Takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, a potentially pivotal moment as the White House
US Rep. Al Green escorted from House chamber during Trump speech
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Representative Al Green on Tuesday was escorted out of the House of Representatives chamber at the start of President Trump’s State of the Union address, after he held high a
Pentagon appeals order blocking Sen. Mark Kelly’s punishment for call to resist unlawful orders
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appealing a judge’s order that blocks him from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful
US judge blocks search of Washington Post reporter’s devices
By Jack Queen Feb 24 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday blocked federal prosecutors from searching devices seized from a Washington Post reporter as part of a leak investigation, saying he would review their contents for
New Hampshire resident charged in shooting at Canadian border
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities have charged a New Hampshire resident in connection with a shooting that occurred at the state’s border with Canada, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Blu Zeke Daly, 26, who also goes by Cullan
Judge bars government from ‘wholesale’ search of Washington Post reporter’s seized devices
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are barred from conducting an “unsupervised, wholesale search” of electronic devices that they seized from a Washington Post reporter’s Virginia home while investigating allegations that a Pentagon contractor illegally leaked classified information
CIA offers tips to potential informants in Iran as Trump considers military action
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Central Intelligence Agency offered help to potential informants in Iran on Tuesday, providing Farsi-language instructions on ways to safely contact the U.S. spy agency as President Donald Trump mulls possible military strikes. The
Gov. Gavin Newsom takes heat from Republicans and LGBTQ+ lawmakers during book tour
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If politicians write memoirs to generate online buzz and headlines, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting plenty of both — favorable and not. Just a few days into a national book tour, the
Government fines businesses over 6 deaths at Colorado dairy
Federal workplace safety regulators fined three businesses Tuesday over their failure to protect six Colorado dairy workers who were killed by exposure to highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas after a manure pipe disconnected in an enclosed space.
Trump to hold meeting on plan to revamp Washington Dulles airport
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump plans to hold a meeting on Wednesday about his plan to overhaul the primary international airport for the U.S. capital area, the White House said,