Donald Trump and NYC Lawmaker Mamdani Expected to Meet in Washington
WASHINGTON- Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani are meeting at the White House on Thursday, the New York Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.
Al Green Tells of Face-to-Face Clash with Trump Over Obama Footage
WASHINGTON – Democratic U.S. Representative Al Green said he confronted President Donald Trump at his State of the Union speech over a “deplorable” video on the Republican’s social media account earlier this month that contained a racist depiction of former…
Trump Briefly Makes Case for Possible Military Action Against Iran in State of the Union
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump briefly laid out his case for a possible attack on Iran in his State of the Union speech to Congress on Tuesday, saying he would not allow the world’s biggest sponsor of terrorism to…
Judge Halts Release of Trump Documents Case Report in Permanent Ruling
WASHINGTON – A U.S. judge on Monday permanently barred the Justice Department from releasing a prosecutor’s report on the criminal case accusing President Donald Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents following his first term in office. U.S. District Judge Aileen…
Armed Man Arrested After Charging Toward US Capitol With Loaded Shotgun
An 18-year-old man ran toward the U.S. Capitol with a loaded shotgun on Tuesday before police arrested him without incident, said U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan. The motive of the man, who police said was wearing a tactical vest…
US Senate Blocks Homeland Security Funding, Raising Likelihood of Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Thursday blocked legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security past a Friday deadline, as Democrats pressed to rein in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The 52-47 vote, short of the 60 votes…
Judge Stops Trump Bid to End Deportation Protections for South Sudanese Nationals
BOSTON – A federal judge on Thursday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from ending temporary protections from deportation that had allowed hundreds of South Sudanese nationals to live and work in the United States. U.S. District Judge Patti Saris…
Four States Sue Trump Administration Over Cuts to Federal Public Health Funding
Four Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday that seeks to block the Trump administration from terminating $600 million in public health funding. In a complaint filed in federal court in Chicago, the states — California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota…
Trump Denies Napping, Says He Was Bored at Cabinet Meeting
WASHINGTON – Sleeping or bored? For U.S. President Donald Trump, it’s in the eye of the beholder. Trump on Thursday said he was not asleep, just bored, during his cabinet meeting in December, when he shut his eyes for several…
Chicago Mayor Orders Police to Probe Immigration Agent Allegations
DETROIT – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order directing the city’s police department to investigate any alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents and refer the agents for prosecution if necessary, his office said Saturday. “With today’s…
One Year On, Trump’s Golden Dome Missile Shield Shows Limited Progress
WASHINGTON- One year after its launch, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile-defense initiative has made little visible progress, bogged down by technical disputes and concerns over space‑based components that have delayed the release of billions of dollars and stalled…
US Pressures Iraq With Threat to Block Oil Funds Over Iran
DUBAI/WASHINGTON – Washington has threatened senior Iraqi politicians with sanctions targeting the Iraqi state – including potentially its critical oil revenues – should armed groups backed by Iran be included in the next government, four sources told Reuters. The warning…
Minnesotans to Launch Economic Strike Over Trump Immigration Raids
Scores of businesses across Minnesota were expected to close for the day on Friday in what religious leaders and labor unions are describing as a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers…
Vaccine Firms Brace as Kennedy’s Health Policies Take Shape
LONDON- Sweeping U.S. policy changes under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are having a chilling effect on vaccine makers as anti-vaccine rhetoric has turned into concrete changes to inoculation schedules and recommendations, investors and executives said. The administration of…
US Brings Charges in Alleged Classified Information Leak Case
WASHINGTON- The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it had brought criminal charges against a man who allegedly shared classified military information with a Washington Post reporter, whose house was raided during the investigation. Aurelio Perez-Lugones, 61, is accused of taking…
Four Minnesota Children Detained by ICE, School Officials Say
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS – U.S. immigration officials have detained at least four children, including a five-year-old, from the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights, according to school officials and a lawyer for the family, who challenged the government narrative of the five-year-old’s…
Hassett says new Fed chair should be ‘an independent person’ who respects mandates
White House adviser Kevin Hassett, one of the candidates in the running to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, told CNBC in an interview on Thursday that the central bank’s new chair should be “an independent person who respects the…
Hilton drops Minneapolis hotel over cancelled ICE bookings
NEW YORK – Hilton Worldwide Holdings has removed from its system a Minneapolis hotel that has refused to accept the bookings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the hotel operator said on Tuesday. A Hampton Inn hotel, a Hilton brand,…
Tensions in Minneapolis rise over ICE fatal shooting of woman
MINNEAPOLIS – Tensions between Minnesota and federal officials deepened on Thursday over a U.S. Immigration agent’s fatal shooting of a 37-year-old mother of three in Minneapolis, an incident that drew condemnation from local officials and sparked widespread protests in the…
US House Democrats holding January 6 riot forum on Trump election ‘threats’
WASHINGTON – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will mark the fifth anniversary of a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump with an unofficial hearing that will probe “ongoing threats” to elections and…