Influential Cuban dissident says his fight against government will continue off the island
MIAMI (AP) — Influential Cuban dissident leader José Daniel Ferrer, recently exiled from Cuba, says that the island’s fractured and weakened opposition movements need to shift strategies and oppose the government from outside the Caribbean nation. The
Spiraling effects of the shutdown leave lawmakers grasping for ways to end it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Certain senators know it. House Speaker Mike Johnson knows it. And with President Donald Trump back in Washington from his overseas trip, perhaps the White House knows it, too. For many, it’s time for
NASA takes one step closer to launching quiet supersonic jets
A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the southern California desert just after sunrise in what could be the first step toward much faster
Meet Bill DeBlasio, the man a British newspaper confused with ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio
NEW YORK (AP) — For more than a decade, a Long Island wine importer named Bill DeBlasio has been receiving emails meant for another man with a near-identical name: former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Top Intel Democrat rips Trump administration over exclusion from boat strike briefing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s increasing efforts to exclude Democrats from national security briefings could endanger troops and keep important information from the public, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee warned Thursday. “I don’t
Maryland state senator indicted in federal court on extortion and conspiracy charges
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland state senator has been indicted on federal charges including extortion related to her 2022 campaign for a state House seat for allegedly conspiring to threaten the release of an explicit video
DOGE to leave top US markets regulator, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative, or DOGE, has wrapped up work at the Securities and Exchange Commission and will exit the agency this week, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters
Trump administration recruits federal officers to police Washington, DC
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration launched a campaign on Thursday to recruit federal law enforcement officers to police the streets of the nation’s capital, according to a new government website. The website
Deal between the US and China is undoing damage from a self-inflicted trade war
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Three-digit tariffs are off the table, but import duties on each other are higher than in January. Rare earth materials will flow more smoothly, but China has put in place an export
Democrats, allied groups pour millions into Pennsylvania Supreme Court race to counter GOP campaign
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Democrats and their allied groups are pouring in more money, cutting a fresh television ad with Gov. Josh Shapiro and sending in the national party chairman in the final week of campaigning for