POLITICS
Federal grants to fight child labor worldwide are axed in DOGE cuts
Read full article: Federal grants to fight child labor worldwide are axed in DOGE cutsThe Trump administrated has canceled millions of dollars in international grants that a Department of Labor division administered to combat child labor and slave labor around the world.
Trump administration is having early talks to hold a military parade in nation's capital on June 14
Read full article: Trump administration is having early talks to hold a military parade in nation's capital on June 14The Trump administration is having early discussions about a grand military parade in the nation's capital this summer.
Texas governor calls November election for vacant US House seat as Democrats criticize timing
Read full article: Texas governor calls November election for vacant US House seat as Democrats criticize timingTexas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has announced that the special election to fill the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner's seat won’t be held until November.
Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law, but only after judges' review
Read full article: Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law, but only after judges' reviewThe Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants, but says they must get a court hearing before they are taken from the United States.
Colleges around the US say some international students' visas are being revoked
Read full article: Colleges around the US say some international students' visas are being revokedColleges around the country are reporting cases of international students suddenly learning their visas have been revoked.
Weedkiller maker asks US Supreme Court to block lawsuits claiming it failed to warn about cancer
Read full article: Weedkiller maker asks US Supreme Court to block lawsuits claiming it failed to warn about cancerGlobal chemical manufacturer Bayer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to halt thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn a popular weedkiller could case cancer.
Trump appointment of junior official to oversee State Department personnel meets resistance
Read full article: Trump appointment of junior official to oversee State Department personnel meets resistanceThe appointment of a junior foreign service officer to serve as the senior official in the State Department’s personnel office is meeting opposition from current and former U.S. diplomats and their union.
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to New York's ban on guns in 'sensitive' locations
Read full article: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to New York's ban on guns in 'sensitive' locationsThe U_S_ Supreme Court has declined to take up a challenge to gun laws in New York that ban firearms from certain “sensitive” locations and require that handgun owners be of “good moral character.”.
Maine sues the Trump administration over funding freeze after dispute over transgender athletes
Read full article: Maine sues the Trump administration over funding freeze after dispute over transgender athletesMaine officials are suing the administration of President Donald Trump to try to stop the government from freezing federal money in the wake of a dispute over transgender athletes in sports.
Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies
Read full article: Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive information at US agenciesA federal appeals court is allowing billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to once again access people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management.
Ohtani, Betts and World Series champion Dodgers visit Trump at the White House
Read full article: Ohtani, Betts and World Series champion Dodgers visit Trump at the White HousePresident Donald Trump welcomed Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House on Monday to congratulate them for winning the World Series last season.
Catholic bishops end refugee aid partnerships with US government, citing funding cuts
Read full article: Catholic bishops end refugee aid partnerships with US government, citing funding cutsThe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to serve refugees and children.
Fired Justice Department pardon attorney accuses the agency of 'ongoing corruption,' abuse of power
Read full article: Fired Justice Department pardon attorney accuses the agency of 'ongoing corruption,' abuse of powerThe Justice Department’s recently fired pardon attorney is accusing the leadership of the law enforcement agency of “ongoing corruption,” testifying at a congressional hearing meant to showcase concerns that the Trump administration is assaulting the rule of law, abusing its power and forcing out career civil servants.
The US ends lifesaving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a 'death sentence'
Read full article: The US ends lifesaving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a 'death sentence'The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N. World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and 11 other impoverished countries, many of them struggling with conflict.
Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Read full article: Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El SalvadorChief Justice John Roberts has agreed to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.
Read full article: Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.A former top vaccine official says he was forced out of government after trying to block Robert F.
Trump says the US will hold direct talks with Iran; Tehran says they'll be indirect negotiations
Read full article: Trump says the US will hold direct talks with Iran; Tehran says they'll be indirect negotiationsPresident Donald Trump says the U.S. is holding direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program.
Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for the Supreme Court
Read full article: Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for the Supreme CourtA split appeals court says two board members fired by President Donald Trump can go back to their jobs for now in a ruling ahead of a likely Supreme Court showdown on the president’s power over independent agencies.
Trump threatens more tariffs on China as global markets shudder over how much pain economy can take
Read full article: Trump threatens more tariffs on China as global markets shudder over how much pain economy can takePresident Donald Trump says he's considering additional tariffs on China.
Even in conservative Alabama, there are quiet concerns and caveats amid Republican cheers for Trump
Read full article: Even in conservative Alabama, there are quiet concerns and caveats amid Republican cheers for TrumpAlabama Republicans cheered President Donald Trump and his agenda at a GOP party the day he imposed tariffs and sent stock markets tumbling worldwide.
Miami’s ‘Little Venezuela’ fears Trump's moves against migration
Read full article: Miami’s ‘Little Venezuela’ fears Trump's moves against migrationSince Feb. 3, the Trump administration ended two federal programs that together allowed more 700,000 Venezuelans to live and work legally in the U.S. It’s all anyone discusses in Doral, Florida, the largest Venezuelan community in the United States.
First Black Republican woman in Congress honored in Utah after her death from brain cancer
Read full article: First Black Republican woman in Congress honored in Utah after her death from brain cancerFamily and friends of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love gathered in Salt Lake City to honor her life and legacy after she died of brain cancer in March at age 49.
Trump says he's not backing down on tariffs, calls them 'medicine' as markets reel
Read full article: Trump says he's not backing down on tariffs, calls them 'medicine' as markets reelPresident Donald Trump says he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S. He's digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system.
State Supreme Courts have become an electoral battleground. But some states choose a different path
Read full article: State Supreme Courts have become an electoral battleground. But some states choose a different pathThe recent election that determined control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court saw millions of dollars flooding in from billionaires, featured attack ads and drew national political attention.
Texas county that swung to Trump grapples with immigration crackdown after bakery is targeted
Read full article: Texas county that swung to Trump grapples with immigration crackdown after bakery is targetedA recent immigration enforcement action that resulted in the arrests of employees and owners at a Texas bakery has shocked residents of the town of Los Fresnos.
No state has axed its income tax on wages in 45 years. Now 2 Southern states are on a path to do so
Read full article: No state has axed its income tax on wages in 45 years. Now 2 Southern states are on a path to do soAbout 45 years have passed since a state last eliminated its income tax on wages and salaries.
Foreign journalists at US-backed media fear being sent to repressive homelands after Trump's cuts
Read full article: Foreign journalists at US-backed media fear being sent to repressive homelands after Trump's cutsReporters and human rights groups say the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for Global Media have put dozens of journalists at risk, especially those who defied authoritarian regimes to help fulfill the U.S. mission of delivering uncensored news to parts of the world under repressive rule.
Rubio says US is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders
Read full article: Rubio says US is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holdersSecretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders, accusing the African nation’s government of “taking advantage of the United States.”.
'This has got to be a moment in America,' Cory Booker tells 1st town hall since record speech
Read full article: 'This has got to be a moment in America,' Cory Booker tells 1st town hall since record speechDemocratic Sen. Cory Booker is taking a version of his record-breaking Senate floor speech on the road.
Maryland lawmakers pass bill to limit future liabilities amid thousands of claims of sexual abuse
Read full article: Maryland lawmakers pass bill to limit future liabilities amid thousands of claims of sexual abuseMaryland lawmakers have passed a measure to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private institutions.
Judge awards $6.6 million to whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to FBI
Read full article: Judge awards $6.6 million to whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to FBIA district court judge has ruled in favor of four whistleblowers who said that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton retaliated against them for reporting bribery allegations, awarding his employees more than $6 million combined in damages.
NY public schools tell Trump administration they won't comply with DEI order
Read full article: NY public schools tell Trump administration they won't comply with DEI orderNew York state school officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding.