May 02 Ty Cobb, Trump’s lawyer in Russia probe, retiring By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Cobb has been the point person for the President Donald Trump's White House regarding special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Continue reading
May 02 At least 5 National Guard members from Puerto Rico killed in Georgia plane crash By Associated Press A crew of nine Puerto Ricans were flying an Air National Guard C-130 into retirement in Arizona when it crashed onto a highway in Georgia on Wednesday, and authorities said there appeared to be no survivors. Continue reading
May 02 Memo: Pruitt landlord’s husband sought EPA work for client By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The lobbyist whose wife rented a condo to EPA head Scott Pruitt at $50 a night sought EPA committee posts for a lobbying client. Continue reading
May 02 With girls joining the ranks, Boy Scouts plan a name change By David Crary, Associated Press The organization on Wednesday announced a new name for its Boy Scouts program: Scouts BSA. The change will take effect next February. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Mike Pompeo is sworn in as Secretary of State By Associated Press New Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be sworn in at 11 a.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
May 02 Iowa lawmakers approve the most restrictive U.S. abortion law By Barbara Rodriguez, Scott Stewart, Associated Press Republican lawmakers with control of the Iowa statehouse fast-tracked a bill early Wednesday that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading
May 02 Special counsel team has floated idea of subpoena for Trump By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The special counsel leading the Russia investigation raised the prospect in March of issuing a grand jury subpoena for President Trump, his former attorney said. Continue reading
May 02 Next steps for caravan will unfold mostly out of public view By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The rest of the asylum-seeking process will happen slowly and secretively in immigration courts. Continue reading
May 02 As opioid crisis grows, babies and moms with hepatitis C fly under the radar By Laura Santhanam Among pregnant women, the hepatitis C infection rate nearly doubled in five years, fueled primarily by injection drug use linked to the opioid crisis, and the medical community is increasingly concerned that mothers and infants may go undetected and untreated… Continue reading
May 01 Texas and 6 other states sue to end ‘Dreamers’ program for good By Associated Press The lawsuit announced Tuesday comes a week after a federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration to resume the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Continue reading