May 03 Giuliani says Trump paid back his lawyer for Daniels payment By Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump reimbursed his personal lawyer for $130,000 in hush money paid to a porn actress days before the 2016 presidential election, Rudy Giuliani, one of Trump's attorneys, said Wednesday, appearing to contradict the president's past claims… Continue reading
May 02 White House meets with VA secretary candidates after Ronny Jackson withdraws By Zeke Miller, Ken Thomas, Associated Press White House officials said the president intends to take some time finding the right person to lead the sprawling federal agency with 360,000 employees serving 9 million veterans. It's a marked contrast from how President Donald Trump picked Jackson for… Continue reading
May 02 More than a year after photo-sharing scandal, Marines say they’ve investigated 130 for online misconduct By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press More than a year after a nude-photo-sharing scandal rocked the Marine Corps, the service has investigated about 130 individuals for online misconduct, ranging from sexual harassment and bullying to revenge porn. Nearly 60 faced some type of punishment. Continue reading
May 02 Gov. Greiten’s campaign lied about how it got charity donor list, according to Missouri legislative report By David A. Lieb, Summer Ballentine, Blake Nelson, Associated Press The report details multiple instances in which Greitens allegedly directed the charity list to be shared for political purposes, including during meetings in October and December 2014 to discuss his upcoming gubernatorial campaign. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Trump presents Teacher of the Year award to educator who leads classroom for teenage refugees By Jill Colvin, Associated Press 2018 National Teacher Mandy Manning teaches at Newcomer Center at Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, Washington, where she leads a classroom for teenage refugees. Continue reading
May 02 N.C. Democratic Party files complaint against Sen. Tillis, state GOP over work by Cambridge Analytica By Associated Press Cambridge Analytica, the British-based firm that supposedly improperly used data from tens of millions of Facebook users to influence the 2016 presidential race for Donald Trump, was also paid by the Tillis campaign and the state GOP for work in… Continue reading
May 02 3,800 artifacts once bought by Hobby Lobby were just returned to Iraq By Joshua Barajas How did a chain selling arts and crafts supplies get in trouble for smuggling artifacts? Here's a breakdown. Continue reading
May 02 White House hires lawyer who represented Bill Clinton during impeachment process By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press It's the latest shakeup for the legal team grappling with unresolved questions on how to protect the president from legal and political jeopardy. Continue reading
May 02 Cambridge Analytica, firm at center of Facebook privacy scandal, to shut down By Associated Press Wednesday's shutdown comes as the firm, which has been linked to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, is losing clients and facing legal fees from the Facebook case. Continue reading
May 02 Black men arrested at Starbucks settle for $200K program By Errin Haines, Associated Press Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything have settled with the city for a symbolic $1 each and a promise from officials to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs. Continue reading