration insists, is the economy on the cusp of an explosive boom that will reward Americans?… Continue reading
Aug 17 Los Angeles mayor Garcetti: Trump sows division, does ‘racist things’ By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, considering a 2020 presidential run, said Thursday that President Donald Trump has done "plenty of racist things" to divide the nation while failing to deliver on health care reform and other promises. Continue reading
Aug 17 Former U.S. security leaders blast Trump for yanking John Brennan’s clearance By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Former U.S. security officials issued scathing rebukes to President Donald Trump on Thursday, admonishing him for yanking a top former spy chief's security clearance in what they cast as an act of political vengeance. Trump said he'd had to do… Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump nixes $92 million parade, says 2019 costs will be ‘WAY DOWN’ By Catherine Lucey, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday he had canceled plans for a Veterans Day military parade, citing the "ridiculously high" price tag — a day after U.S. officials said the November event could cost $92 million, more than three times the… Continue reading
Aug 16 Why the government doesn’t always know what happens to unaccompanied migrant children By Patty Gorena Morales There are a number of issues with the government's program for unaccompanied migrant children, according to senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs investigations subcommittee. Here's a look at four of them. Continue reading
Aug 16 Senate Democrats say they’ll sue if they don’t get documents from Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh By Alan Fram, Associated Press The threat represents Democrats' latest attempt to focus the public — and perhaps more importantly, senators — on potential game-changers they hope are hidden in millions of unreleased pages from Brett Kavanaugh's White House days. Continue reading