Jul 23 Judge postpones trial for former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort By Chad Day, Associated Press U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III pushed the trial back until July 31 to give Manafort's lawyers more time to review thousands of pages of data and documents turned over by special counsel Robert Mueller's office in the last several… Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: Senate confirms Robert Wilkie as Veterans Affairs secretary By Hope Yen, Associated Press Senators confirmed Pentagon official Robert Wilkie as Veterans Affairs secretary. He now faces the task of fulfilling President Donald Trump's promises to fire bad VA employees and steer more patients to the private sector. Continue reading
Jul 23 AP fact check: Trump mischaracterizes FBI documents on Carter Page wiretap By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Among Trump's false claims is that the FBI relied on a politically tainted source and withheld that aspect from the court. The documents actually suggest the opposite. Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: White House says Trump considering revoking security clearances of former Obama officials White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday that the president is "exploring the mechanisms" to strip clearance from former CIA director John Brennan, along with former FBI director Jim Comey, former national intelligence director James Clapper and others. Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: Trump to speak at ‘Made in America’ event at White House By Erica R. Hendry President Donald Trump is expected to speak at 3:15 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jul 23 Trump’s tweeted threat underscores rising tensions with Iran By Nasser Karimi, Zeke Miller, Will Lester, Associated Press Trump's bellicose, all-caps challenge addressed to President Hassan Rouhani followed a speech by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in which he accused Iran's leadership of massive corruption and widespread rights abuses and urged Iranians to rise up in protest. Continue reading
Jul 23 NY Daily News slashes newsroom staffing in half By Associated Press In an email sent to staff Monday, tronc Inc. said staff at the Daily News will focus on breaking news involving "crime, civil justice and public responsibility."… Continue reading
Jul 23 Man firing into Toronto cafes shoots 14 people, killing 2 By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Authorities identified the suspect as Faisal Hussain, 29, of Toronto, who died after an exchange of gunfire with police. It was not immediately clear whether he killed himself or was killed by police. Continue reading
Jul 23 Trump tries to cast fresh doubt on Mueller investigation By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Capping a week of drama, back tracking, a double negative and blistering statements from allies about his attitude toward Russian election interference, President Donald Trump on Sunday was back to referring to "a big hoax."… Continue reading
Jul 22 G-20 calls for more dialogue on rising trade tensions By Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press A final communique from the G-20 meeting in Buenos Aires said that the global economy is becoming "less synchronized," risking more inequality, financial vulnerabilities, heightened trade and geopolitical tensions. Continue reading