Jan 26 WATCH: Trump declares America open for business under his tenure By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland — Declaring that America is open for business under his leadership, President Donald Trump told a gathering of political and business elites on Friday that the economic growth taking place in the U.S. due to his "America first"… Continue reading
Jan 25 Trump wanted Mueller fired, but backed off, New York Times report says By Tom Lobianco, Associated Press The newspaper reports that Trump demanded Mueller's firing just weeks after the special counsel was first appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Continue reading
Jan 25 What’s in the White House’s latest immigration plan? By Yamiche Alcindor, Daniel Bush The proposal includes creating a $25 billion trust fund for a border wall system and border improvements, limiting the kinds of family members immigrants can sponsor to come to America, and eliminating the immigration visa lottery program, all top priorities… Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: Senate committee weighs emergency alert system after Hawaii’s false alarm By Laura Santhanam Watch the hearing livestream here starting at 10 a.m. ET in the video player above. Continue reading
Jan 25 Donald Trump arrives in Davos to tout ‘America First’ agenda By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press While the president is expected to declare that the United States is open for business, the protectionist-leaning president's attendance at the annual gathering for free-trade-loving political and business elites has raised eyebrows. Continue reading
Jan 24 NAACP Legal Defense Fund sues over Trump’s decision to rescind protected status for Haitians By Yamiche Alcindor The NAACP Legal Defense Fund says the the Department of Homeland Security took “irrational and discriminatory government action, denying Haitian immigrants their right to due process and equal protection under the Fifth Amendment.”… Continue reading
Jan 24 Trump says he would ‘love to’ answer questions in special counsel’s Russia probe — under oath By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press Trump said he would be willing to answer questions under oath in an interview, which special counsel Robert Mueller has been seeking but which White house officials had not previously said the president would grant. Continue reading
Jan 24 Chinese opioid dealers exploit U.S. postal service flaw to ship illegal drugs, investigators say By Desmond Butler, Erika Kinetz, Associated Press China said Thursday it is ready to work with the United States in fighting these illicit opioid shipments. Continue reading
Jan 24 Trump says he’s open to pathway to citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ By Associated Press "We're going to morph into it. It's going to happen, at some point in the future, over a period of 10 to 12 years," he told reporters. Continue reading
Jan 24 U.S. says 4 Americans killed, 2 wounded in Taliban attack on Afghanistan hotel By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The department had previously confirmed that multiple Americans were killed and injured, but had declined to give an exact figure until family members could be properly notified. Continue reading