Judge, for now, refuses to dismiss Steve Bannon’s conviction in contempt of Congress case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s request to erase Trump ally Steve Bannon’s criminal conviction for refusing to testify before the congressional committee that investigated a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack
A judge suspends charges against an ex-Marine arrested on Trump’s golf course with ammunition
TORRANCE, Ca. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday suspended criminal charges against a former U.S. Marine arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course with ammunition and a gun in his vehicle. He is undergoing a
How the Trump administration is expanding its immigration crackdown to people entering legally
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has trained much of its immigration crackdown on people who entered the United States illegally from Mexico and elsewhere, but it is intensifying another battle, this time with people who come
A federal prisoner with no clear ties to Alaska advances in primary for the state’s US House seat
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York advanced on Wednesday from the primary for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat. Eric Hafner, a registered Democrat, also ran for
Trump says he signed proclamation to address ‘unreasonably’ high beef prices
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation to temporarily increase the quantity of lean beef trimmings that are imported, according to the White House. The proclamation released by the White House
Father says college student was killed by police in Pennsylvania after he went to wrong house
A 22-year-old college student killed by Pennsylvania police responding to a possible burglary had just realized he was at the wrong home and was waiting for friends to come get him when he was shot, his father
FACT FOCUS: Could Canada leave US cities in the dark as part of the trade war? Not likely
Social media users are claiming that Canada could plunge the U.S. into darkness if the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalates further. Speculation spread after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in an interview with The Associated
Army plans to build nuclear microreactors at five bases as US seeks to ramp up nuclear power
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as a reliable source of energy independent of the commercial electric grid. The
Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer who shot iconic ‘Burst of Joy,’ dies at age 99
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Slava ‘Sal’ Veder, best known for his picture of a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel joyfully reuniting with his family after five years in a prisoner of war camp
Trump signs order banning some foreign equipment from US energy grid
Aug 26 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday declaring a national emergency and banning the use of some foreign equipment in the U.S. electricity grid, the White House said. The order cites