WASHINGTON — Back on track, Senate Republicans pushed ahead Wednesday with their $340 billion budget bill focused on funding the White House’s mass deportations and border security agenda after Vice […]
Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
UNITED NATIONS — Top United Nations officials in Africa warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the offensive of Rwanda-backed rebels in mineral-rich eastern Congo […]
Trump administration halts legal aid for migrant children, leaving some to navigate courts alone
SAN DIEGO — Children so young their feet can’t touch the floor when they sit in courtroom chairs have been left without representation in immigration court because of Trump administration […]
Native American activist Leonard Peltier, freed from prison, is welcomed on North Dakota reservation
BELCOURT, N.D. — Native American activist Leonard Peltier was defiant toward the government but grateful for his supporters as they welcomed him home to North Dakota on Wednesday, a day […]
IRS agent acquitted of manslaughter in the 2023 death of a fellow agent at an Arizona gun range
PHOENIX — An Internal Revenue Service agent was acquitted Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter of a U.S. officer in the shooting death of a fellow agent after a training session at […]
A Mississippi judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial. Press advocates are outraged
A Mississippi judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial criticizing the mayor and city leaders after the officials sued, sparking complaints from press advocates that it violates the First […]
Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s restrictions on foreign aid and targeting of a key agency funding programs around the world may be offering an opening to America’s biggest adversary — […]
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly dip despite S&P 500 adding to its record on Wall Street
TOKYO — Asian shares traded mostly lower Thursday after a quiet day on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 added to its record. Worries about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff […]
Republicans are pursuing separate paths to get Trump’s priorities through Congress
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune teed up a vote this week on a budget plan that sets the stage for a massive boost in defense and border security […]
Jobs cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration has said no one at the Federal Aviation Administration with a “critical safety” position has been fired as it cuts the federal workforce, but […]