By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump searched anxiously Tuesday evening for a way to end the administration’s policy of separating families after illegal border crossings, with their focus shifting to a new plan to keep children in detention longer than now permitted —…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump and House Republicans are set for a crucial meeting as lawmakers push to end the policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border. Members of both parties are decrying the administration’s “zero tolerance” approach to migrant detention. Many of them are demanding that the administration act…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ERIC TUCKER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department watchdog report has turned into Washington’s latest Rorschach test. President Donald Trump and his critics are cherry-picking its findings to either discredit or defend investigators conducting a probe into the White House. The 500-page report offered a nuanced conclusion about…
By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey will “now officially go down as the worst leader, by far, in the history of the FBI,” President Donald Trump declared on Twitter Friday. “I did a great service to the people in firing him,” he wrote. It’s…
By LAURIE KELLMAN and EMILY SWANSON , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In some ways, President Donald Trump has brought Tammy Kennedy and her daughter, Sue Ann, together on politics. They don’t agree on every issue— Tammy supports abortion rights, for example, while Sue Ann opposes them. Even so, the two agree on most issues…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) President Trump is facing criticism from lawmakers and world leaders alike after reneging on the G7 Summit Communique shortly after Air Force One departed Quebeq on Saturday. Trump came under fire following a fury of tweets over the weekend, causing many lawmakers to question his motives. Congressman Lacy Clay stated, “To…
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said it himself to Congress and the American people: “No regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship in North Korea.” But when it comes to human rights, don’t expect Trump to hold Kim Jong Un’s feet…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The North Korean Summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un is scheduled for 8 o’clock Monday evening (local time.) Opinions vary as to what the outcome of tonight’s meeting will be. On one side, C.V.I.D. – or Complete Verifiable Irreversible Denuclearization. On the other extreme – a mere photo op…
SINGAPORE (AP) —President Donald Trump has arrived in Singapore where he will meet with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. Trump landed at 8:21 Sunday evening at the island city-state’s Paya Lebar Air Base, traveling from Canada, where he attended a meeting of the Group of Seven Nations. Trump’s high-risk meeting with Kim is scheduled…
By ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and CATHERINE LUCEY , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into his North Korea summit with characteristic bravado, President Donald Trump said Thursday that “attitude” is more important than preparation as he looks to negotiate an accord with Kim Jong Un to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. Preparing to depart Washington…