National Politics

US won’t send some weapons pledged to Ukraine following a Pentagon review of military assistance

By Matthew Lee and Will Weisser Washington (AP) According to officials on Tuesday, the United States is stopping some arms shipments to Ukraine because ...

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Billions in grants for summer school, English instruction delayed during Trump administration review

BIANCA V. ZQUEZ TONESS and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Washington (AP) As part of a review to make sure funding support President Donald Trump’s ...

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UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

By the Associated Press’s Colin Binkley Washington (AP) In order to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that the university had violated the ...

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Mayors, doctor groups sue over Trump’s efforts to restrict Obamacare enrollment

By Associated Press’s Amanda Sietz Washington (AP) Democratic mayors nationwide are suing the Trump administration for new regulations that offer millions of people less ...

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Justice Department says 2 Chinese nationals charged with spying inside the US for Beijing

By Associated Press’s Eric Tucker Washington (AP) Two Chinese nationals have been accused of spying inside the United States for Beijing. They are accused ...

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What’s in the latest version of Trump’s big bill moving through the Senate

By Associated Press’s KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Washington (AP) With a final Senate vote expected late Monday or early Tuesday, Republicans are edging ...

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Federal judge seeks clarity on whether birthright citizenship order means babies could be deported

Written by Michael Kunzelman Washington (AP) Before restrictions on birthright citizenship might go into effect in late July, a federal judge on Monday asked ...

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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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