Trump says he discussed corruption with Ukraine’s president
Darlene Superville, Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he spoke to Ukraine's new president about his summer election and the fact that "we don't want our people, like Vice President Biden and his son" contributing to corruption already happening in the Eastern European nation. Trump appeared...
Bolton Out: Diverged with Trump in substance, not style
Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor
September 16, 2019
When John Bolton’s departure from the Trump administration was announced Tuesday, it came as an abrupt end to the tenure of the president’s third national security adviser in as many years. Hours before Bolton was scheduled to appear at a White House press conference with Secretary of State Mike Po...
Government will propose banning flavors used in e-cigarettes
Matthew Peroni, Associated Press
September 11, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration will propose banning thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes to combat a recent surge in underage vaping . The Food and Drug Administration will develop guidelines to remove from the market all e-cigarette flavors except t...
Nancy who? GOP targets House Dem ‘squad’ in campaign attacks
Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
August 30, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Move over, Nancy Pelosi. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the "squad" of freshmen women of color are emerging as new stars of Republican attacks against Democrats running for Congress. The tone is being set from the top as President Donald Trump bashes the four squad members with...
Mexican officials try to stave off tariffs at White House
Jill Colvin, Matthew Lee and Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press
June 5, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mexican and U.S. officials met late into the day Tuesday at the White House trying to stave off President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on all Mexican goods flowing into the United States. The first tariffs — 5% taxes on imports from Mexico — are to go into effect next...
Mueller: Special counsel probe did not exonerate Trump
Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo and Chad Day, Associated Press
May 29, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday he was legally barred from charging President Donald Trump with a crime but pointedly emphasized that his Russia report did not exonerate the president. If he could have cleared Trump of obstruction of justice he "would have said so,"...
US moves to strengthen forces in Middle East to counter Iran
Susannah George and Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
May 25, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will send hundreds of additional troops and a dozen fighter jets to the Middle East in the coming weeks to counter what the Pentagon said is an escalating campaign by Iran to plan attacks against the U.S. and its interests in the region. And for the first time, Pentagon officials...
Trump, Pelosi trade insults as their feud heats up
Laurie Kellman and Zeke Miller, Associated Press
May 24, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — She's calling for an "intervention" to save the nation from him. He says she's "crazy." The enmity between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deteriorated Thursday into rude-and-then-some questioning of his fitness for office and her sanity, with personal attacks...
New York puts Democrats a step closer to Trump tax returns
Chris Carola and David Klepper, Associated Press
May 22, 2019
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers gave final passage to legislation Wednesday that would allow President Donald Trump's state tax returns to be released to congressional committees that have, so far, been barred from getting the president's federal filings. The Democrat-led Senate and Assembly...
Trump plan would shift immigration focus to ‘merit’
Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro and Jill Colvin, Associated Press
May 17, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unveiling a new immigration plan, President Donald Trump said he wanted to provide a sharp contrast with Democrats, and he did — aiming to upend decades of family-based immigration policy with a new approach that favors younger, "totally brilliant," high-skilled workers he says...
US imposes new sanctions on Iran as tensions escalate
Deb Riechmann and Ben Fox, Associated Press
May 8, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ordered new sanctions on Iran Wednesday, just days after the U.S. dispatched an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf over what it described as a new threat from Tehran. The sanctions target Iran's steel, aluminum, copper and iron sectors, whi...
Refusal to hand over Trump’s tax returns sets up legal fight
Andrew Taylor and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press
May 7, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has made it official: The administration won't be turning President Donald Trump's tax returns over to the Democratic-controlled House. Mnuchin told Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., in a Monday letter that the panel's request "lacks a legitimate legislative purpose" as ...
Ella Lee, Arts & Life Editor
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As revenue and enrollment trends in higher education fall nationwide, administrators discussed solutions...
Chicago youth combat climate crisis
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Students and activists marched through downtown Chicago on Friday, Sept. 20...
Chicago cop wounded, 2 others injured in separate incident
September 21, 2019
Chicago police say an officer was shot and wounded and two others were seriously...
Man suspected of summer attack on recent DePaul graduate charged
September 19, 2019
A man suspected of stabbing and slashing a recent DePaul graduate near the Lincoln...