Sarah Palin’s family in the spotlight again as painful details emerge of Track Palin’s arrest
Sarah Palin’s family was thrust into the national spotlight in 2008 when Sen. John McCain picked her to be his GOP running mate in the…
U.S. sanctions Mexican drug cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than a dozen Mexican companies and four people it says worked with a powerful drug…
Trump names Gaynor, Kiss, Sylvester Stallone as Kennedy Center Honors picks | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump has unveiled his slate of picks for the Kennedy Center Honors, an annual awards show designed to honour actors, musicians,…
An appeals court lets the Trump administration suspend or end billions in foreign aid
WASHINGTON — A divided panel of appeals court judges ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can suspend or terminate billions of dollars of congressionally appropriated funding for…
Former Peruvian president imprisoned over corruption allegations | Courts News
Martin Vizcarra will become the fifth Peruvian ex-president jailed in recent years amid period of political turbulence.A judge in the South American nation of Peru…
Economists question Trump labor statistics nominee’s credentials
WASHINGTON — The director of the agency that produces the nation’s jobs and inflation data is typically a mild-mannered technocrat, often with extensive experience in statistical agencies,…
Will Newsom’s ambitions save UCLA from giving in to Trump?
What’s the difference between Harvard and UCLA when it comes to fighting President Trump’s attacks?It may come down to how much Gavin Newsom wants his…
Brazil plans aid packages for businesses impacted by Trump tariffs | Trade War News
The plan, called ‘Sovereign Brazil’, will include credit for businesses that rely on exports.The Brazilian government has unveiled a plan to support local exporters impacted…
‘South Park’ is having its best ratings in years. Thank Trump and Kristi Noem spoofs
Comedy Central’s “South Park” continues to target President Trump, and viewers appear to be loving it.Ratings for the 27th season of the irreverent and often…
US appeals court lifts injunction on Trump effort to slash foreign aid | Donald Trump News
Critics argue President Trump has overstepped his constitutional authority by slashing congressionally approved aid.A United States appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can…
What’s at stake at the Alaska summit for all sides? | Russia-Ukraine war
Ukraine and European allies are anxious about the upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet…
California providers see ‘chilling effect’ if Trump ban on immigrant benefits is upheld
If the Trump administration succeeds in barring undocumented immigrants from federally funded “public benefit” programs, vulnerable children and families across California would suffer greatly, losing…
President Dina Boluarte signs into law Peru’s amnesty bill despite outcry | Human Rights News
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has signed into law a controversial piece of legislation that would shield the military, police and other government-sanctioned forces from prosecution…
Federal agents will be out 24/7 on patrol in Washington, the White House says
WASHINGTON — As a wary Washington waited, the White House promised a ramp-up of National Guard troops and federal officers on the streets of the nation’s capital…
Trump administration’s lawsuit against all of Maryland’s federal judges meets skepticism in court
BALTIMORE — A judge on Wednesday questioned why it was necessary for the Trump administration to sue Maryland’s entire federal bench over an order that paused the…
Trump nominee to lead labour statistics agency faces wave of criticism | Politics News
EJ Antoni, United States President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the agency that produces the nation’s jobs and inflation data,…
Leaving a top Trump administration post? The president may have an ambassadorship for you
WASHINGTON — Diplomacy may be soft power, but in President Trump’s administration, it’s also lately a soft landing.National security adviser Mike Waltz was nominated as United Nations…
Miami’s ‘Ellis Island of the South’ to reopen as Cuban exile museum amid Trump’s migrant crackdowns
MIAMI — For decades, its powerful lighthouse illuminated Miami’s Biscayne Bay, and during the height of the Cold War, what was known as the Freedom Tower stood…
California braces for Trump National Guard deployments
President Trump’s decision to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington has California officials on high alert, with some worrying that he intends to…
Hiltzik: Social Security is all about your own future
Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a clear mind about the value of Social Security on Aug. 14, 1935, the day he signed it into law. “The…