Supreme Court has taken away Trump’s leverage with tariff ruling, says Bessent
Feb 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has taken away President Donald Trump’s leverage with its decision to strike down tariffs imposed under a law meant for use in national emergencies, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Member of Zizians group linked to deaths in several states bailed out in Maryland
CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — A member of a group known to outsiders as Zizians that is linked to six deaths was bailed out of jail in Maryland on Friday. Police in Maryland connected Jack “Ziz” LaSota, Michelle
Judge weighs Washington Post’s demand for government to return devices seized from reporter’s home
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The federal government is asking a court to “run roughshod” over the First Amendment after seizing electronic devices from a Washington Post reporter’s Virginia home last month, an attorney for the newspaper argued
US makes plans to reopen embassy in Syria after 14 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, which was shuttered in 2012 during the country’s civil war.
USDA defends $12 billion subsidy amid farm economy challenges
By Karl Plume and P.J. Huffstutter ARLINGTON, Virginia/CHICAGO, Feb 20 (Reuters) – As the U.S. Department of Agriculture prepares to dole out $12 billion in government subsidies next week, officials and economists at the agency’s annual forum
President Trump considers limited strikes on Iran even as diplomat says proposed deal is near (VIDEO)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned on Friday that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks
Scientists change how El Nino is labeled to keep up with spike in temperature
WASHINGTON (AP) — The natural El Nino cycle, which warps weather worldwide, is both adding to and shaped by a warming world, meteorologists said. A new study calculated that an unusual recent twist in the warming and
Melania Trump donates her white and black-trimmed inaugural ball gown to the Smithsonian
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump said “it’s incredible” to see her white and black-trimmed inaugural ball gown on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. It’s the second inaugural gown she has turned over
Reggae the seal uses rubber ducks for daily enrichment training at Boston aquarium
BOSTON (AP) — It looks like pure play: a harbor seal gleefully chasing a rubber duck. But for Reggae at the New England Aquarium in Boston, the toy is part of a training routine meant to keep
US official says closing El Paso airport was not mistake, will brief Congress
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday it was not a mistake to close the airport in El Paso, Texas last week and said next week the department would brief lawmakers who