Colombia’s president calls for migrants to leave jobs in U.S., return home
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s president is calling on his compatriots working without legal status in the United States to leave their jobs and return home as soon…
Trump administration moving to fire FBI agents involved in investigations of Trump, AP sources say
WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials are moving to fire FBI agents engaged in investigations involving President Trump, two people familiar with the plans said Friday.It was not…
Trump officials aim to send Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador prisons
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Trump administration said Friday it was in talks with El Salvador to revive an agreement that could allow the United States…
America’s top diplomat carries anti-immigration message to Latin America
PANAMA CITY — President Trump’s top diplomat makes his first trip overseas this weekend, heading to Central America to drive home the message that the U.S. expects…
FCC demands CBS News turn over ’60 Minutes’ interview amid Trump lawsuit
CBS and its “60 Minutes” have long stood as shining beacons of broadcast news.The Sunday night newsmagazine, with its ubiquitous ticking clock, earned a reputation…
New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. — A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury Friday on allegations that she prescribed an abortion pill online in the…
Senior Trump envoy travels to Venezuela for talks on migrants
CARACAS, Venezuela — A senior Trump administration official has traveled to Venezuela to urge President Nicolás Maduro’s government to take back deported migrants who’ve committed crimes in…
Colleges returning to sexual assault policies from Trump’s first term
WASHINGTON — Schools and universities responding to complaints of sexual misconduct must return to policies created during President Trump’s first term, with requirements for live hearings and…
Former ‘Meet the Press’ moderator Chuck Todd exits NBC News
Chuck Todd, a staple of Washington coverage for NBC News since 2007, is leaving the network.Todd, who moderated NBC’s “Meet the Press” from 2009 to…
Boats return to Potomac River for D.C. plane crash recovery, investigation
ARLINGTON, Va. — Police boats returned to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people in…
Jimmy Carter has one very big regret. Most presidents are right there with him.
Reporting from Washington — As former President Carter told reporters Thursday that cancer had spread to his brain, he reflected on his life and was asked whether…
Tea Party Express spokesman resigns after racist blog post
Reporting from Washington — The “tea party” leader who penned an incendiary and racially derogatory blog post has resigned his position with a prominent conservative group, refusing…
President Trump sounds same. His White House couldn’t be more different
NEW YORK — The marathon Q&A sessions are back, along with the cream Oval Office rug and the Diet Coke button on the Resolute Desk. So, too,…
Trump antisemitism order puts California universities on alert
An executive order from President Trump promoting a federal crackdown on campus antisemitism and his threats to cancel visas of pro-Palestinian international students have put…
Amway Founder’s $1-Million GOP Gift Called a Record
WASHINGTON — Rich DeVos, the founder of Amway Corp. and a longtime GOP supporter, gave the Republican Party $1 million last month, Federal Election Commission records showed…
National GOP helps Newsom make case recall is partisan attack
In 2003, amid California’s tumultuous gubernatorial recall election, President George W. Bush visited the state and had this to say about the campaign: Nothing. “It’s…
Orange County once was an anti-immigrant hotbed. What changed?
For decades, I could count on my native Orange County to act against immigrants, legal and not, as regularly as the swallows returned to Capistrano.…
L.A. County had extra firefighters ready. How many were near Altadena?
L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone woke up in his San Fernando Valley home Jan. 7 to a swimming pool filled with leaves and roof…
Big Oil has an ally in Doug Burgum, President Trump’s Interior chief
BISMARCK, N.D. — When North Dakota’s petroleum association was going to hold a banquet honoring top fracking executives last year, it turned to Gov. Doug Burgum. The…
Senate OKs Burgum as Interior secretary, tasked with upping drilling
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior secretary late Thursday after President Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration’s ambitions to…