POLITICS
Trump's military parade is a US outlier in peacetime but parades and reviews have a long history
Read full article: Trump's military parade is a US outlier in peacetime but parades and reviews have a long historyThe military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday will be a new spectacle for many Americans.
Trump's travel ban fuels despair and disgust with politics among Arab Americans in Michigan
Read full article: Trump's travel ban fuels despair and disgust with politics among Arab Americans in MichiganEight years after President Donald Trump's first travel ban largely targeted majority-Muslim countries, many Arab Americans say his new ban is motivated by bias.
Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role
Read full article: Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military roleU.S. troops have begun directly detaining immigrants accused of trespassing on a recently designated national defense zone along the southern U.S. border.
Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP sources say
Read full article: Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP sources sayVice President JD Vance has made a brief trip to Montana to meet with media mogul Rupert Murdoch, his son Lachlan and a group of other Fox News executives.
EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren’t dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here’s what they say
Read full article: EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren’t dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here’s what they sayThe Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency 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.
Senate rejects effort to block arms sales over Trump's dealings with Qatar and UAE
Read full article: Senate rejects effort to block arms sales over Trump's dealings with Qatar and UAESenate 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’s dealings in the region.
Trump is expected to sign a measure blocking California’s nation-leading vehicle emissions rules
Read full article: Trump is expected to sign a measure blocking California’s nation-leading vehicle emissions rulesPresident Donald Trump is expected to sign a measure Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
A bid for bail by former New Jersey US Sen. Menendez is rejected by appeals court as prison looms
Read full article: A bid for bail by former New Jersey US Sen. Menendez is rejected by appeals court as prison loomsA bid for bail by former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez while he appeals his bribery conviction was rejected by a federal appeals court.
Trump's plan to begin 'phasing out' FEMA after hurricane season burdens states, experts warn
Read full article: Trump's plan to begin 'phasing out' FEMA after hurricane season burdens states, experts warnPresident Donald Trump’s plan to begin “phasing out” the federal agency that responds to disasters after the 2025 hurricane season is likely to put more responsibilities on states to provide services following increasingly frequent and expensive climate disasters, experts say.
About 500 National Guard troops in LA are trained to accompany agents on immigration raids
Read full article: About 500 National Guard troops in LA are trained to accompany agents on immigration raidsAbout 500 of the National Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, the commander in charge said Wednesday.
Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling
Read full article: Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddlingNearly all the members of a board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships on Wednesday resigned in protest of what they call the Trump administration’s meddling with the selection of award recipients, according to a statement they issued.
US reduces the presence of staffers not deemed essential in the Middle East as tensions rise
Read full article: US reduces the presence of staffers not deemed essential in the Middle East as tensions riseThe United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest.
Trump EPA moves to repeal climate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants
Read full article: Trump EPA moves to repeal climate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plantsThe Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to eliminate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.
Hegseth defends use of troops to protect immigration raids in Los Angeles
Read full article: Hegseth defends use of troops to protect immigration raids in Los AngelesDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending his decision to order National Guard troops to provide security during immigrations raids in Los Angeles.
Trump, pizza and helicopters: A guide to the New Jersey governor's race
Read full article: Trump, pizza and helicopters: A guide to the New Jersey governor's raceGetting to know the candidates in New Jersey’s race for governor may offer insights about the national mood on President Donald Trump’s agenda, as well as how voters are reacting to Democrats’ messaging.
Trump’s FAA administrator pick facing tough questions on safety at hearing
Read full article: Trump’s FAA administrator pick facing tough questions on safety at hearingPresident Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration pledged to ensure safety and upgrade the nation's outdated air traffic control system if confirmed.
The Latest: US orders nonessential staff to leave Baghdad Embassy as Iran tensions rise
Read full article: The Latest: US orders nonessential staff to leave Baghdad Embassy as Iran tensions riseThe United States is reducing the number of people deemed nonessential to operations in the Middle East, the State Department has announced.
Trump hails favorable federal appeals court ruling on his sweeping tariff policy as a 'great' win
Read full article: Trump hails favorable federal appeals court ruling on his sweeping tariff policy as a 'great' winPresident Donald Trump is hailing a favorable decision by a federal appeals court over his sweeping tariff policy as a “great” win for the United States.
Wisconsin lawsuit seeks to ban Elon Musk from offering $1 million checks to voters
Read full article: Wisconsin lawsuit seeks to ban Elon Musk from offering $1 million checks to votersA government watchdog group in Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit seeking to prohibit billionaire Elon Musk from ever again offering cash payments to voters in the battleground state like he did in this spring’s hotly contested Supreme Court race.
Trump booed and cheered at the Kennedy Center while attending 'Les Misérables'
Read full article: Trump booed and cheered at the Kennedy Center while attending 'Les Misérables'The audience at the Kennedy Center's opening-night performance of “Les Misérables” greeted President Donald Trump's arrival with a mix of cheers and boos.
DeSantis approves new Florida laws aimed at sex criminals. Here’s the list
Read full article: DeSantis approves new Florida laws aimed at sex criminals. Here’s the listFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another set of six bills on Tuesday, adding to the growing pile of over 100 new state laws taking effect this year.
Is the Trump-Musk spat really over? Judging from Wall Street trading, it's a fragile peace
Read full article: Is the Trump-Musk spat really over? Judging from Wall Street trading, it's a fragile peaceThe world’s most powerful politician and its richest businessman stepped back from their war of words Wednesday, but it’s unclear if the peace will hold.
Los Angeles-area mayors demand that Trump administration stop stepped-up immigration raids
Read full article: Los Angeles-area mayors demand that Trump administration stop stepped-up immigration raidsDozens of mayors from across the Los Angeles region banded together 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. They also called on President Donald Trump to pull back from using troops alongside immigration agents during the raids.
California governor says 'democracy is under assault' by Trump as feds intervene in LA protests
Read full article: California governor says 'democracy is under assault' by Trump as feds intervene in LA protestsCalifornia Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom says the federal military intervention in Los Angeles marks the onset of a much broader effort by President Donald Trump to overturn political and cultural norms at the heart of the nation’s democracy.
Federal appeals court hears arguments in Trump’s bid to erase hush money conviction
Read full article: Federal appeals court hears arguments in Trump’s bid to erase hush money convictionPresident Donald Trump's lawyers are fighting to erase the New York hush money criminal conviction that punctuated his reelection campaign last year and made him the first former — and now current — U.S. president found guilty of a crime.
‘You burn the American flag?’ Florida Gov. DeSantis weighs in on violent LA protests
Read full article: ‘You burn the American flag?’ Florida Gov. DeSantis weighs in on violent LA protestsDuring a news conference in Jacksonville on Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave his two cents on some of the anti-ICE riots recently seen in Los Angeles.
Appeals court lets Trump administration keep collecting tariffs while challenges continue
Read full article: Appeals court lets Trump administration keep collecting tariffs while challenges continueA federal appeals court agreed Tuesday to let the government keep collecting President Donald Trump’s sweeping import taxes while challenges to his signature trade policy continue on appeal.
Army restores the names of seven bases that lost their Confederate-linked names under Biden
Read full article: Army restores the names of seven bases that lost their Confederate-linked names under BidenSeven Army bases whose names were changed in 2023 because they honored Confederate leaders are all reverting back to their original names.
Takeaways from New Jersey election: Trump looms large and signs of Democratic enthusiasm
Read full article: Takeaways from New Jersey election: Trump looms large and signs of Democratic enthusiasmNew Jersey primary voters chose their nominees — and President Donald Trump notched a win in his endorsement belt — in one of two high-stakes governor's races being held this year.
Judge tosses lawsuit over Trump's firing of US African Development Foundation board members
Read full article: Judge tosses lawsuit over Trump's firing of US African Development Foundation board membersA federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s dismantling of a U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses.
Arizona governor vetoes bill banning teaching antisemitism, calls it an attack on educators
Read full article: Arizona governor vetoes bill banning teaching antisemitism, calls it an attack on educatorsArizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a proposal that would have banned teaching antisemitism at the state’s public schools.