WASHINGTON (AP) — An annual meeting of the nation’s governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unfolding after President Donald Trump barred Democratic governors from White House events. The National Governors Association said it will no longer hold a formal meeting with Trump when the governors are scheduled to meet in … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders say a White House proposal is “incomplete and insufficient” as they call for new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threaten to shut down the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement late Monday that a … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A year after the Trump administration took control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the consumer watchdog has largely withdrawn from enforcement and regulatory work, changes that consumer advocates and Democrats now estimate have cost Americans at least $19 billion in financial relief. In a report provided to The Associated Press … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Since a racist video was posted on President Donald Trump’s social media account, the White House has offered varying responses. She first dismissed it as a “fake outrage,” then deleted the post and blamed a staff member. Trump later told reporters on Friday that “I didn’t make a mistake.” The Republican President … Read more
The Pentagon said Friday it is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training programs, fellowships and certificates with the Ivy League institution. The announcement marks the latest development in the Trump administration’s long standoff with Harvard over White House demands for reforms at the Ivy League school. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in … Read more
President Donald Trump refused to apologize for a video he shared on Truth Social — and later deleted — on Friday that included a racist image depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as monkeys. During a press briefing Friday night outside the White House before Trump boarded Air Force One, … Read more
UPDATED: While Democrats condemned Donald Trump’s Truth Social post of a video showing a racist AI depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, one of the President’s strident defenders called it out as well. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who is chairing the GOP’s Senate campaign efforts this year, wrote on X, “The prayer that … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officials are not “realistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will close next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House. Democrats say they won’t vote for a … Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Historians and observers have accused the Trump administration of trying to rewrite American history to justify its own foreign policy decisions toward Latin America by publishing a “historically inaccurate” version of the Mexican-American war. Monday’s White House statement commemorating the war’s anniversary described the conflict as “a legendary victory that secured … Read more
President Donald Trump doubled down on Monday on his proposed plan to demolish and renovate the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, telling White House reporters that he would “use steel” for the building’s existing structure and redo the rest. “Some of the marble will come off,” he said, adding, “It will be brand new … Read more