Building trades unions emerge as a key ally of tech giants in push for AI data centers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Building trades unions — long fashioned as the voice of the American worker — are now intertwined with the richest companies in the world as they create America’s artificial intelligence economy. Unionized workers
Takeaways from AP report on Trump administration’s defiance of lower court orders
Federal judges around the country have raised alarms in recent months about the Trump administration’s failure to follow their orders in individual immigration cases. An Associated Press review of court records shows Trump officials have also racked
In court fights over policy, Trump officials rack up an extraordinary record of defiance
When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the president’s mass deportation effort. Instead, a top Justice Department official insisted the
Spirit Airlines appears closer to a shutdown as time dwindles for a government bailout
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cash-strapped Spirit Airlines appeared closer to a shutdown after Friday came and went without a needed government bailout. President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration had given the budget carrier
FEMA tells court it is offering jobs back to employees who were let go in January
An attorney representing the Trump administration informed a U.S. District Court Friday evening that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun offering new appointments to disaster workers whose contracts the agency did not renew in January, reversing
Bard College’s president to retire after scrutiny of relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — The longtime president of Bard College announced his retirement Friday, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship with Jeffrey Epstein than was previously known. Leon Botstein, who has
Air Force says former Qatari 747 will be ready to fly Trump as Air Force One this summer
The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Donald Trump to use this summer,
Trump says US Navy acting ‘like pirates’ to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. Navy was acting “like pirates” in carrying out Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ports during the U.S. and Israel’s war against
US Justice Department can use military lawyers to prosecute civilians, judge rules
By Nate Raymond May 1 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s assignment of military lawyers to help the Department of Justice prosecute civilians for offenses unrelated to the military does not violate federal law, a Minnesota judge ruled
Fugees rapper Pras reports to prison to begin 14-year sentence
SAFFORD, Ariz (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has reported to federal prison to begin a 14-year sentence following a conviction over illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President