Jul 19 The Trump administration’s plan for reunifying 2,500 separated minors By Joshua Barajas The Trump administration has until July 26 to reunite the roughly 2,500 children between 5 and 17 who were separated from their parents at the border. Here's how the government says it will achieve that. Continue reading
Jul 19 Trump’s pick to run consumer watchdog faces skeptical Senate By Ken Sweet, Associated Press Kathy Kraninger, 43, was a relatively unknown mid-level bureaucrat working inside the Office of Management and Budget before being nominated by President Trump last month to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Continue reading
Jul 19 Comcast drops Fox bid, paving way for sale to Disney By Mae Anderson, Associated Press Comcast is dropping its bid for Fox's entertainment businesses, paving the way for Disney to boost its upcoming streaming service by buying the studios behind "The Simpsons" and X-Men. Continue reading
Jul 19 Republicans block bid to extend election security grants By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The GOP-controlled House on Thursday eliminated new funding for states to strengthen election security. Continue reading
Jul 19 4 injured in explosion in vehicle shop at Army depot By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press A small explosion Thursday in a vehicle shop at an Army depot injured four workers, three of them seriously. Continue reading
Jul 19 LGBTQ advocates fear Kavanaugh’s votes on gay-rights issues By Mark Sherman, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Kavanaugh's approach to judging leads some scholars and activists to believe he is unlikely to echo Kennedy's votes on LGBTQ issues. Continue reading
Jul 19 WATCH: Pelosi discusses Trump’s Russia comments at news briefing By Associated Press House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to hold a news briefing at 10:30 a.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jul 19 Amid criticism over Putin summit, Trump wants second meeting By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants a second meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin to start implementing ideas they discussed at the Helsinki summit. Continue reading
Jul 19 Zuckerberg clarifies statements on treatment of fake news By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The goal of Facebook is not to prevent someone from saying something untrue, Zuckerberg said, but to stop fake news from spreading. Continue reading
Jul 19 Russian officials to meet suspected spy jailed in U.S. By Angela Charlton, Associated Press Russian Embassy officials were to meet Thursday with a Siberian gun rights activist jailed in Washington on charges of spying on the U.S. Continue reading