Feb 28 Hope Hicks, White House communications director, resigns By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's most loyal aides, is resigning. Continue reading
Feb 28 Analysis: Is the Obamacare tax penalty really dead? By Emily Bazar, Kaiser Health News The Obamacare penalty won’t go away until 2019, and that means you still will owe Uncle Sam if you didn’t have health insurance – or an exemption from the mandate – in 2017. Continue reading
Feb 28 MAGA hat, #MeToo pin? Supreme Court weighs Minnesota’s voter clothing law By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Most states have laws restricting what voters can wear to the polls, but Minnesota's is one of the broadest. Continue reading
Feb 28 Georgia teacher fires gun in classroom By Jeff Martin, Associated Press A social studies teacher barricaded himself inside a locked classroom at a Georgia high school on Wednesday and apparently fired a single shot from a handgun, authorities said. Continue reading
Feb 28 Trump calls Sessions’ handling of Russia probe ‘disgraceful’ By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on his attorney general Wednesday, describing as "disgraceful" his handling of Republican complaints that the FBI abused its surveillance power during the early stages of the Russia probe. Continue reading
Feb 28 Graham, wary of politics in life, gets Capitol salute By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — He felt stung by the politics that helped define his life — and resolved to keep a distance. But in death, the Rev. Billy Graham is getting a rare tribute from the nation's top political leaders under the… Continue reading
Feb 28 Dick’s to stop selling assault-style rifles in its stores By Associated Press NEW YORK — Dick's Sporting Goods will immediately end sales of assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines at all of its stores and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21. Continue reading
Feb 28 No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press BEIRUT — No civilians exited the rebel-held Syria region near the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the second day of a Russia-ordered brief daily humanitarian pause amid reports of ground battles as government troops attempted to push their way into the… Continue reading
Feb 28 Hicks acknowledges ‘white lies’ for Trump, but not on Russia By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — White House communications director Hope Hicks acknowledged to a House intelligence panel that she has occasionally told "white lies" for President Donald Trump but has not lied about anything relevant to the Russia investigation, according to those present… Continue reading
Feb 27 Kushner’s security clearance downgraded per new White House policy By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, is one of dozens of White House aides who have been working without permanent security clearances for the better part of a year. Continue reading