Politics Jul 18 Most U.S. adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds By Leah Askarinam, Linley Sanders, Associated Press
Politics Jul 18 WATCH LIVE: Trump signs law creating regulations for dollar-linked ‘stablecoin’ cryptocurrencies One of the bills would regulate a type of cryptocurrency called stablecoins. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Joey Cappelletti, Alan Suderman, Associated Press
Politics Jul 18 Trump appointees pushed more marble in Federal Reserve building renovation White House now attacks The Fed's architects said the central bank had wanted glass walls to reflect the Fed as a transparent institution, but three Trump appointees to a local commission felt marble best fit the building's historic character. By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak, Associated Press
Politics Jul 18 Men deported by U.S. to Eswatini in Africa will be held in solitary confinement for undetermined time The Trump administration has sent hundreds of Venezuelans and others to Costa Rica, El Salvador and Panama, and deported eight men earlier this month to South Sudan, also an African country. By Gerald Imray, Associated Press
Politics Jul 18 Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter Trump promised a lawsuit after The Wall Street Journal described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper says bore Trump’s name and was included in a 2003 album for Epstein’s 50th birthday. By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Jul 18 Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, ends May 2026 By Alicia Rancilio, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert gaining viewers so far this year and winning his timeslot among broadcasters, with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes. Continue reading
Jul 18 House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid By Kevin Freking, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such a rescissions request to Congress, and the White House suggested it won't be the last. Continue reading
Jul 17 Gov. DeSantis blindsided Florida county officials with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ plans, emails show By Kate Payne, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades, emails obtained by The Associated Press show, while relying on an executive order to… Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 8:08 The programs facing funding cuts as rescissions package nears final approval By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens The clock is ticking for Congress to claw back more than $9 billion of federal funding for programs, including foreign aid and public media. Friday night is the final deadline for the House to pass the so-called rescissions package, which… Continue watching
Jul 17 National Urban League declares ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the U.S. under Trump By Matt Brown, Associated Press One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in response to President Donald Trump 's upending of civil rights precedents and the federal agencies traditionally tasked… Continue reading