Opponents of President Donald Trump 鈥檚 administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday during the military parade in Washington for the Army鈥檚 250th anniversary 鈥� which coincides with Trump鈥檚 birthday 鈥� as protests grow in response to his immigration policies. The 鈥淣o Kings鈥� protests have been called, organizers say, to protect […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� As Washington prepares for a military parade this weekend to honor the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, a new survey finds that U.S. adults are more likely to approve than disapprove of President Donald Trump’s decision to hold the festivities, which officials have said will cost tens of millions of taxpayer […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A senior adviser to Kamala Harris鈥� 2024 presidential campaign is joining Coinbase鈥檚 global advisory council, which already includes several former U.S. senators and Donald Trump鈥檚 ex-campaign manager, as the cryptocurrency exchange broadens its political reach. David Plouffe, a top Democratic strategist best known as an architect of Barack Obama鈥檚 successful 2008 presidential […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� House Republicans are moving to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump’s administration looks to follow through on work by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk. The package to be voted on Thursday targets foreign aid programs and the […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Australia’s defense minister dismissed concerns Thursday that a deal between the U.S., Australia and Britain to provide his country with nuclear-powered submarines could be in jeopardy, following a report that the Pentagon had ordered a review. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles told Sky News Australia that he had known about the review […]
VIENNA (AP) 鈥� The U.N. nuclear watchdog鈥檚 board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran isn鈥檛 complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore United Nations sanctions on Tehran later this year. Iran reacted […]
GENEVA (AP) 鈥� The U.N. refugee agency says the number of people forcible displaced by violence and persecution around the world has risen to more than 122 million, up by about 2 million from last year and a near-doubling over the last decade. UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi nonetheless pointed to some 鈥渞ays of hope鈥� over […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� There will be a sixth round of negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran鈥檚 rapidly advancing nuclear program this weekend, Oman鈥檚 foreign minister said Thursday. Badr al-Busaidi made the announcement on the social platform X. 鈥淚 am pleased to confirm the 6th round of Iran US talks […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Dozens of mayors from across the Los Angeles region banded together Wednesday to demand that the Trump administration stop the stepped-up immigration raids that have spread fear across their cities and sparked protests across the U.S. But there were no signs President Donald Trump would heed their pleas. About 500 of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� House Democrats are quietly engaged in a behind-the-scenes race for a key committee position, the second time in as many months that the party has had to fill one of the most prized positions in Congress. Four Democrats are running to be the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, an investigative […]
Opponents of President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday during the military parade in Washington for the Army鈥檚 250th anniversary 鈥� which coincides with Trump鈥檚 birthday. The 鈥淣o Kings鈥� protests are set to take place to counter what organizers say are Trump鈥檚 plans to feed his ego on […]
Troops marching in lockstep. Patriotic tunes filling the air. The commander in chief looking on at it all. The military parade commemorating the U.S. Army鈥檚 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump鈥檚 79th birthday will be a new spectacle for many Americans. This will not be the first U.S. military parade. However, it is […]
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling President Donald Trump’s military intervention at protests over federal immigration policy in Los Angeles an assault on democracy and has sued to try to stop it. Meanwhile, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is putting the National Guard on standby in areas in his state where demonstrations are planned. […]
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) 鈥� The ban on travel from certain countries that took effect Monday 鈥� reminiscent of President Donald Trump’s first-term restrictions that became known to many as the 鈥� Muslim ban 鈥� 鈥� is once again souring relationships among Arab American voters in the key battleground state of Michigan, a group that Trump […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) 鈥� A federal court hearing is scheduled for Thursday on whether the Trump administration can use the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles. California Gov. Newsom has depicted the federal military intervention in the nation’s second largest city as the onset of a much broader effort […]
Protests are popping up in many areas of the United States following immigration enforcement raids in Los Angeles that prompted President Donald Trump to mobilize National Guard troops and Marines. The demonstrations have largely been peaceful, though some protesters have clashed with law enforcement as officers made arrests and used chemical irritants to disperse crowds. […]
McALLEN, Texas (AP) 鈥� Immigration advocates filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday over the Trump administration’s use of a proclamation that effectively put an end to being able to seek asylum at ports of entry to the United States. The civil lawsuit was filed in a Southern California federal court by the Center for Gender […]
David Hogg said Wednesday he will not fight to hold onto his leadership role in the Democratic National Committee after igniting a firestorm over his push to target long-serving Democrats in safe congressional seats. Hogg announced his retreat hours after the DNC removed him and another officer, Pennsylvania state lawmaker Malcolm Kenyatta, from their vice […]
EL PASO, Texas (AP) 鈥� U.S. troops have begun directly detaining immigrants accused of trespassing on a recently designated national defense zone along the southern U.S. border, in an escalation of the military’s enforcement role, authorities said Wednesday U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Chad Campbell described in detail the first detentions by troops last week of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday made a brief trip to Montana, where he spoke to media mogul Rupert Murdoch; his son Lachlan Murdoch, the head of Fox News and News Corp.; and a group of other Fox News executives, according to two people familiar with the trip. Vance met with the […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) 鈥� The owner of an Omaha food packaging company says his business has been unfairly hamstrung by federal immigration officials, who raided the plant and arrested more than half its workforce. The raid took place despite the company meticulously following the government’s own system for verifying the workers were in the country […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.” The Associated Press asked 30 different scientists, experts in climate, health and economics, about the scientific reality behind this proposal. Nineteen of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Senate Republicans have blocked an effort by Democrats to temporarily block arms sales to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in response to President Donald Trump鈥檚 dealings in the region. Democrats forced two procedural votes Wednesday to protest Qatar鈥檚 donation of a $400 million plane to be used as Air Force One […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump is expected to sign a measure Thursday that blocks California鈥檚 first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, a White House official told The Associated Press. The resolution Trump plans to sign, which Congress approved last month, aims to quash the country鈥檚 most aggressive attempt to […]
