President Donald Trump’s plan to cut taxes by trillions of dollars could also trim billions in spending from social safety net programs, including food aid for lower-income people. The proposed […]
What’s targeted in Trump’s request for $9.4 billion in budget cuts from Congress
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is looking to cancel $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress. That’s just a sliver of the $1.7 trillion that lawmakers OK’d for the […]
Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate ask a court to stop his execution
Lawyers for a South Carolina death row inmate will be in federal court Wednesday trying to convince a judge that the state is not properly carrying out lethal injections or […]
Veterans are divided over the Army’s big parade, being held on Trump’s birthday
NORFOLK, Va. — James McDonough served in the U.S. Army for 27 years, fighting in Vietnam and delivering humanitarian aid to Rwanda. For him, Saturday’s military parade in Washington for […]
US Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes
BILLINGS, Mont. — Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites across broad landscapes, including two […]
Newspaper executive and former West Virginia lawmaker Doug Skaff Jr. dies in highway accident at 48
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Doug Skaff Jr., a West Virginia newspaper executive and former Democratic legislative leader, died Tuesday following an accident on Interstate 79. He was 48. Skaff was president […]
Pulse massacre survivors are set to revisit the nightclub before it’s razed
ORLANDO, Fla. — Survivors and family members of the 49 victims killed in the Pulse nightclub massacre nine years ago are getting their first chance Wednesday to walk through the […]
Weinstein jury deliberations scrutinize one accuser’s account
NEW YORK — Jurors in Harvey Weinstein’ssex crimes retrial are drilling down on one of the three charges against him: a rape accusation from a woman who also said she […]
Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 10-11-14-38-45, Mega Ball: 24, Megaplier: The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game […]
LA police swiftly enforce downtown curfew as protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown continue
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police swiftly enforced a downtown curfew Tuesday night, making arrests moments after it took effect, while deploying officers on horseback and using crowd control projectiles […]