Trump signs bill easing post-2008 crisis restraints on banks

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law a measure that loosens key restraints for banks imposed after the 2008 financial crisisRead More

Trump cancels summit with Kim; North Korea still wants talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled his summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, blaming “tremendous anger and open hostility” byRead More

Trump: No immigration deal unless ‘real wall,’ good security

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he opposes any immigration legislation that doesn’t include “a real wall” along the Mexican border and “very strongRead More

‘Extreme risk’ gun bill passes Massachusetts House

BOSTON (AP) — A proposal allowing for the temporary removal of firearms from people considered a danger to themselves or others was overwhelmingly approved onRead More

North Korea slams Pence as summit with Trump grows shakier

TOKYO (AP) — North Korea has lobbed another verbal salvo at Washington ahead of an increasingly embattled plan for its leader, Kim Jong Un, andRead More

Dem, GOP leaders to get classified briefing on Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate lawmakers from both parties are set to meet with top intelligence officials Thursday as President Donald Trump raises newRead More

Georgia Democrat challenges racial barrier in governor race

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats gave Atlanta lawyer Stacey Abrams a chance to become the first black female governor in American history on a primaryRead More

Seething over Russia probe, Trump tears into ‘spygate’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has branded his latest attempt to discredit the special counsel’s Russia investigation as “spygate,” part of a newly invigoratedRead More

Judge: President can’t block critics on Twitter

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York says President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter for politicalRead More

Pompeo ‘very hopeful’ N. Korea talks will still take place

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he was “very hopeful” that the U.S.-North Korean nuclear summit would take place as plannedRead More