Trump administration uses multiple techniques to encourage and force deportation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Carrying out mass deportations was a key rallying cry during Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency. Since the day he was sworn into office, his administration has focused on how to make that rallying
California state senator cited for suspicion of drunken driving, says she wasn’t intoxicated
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California state lawmaker denied having any alcohol in her system after Sacramento police cited her earlier this week on suspicion of drunken driving. Sacramento police responded at around 1:30 p.m. Monday to
RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report worries farmers, Republicans ahead of release
WASHINGTON (AP) — A highly-anticipated White House report about childhood diseases has provoked a tug-of-war pitting farmers and some prominent Republican lawmakers against health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “Make America Healthy Again” movement ahead
Lights, video, confrontation — Trump’s meeting with South African leader takes dramatic turn
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Turn the lights down,” President Donald Trump said. It was showtime in the Oval Office. Sitting next to him was South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was visiting in hopes of reaching new agreements
How federal consent decrees have been used in police reform across the US
The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was canceling proposed consent decrees reached with Minneapolis and Louisville to implement policing reforms in the wake of the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The department also announced it
Ernie Els, Retief Goosen join South African president in White House meeting with Trump
Ernie Els went to Washington to try to win another senior major and wound up in the White House on Wednesday at the invitation of South Africa’s president, who is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s baseless
Trump seizes on videos of a fringe South African politician as evidence of threats to white farmers
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday with claims that white farmers are being targeted and killed in the country. Trump’s main evidence, compiled in a video shown during
Budget cuts at Trump EPA become flashpoint at a heated hearing — and, Democrats say, may kill people
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency clashed with Democratic senators Wednesday, accusing one of being an “aspiring fiction writer” and saying another does not “care about wasting money.” Democrats countered that EPA Administrator
$365M slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to power grid, sparking outcry
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Wednesday that $365 million originally slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to improve the island’s crumbling power grid, sparking an outcry
Judge vacates federal rules requiring employers to provide accommodations for abortions
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday struck down regulations requiring most U.S. employers to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions. The ruling by U.S. District Judge David Joseph of the
