National Politics

Judges consider whether Trump can use wartime act against Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua

Written by Nicholas R. Cardi On Monday, immigration and administration attorneys argued whether President Donald Trump can utilize a wartime act from the 18th ...

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Meet the Senate parliamentarian, the official tying Republicans in knots over their tax bill

Written by Kevin Freking Washington (AP) The Senate lawmaker’s advice that some of the provisions in their tax and immigration plan could not be ...

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Native leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred

Written by Kate Payne TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Despite the protests of Native American leaders who view the region as their sacred ancestral homelands, Republican ...

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US signs agreements with Guatemala and Honduras to take asylum seekers

By Christopher Sherman and Rebecca Santa GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — At the end of her Central America tour, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ...

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Canadian man held by immigration officials dies in South Florida federal facility, officials say

Miami (AP) According to officials, a Canadian man detained by immigration authorities in South Florida passed away while in federal custody. Related Articles Trumps ...

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Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear

By Associated Press’s Mark Sherman Washington (AP) The status of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship remains uncertain despite the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ...

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Judge rejects another Trump executive order targeting the legal community

Written by Eric Tucker Washington (AP) Another of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting legal firms was overturned by a federal judge on Friday. ...

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Republicans hit major setback in their effort to ease regulations on gun silencers

Written by Kevin Freking WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans’ attempts to relax laws governing silencers, short-barreled rifles, and shotguns have been severely hampered by a ...

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Trump Management 101: World leaders adapt to his erratic diplomacy with flattery and patience

Written by Laurie Kellman London (AP) The lesson plan for a course on dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump early in his second term ...

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Rural schools feel the pinch from Trump administration’s cuts to mental health grants

Written by AP Education Writer Annie MA Washington (AP) There are more than 1,100 pupils in certain rural upstate New York schools for every ...

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