Senate rejects Democratic measure to force more transparency on deportations to El Salvador
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have blocked a Democratic resolution to require more transparency from the Trump administration about deportations to El Salvador. The vote Thursday was the latest attempt by minority Democrats to force Senate votes
Homeland Security looks to buy a new $50M jet for secretary and Coast Guard officials
The Department of Homeland Security wants to spend about $50 million to buy a new long-range Gulfstream jet to replace an aging one used by Secretary Kristi Noem and top Coast Guard and DHS officials. The request
Missing hiker found safe after surviving weeks in snowy California mountains
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the Vermilion Valley Resort in California’s eastern Sierra shut down for the winter, the staff left cabin doors unlocked just in case a wayward hiker needed shelter during the frequent mountain snowstorms.
Grand jury indicts Florida State student accused in a mass shooting on campus
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Florida State University student on murder charges for the killings of two people and the wounding of six others in a mass shooting on campus last month.
Who is Theo Von? The ‘manosphere’ podcaster with Trump in Qatar
Podcaster Theo Von performed a set for U.S. troops in Qatar on Thursday where he joked about doing drugs on a mixed-race baby and the sexuality of men in the U.S. Navy, and compared the Qatari hosts’
Republicans embrace Trump’s populist tax push with midterms in mind
By David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans are loudly embracing President Donald Trump’s populist priorities, though critics say a sweeping tax-cut bill that offers some breaks to working-class Americans still favors the wealthy and threatens
Malicious actors using AI to pose as senior US officials, FBI says
By AJ Vicens DETROIT (Reuters) -Malicious actors are using text messages and AI-generated voice messages to impersonate senior U.S. officials in a scheme to gain access to the personal accounts of state and federal government officials, the
US Virgin Islands ship registry plan will strengthen US shipping, governor says
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – A proposal to create a new international U.S. ship registry domiciled in the U.S. Virgin Islands aligns with President Donald Trump’s efforts to strengthen the country’s maritime industry and has support
Under of a cloud of tariffs, Walmart is the latest retailer to announce price hikes
NEW YORK (AP) — Volley after volley of tariffs — and at times on-again, off-again trade actions — have put companies around the world on edge. And a handful of major retailers have already raised prices across
UN aid chief defends using ‘genocide’ in Gaza remarks to the Security Council that Israel rejects
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations’ humanitarian chief has defended using the term “genocide” to describe what aid workers are trying to prevent in Gaza, saying the world should not make the same mistakes seen in
