Jan 12 WATCH: President Trump signs a proclamation honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day By Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the White House. Watch it here. Continue reading
Jan 12 How African countries are reacting to Trump’s vulgar comments By Cara Anna, Associated Press Africans were shocked on Friday to find President Donald Trump had finally taken an interest in their continent. But it wasn't what people had hoped for. Continue reading
Jan 12 Trump denies he used profane language to describe Haiti, African countries By Alan Fram and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The president's contemptuous description of an entire continent startled lawmakers in the meeting and immediately revived charges that the president is racist. Continue reading
Jan 12 Poll: Most Americans don’t want Oprah to run for president By Laura Santhanam But if Winfrey were to run against President Donald Trump, half of registered voters would support her, the new PBS NewsHour-NPR-Marist poll shows. Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump asks why U.S. would want to admit more immigrants from ‘s***hole countries’ By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Spokesman Raj Shah says in a statement that while "Certain Washington politicians choose to fight for foreign countries," Trump "will always fight for the American people."… Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump roundtable looks at how to help inmates transition out of prison system By Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump has promoted a tough-on-crime agenda at the White House. But he says the nation needs to find ways to help inmates eventually re-enter society. Continue reading
Jan 11 House OKs foreign surveillance program, sends bill to Senate By Deb Riechmann, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Legislation to renew the program that allows spy agencies to conduct surveillance on foreign targets abroad passed the House 256-164 and now heads to the Senate. Continue reading
Jan 11 Democratic lawmakers want to subpoena the Trump Organization By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press Democrats on the House oversight committee asked the Republican chairman to begin a serious investigation into President Donald Trump's conflicts of interests. Continue reading
Jan 11 James Franco says sexual misconduct allegations are ‘not accurate’ By Associated Press The allegations against Franco were prompted in part by Franco’s best actor in a comedy or musical win Sunday at the Golden Globes for his film “The Disaster Artist.”… Continue reading
Jan 11 All the state lawmakers facing sexual misconduct claims By Associated Press In the past year, numerous state lawmakers across the country have been accused of sexual misconduct or harassment. Here's a list of who so far have resigned or faced other consequences. Continue reading