Aug 02 What Trump’s plan to roll back fuel-economy standards means for your wallet and the environment By Nsikan Akpan And a look at how we got to this point. Continue reading
Aug 02 WATCH: Sanders won’t say media isn’t the enemy of the people By Associated Press The exchange came hours after the president's eldest daughter and adviser, Ivanka Trump, said in an interview that she does not view the news media as "the enemy of the people," breaking with her father. Continue reading
Aug 02 HHS says 96 organizations will get family planning funding amid battle over program’s future By Associated Press The list of grantees comes amid a major battle over the future of Title X, with women's rights groups and medical societies pushing back on a Trump administration proposal to bar taxpayer-funded clinics from referring women for abortions. Continue reading
Aug 02 National Archives needs until Oct. 31 to review of Brett Kavanaugh’s White House papers By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The paper chase is emerging as the biggest battle over President Donald Trump's nominee as senators scrutinize the record of the 53-year-old conservative appellate judge whose confirmation could tip the court rightward for a generation to come. Continue reading
Aug 02 WATCH: U.S. officials say Trump will not tolerate Russian interference in 2018 midterms These concerns come weeks after Trump publicly undermined the conclusions of American intelligence agencies regarding Russian interference. After suffering a bipartisan outcry, Trump later said he accepted those conclusions. Continue reading
Aug 02 Apple becomes world’s first $1 trillion company By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The peak reached Thursday seemed unimaginable in 1997 when Apple teetered on the edge of bankruptcy, with its stock trading for less than $1. Continue reading
Aug 02 WATCH: U.S. says Russia meddling ahead of midterms not as ‘robust’ as 2016 By Associated Press Dan Coats says Russia "stepped up their game big-time in 2016" to meddle in the election. But he says intelligence officials aren't seeing the same kinds of robust efforts to interfere in the fall midterm election. Continue reading
Aug 02 Robert Mueller offers to adjust interview format with President Trump By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press In negotiations over a possible interview by prosecutors, special counsel Robert Mueller's team has offered the White House format changes, perhaps willing to limit some questions asked of President Donald Trump or accept some answers in writing. Continue reading
Aug 02 Ivanka Trump says family separation ‘low point’ in White House, news media are not ‘enemy of the people’ By Associated Press Her father, President Donald Trump, has broadly labeled the news media the "enemy of the people" and regularly accuses reporters of spreading "fake news" — his term for stories he dislikes. Continue reading
Aug 02 President Donald Trump receives new letter from North Korea By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The White House is not addressing whether Trump and Kim may again meet. Continue reading