Jan 18 White House says Trump supports budget deal, CHIP funding By Associated Press President Donald Trump favors making the CHIP program part of "a long term solution, not a 30 Day, or short term, extension!" he wrote on Twitter. Continue reading
Jan 18 American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault will become Facebook’s first black board member By Joshua Barajas The move comes as the social media giant is under pressure to diversify its all-white, mostly male board. Continue reading
Jan 18 After Hawaii false alarm, what is the federal government’s responsibility in nuclear attack alerts? By Caleb Jones, Associated Press The confusion over Hawaii's raises questions about whether any state should be solely responsible for notifying the public of such an event. Continue reading
Jan 18 Trump insists his views on a border wall have not ‘evolved’ By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The president said on Twitter: "The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it." His tweets pushed back against his own chief of staff's recent comments to lawmakers. Continue reading
Jan 18 Trump is doing more to divide the country than unite it, poll says By Laura Santhanam One year under the leadership of President Donald Trump, most Americans disapprove of the job he's doing, see his presidency as a failure and think his policies are primarily designed to boost wealthy individuals. Continue reading
Jan 17 Reporter’s Notebook: Waiting in the dark for sea turtles to nest By Lorna Baldwin To find a sea turtle as she lay her nest, we had a few rules to follow. Continue reading
Jan 17 WATCH: Bob Dole receives Congressional Gold Medal By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Bob Dole, 94, accepted Congress' highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, for his World War II service and decades of work in the House and Senate… Continue reading
Jan 17 Tillerson signals deeper U.S. military commitment in Syria By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The mission as described by Tillerson now appears bigger. Beyond defeating IS and al-Qaida, it includes several longshot propositions. Continue reading
Jan 17 Interior official criticizes parks advisory board that quit out of frustration By Associated Press A U.S. Interior Department official has reacted harshly to the resignation of most members of a board that advises it on national parks. Continue reading
Jan 17 EU chief says Britain can still stay with union despite vote to leave By Raf Casert, Associated Press "We are not throwing the British out," Jean-Claude Juncker said at the start of the second phase of Brexit negotiations. He added that there is an article in the EU charter which would allow the UK not to leave the… Continue reading