President Donald Trump’s spending cuts and border security package would inject roughly $150 billion into his mass deportation agenda over the next four years, funding everything from an extension of […]

Ohio plans swift appeal as court declares private school voucher system unconstitutional
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio signaled on Wednesday that it will swiftly appeal a court ruling declaring the state’s private school voucher system unconstitutional, a decision celebrated by public school advocates […]

California found in violation of Title IX in clash with Trump officials over transgender athletes
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has found that the California Department of Education and the state’s high school sports federation violated civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete […]

As it turns 80 and faces dwindling global clout, can the UN survive?
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary this month. There’s little to […]

Man charged with supplying chemicals to Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber has died in federal custody
Man charged with supplying chemicals to Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber has died in federal custody Source link

Hunt for Travis Decker looks at whether he left Washington mountains — or died evading police
SEATTLE — Authorities who have spent the past three weeks searching in the mountains of Washington state for an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters say […]

What to know about ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Florida’s immigration detention site in the Everglades
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational, federal officials said […]

4 family members celebrating a birthday are among 8 dead from a boat capsize on Lake Tahoe
SAN FRANCISCO — Four members of a family from Northern California who were celebrating a birthday were among eight people killed when a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California […]

Trump judicial nominee Bove faces questions as whistleblower claims he floated ignoring court orders
WASHINGTON — A top Justice Department official under scrutiny over a whistleblower’s claims that he suggested ignoring court orders will face questions on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as he seeks […]

How US adults’ views on same-sex marriage have changed since the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling
WASHINGTON — For years, it looked as though the United States was steadily climbing toward a consensus on same-sex marriage. But 10 years after the Supreme Court ruled that there […]