Category: Politics

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI President Donald Trump has made clear in recent weeks that he’s willing to use the vast powers of his office to prevent his party from losing control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections. Related Articles Immigrants seeking lawful work and citizenship are now subject to ‘anti-Americanism’ screening Nebraska announces plan for immigration detention center dubbed the ‘Cornhusker Clink’ US appeals court blocks New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period on gun purchases Sen....

By COREY WILLIAMS and VALERIE GONZALEZ Immigrants seeking a legal pathway to live and work in the United States will now be subject to screening for “anti-Americanism’,” authorities said Tuesday, raising concerns among critics that it gives officers too much leeway in rejecting foreigners based on a subjective judgment. Related Articles ‘Pure partisan advantage’: Trump leverages presidential power to help his party in the 2026 midterms Nebraska announces plan for immigration detention center dubbed the ‘Cornhusker...

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to accompany immigration agents on raids in Southern California. Related Articles Failed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years for convictions in shootings at officials’ homes 9 people plead not guilty in a Texas elections probe involving ‘vote harvesting’ CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren’t...

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C. on Monday, saying it’s needed to fight crime even as city leaders pointed to data showing violence is down. Related Articles U.S. and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data China and the US clash at the UN over the Panama Canal, a focus of Trump’s...

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Numerous countries around the world are facing the prospect of much higher duties on their exports to the United States on Friday, a potential blow to the global economy, because they haven’t yet reached a trade deal with the Trump administration. Some of the United States’ biggest trading partners have reached agreements, or at least the outlines of one, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Even so, those countries face much higher tariffs than were in effect before Trump took office. And other large trading...

By KIMBERLY KINDY, Associated Press Washington (AP) — A coalition of 20 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s demand that their states turn over personal data of people enrolled in a federally funded food assistance program, fearing the information will be used to aid mass deportations. The data demand comes as the Trump administration has sought to collect private information on mostly lower-income people who may be in the country illegally. It has already ordered the Internal Revenue Service and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and HALLIE GOLDEN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a lower-court decision that blocked its enforcement nationwide. Related Articles State Department approves $322 million in proposed weapons sales to Ukraine Columbia University reaches a deal with Trump to restore federal research funds GOP House members want to run in other races. Trump...

The State Department said Wednesday that it has approved $322 million in proposed weapons sales to Ukraine to enhance its air defense capabilities and provide armored combat vehicles, coming as the country works to fend off escalating Russian attacks. Related Articles Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block Columbia University reaches a deal with Trump to restore federal research funds GOP House members want to run in other races. Trump is telling them to stay in...