WASHINGTON (AP) — Firearms use by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents is declining, and less-lethal force is also down, according to data obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. The decrease comes as fewer people are crossing the border illegally and after the agency overhauled how force should be deployed at the border. Read more about APNewsBreak: Border agents using firearms at a lower rate[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has beefed up its legal team. Its political team is ready to distract and disparage. And President Donald Trump is venting against Democratic prying. Trump’s plan for responding to the multiplying congressional probes into his campaign, White House and personal affairs is coming into focus as newly empowered Democrats Read more about Investigations draw Trump’s scorn, likely legal challenges[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort are asking a judge in Virginia for leniency ahead of a sentencing hearing next week. Manafort is to be sentenced next Thursday after being convicted last summer of eight financial crimes. Probation officials have calculated a sentencing guideline range of between 19.5 and 24 Read more about Lawyers for Manafort seek leniency ahead of sentencing[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is eyeing a plan to seek more money from allied European and other nations where American troops are based. Several U.S. officials said Friday that the White House has asked the Defense Department to gather data on the costs of keeping troops in other countries and how much those Read more about US looks to get more cash from allies that host its troops[…]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday that he doesn’t yet believe President Donald Trump is vulnerable in a primary, but he’s still considering launching a challenge because “things could change.” In an interview with The Associated Press at a National Governors Association regional meeting in Iowa, Hogan said, “I Read more about Maryland Gov. Hogan: ‘Never say never’ to Trump challenge[…]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic contenders for president (all times local): 12:35 p.m. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota isn’t calling for a breakup of the biggest U.S. technology companies like one of her Democratic presidential rivals, Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Klobuchar on Saturday was the first of several 2020 candidates to speak Read more about The Latest: Klobuchar differs from Warren on tech companies[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to a total of seven and a half years in prison Wednesday after a federal judge rejected his appeal for no additional time and rebuked him for his crimes and years of lies. Within minutes of the sentencing, prosecutors in New York brought state Read more about Manafort gets 7 years in prison, faces new NY charges[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Satellite photos showing new activity at a North Korean rocket launch site raised fresh doubts Wednesday that Kim Jong Un will ever give up his drive for nuclear weapons, yet talks continue and President Donald Trump said he was still hoping for the agreement that eluded the leaders at last week’s summit. Read more about Trump still hopes for North Korea deal after ominous report[…]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina gave Bernie Sanders the cold shoulder in 2016. Four years and several visits later, Sanders hopes the state is ready to warm to him. The Vermont senator has spent months working to deepen his ties with the black community in South Carolina, where minority voters make up the majority Read more about In 2nd bid, Sanders hopes S. Carolina warming to his message[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators left a closed-door briefing with Trump administration officials Monday frustrated by the lack of new information on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The briefing on the status of the investigation into Khashoggi’s killing came amid rising tensions between the White House and Congress over the U.S.-Saudi relationship. Republican Sen. Marco Read more about Senators air frustration after briefing on Khashoggi’s death[…]