Dec 16 Trump will attend dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The two guardsmen killed in the attack on Saturday were Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, according to the U.S. Army. Continue reading
Dec 16 How a Trump business deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Crypto.com was under siege — investigated by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration and told enforcement action was likely. Then Donald Trump won the 2024 election, and the company’s legal peril dissipated. Continue reading
Dec 16 Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, criticizes Bondi’s handling of Epstein files in Vanity Fair interview By Darlene Superville, Bill Barrow, Associated Press White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defending Donald Trump's second presidency in a series of interviews published Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump posted about the Brown shooting and Reiner killing before details were known, echoing others with confirm-the-facts-later approach By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact In a weekend punctuated by tragic events, President Donald Trump quickly shared what he knew, even if his information ultimately proved to be wrong. Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation deceptive practices over editing of his Jan. 6 speech By Associated Press The suit accused the BBC of "splicing together two entirely separate parts of President Trump's speech on January 6, 2021" in order to "intentionally misrepresent the meaning of what President Trump said."… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 7:14 Trump policies upend years-long paths to citizenship for some immigrants By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz, Doug Adams, Amalia Huot-Marchand The naturalization ceremony is the final step of a lengthy, often years-long legal process to become a U.S. citizen. In cities across the country in recent weeks, they've been abruptly canceled for immigrants from 19 countries deemed "high-risk" by President… Continue watching
Dec 15 WATCH: Trump defends reaction to Rob Reiner killing despite GOP criticism By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The statement, even for Trump, was a shocking comment that came as police were still investigating the deaths of the director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, as an apparent homicide. Continue reading
Dec 15 Former Trump aides appear in Wisconsin court over 2020 fake elector scheme charges By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The Wisconsin case was filed a year ago, but it has been tied up as the Trump aides have fought, unsuccessfully so far, to have the charges dismissed. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: Trump addresses deadly attacks in Syria, Australia and Rhode Island at Christmas reception By Associated Press As he arrived at the White House's Christmas reception, Trump paid tribute to those killed and injured in the three attacks. Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: Trump calls deadly shooting at Brown University ‘a terrible thing’ and ‘a shame’ By Associated Press President Donald Trump said late Saturday afternoon that he had been briefed on the shooting at Brown University that killed at least two people and critically wounded eight. Continue reading