Judge blocks Trump policy to detain migrant children turning 18 in adult facilities
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Trump administration policy to keep migrant children in detention after they turn 18, moving quickly to stop…
The Oval Office meeting didn’t stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone
WASHINGTON — Halfway through President Trump’s inaugural White House meeting this term with congressional leadership days before a government shutdown, the red hats appeared on the president’s…
Feds reimburse Florida $608 million for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ costs
Federal officials on Friday confirmed that Florida has been reimbursed $608 million for the costs of building and running an immigration detention center in the…
Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to pursue its goals
NEW YORK — President Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as one of its architects…
‘SNL’ is another late-night show that has been a target of Trump’s ire
President Trump has said many things about “Saturday Night Live” over the years. Few of them are favorable, highlighting his disdain for the late-night sketch…
Portland residents bewildered by Trump’s National Guard deployment
PORTLAND, Ore. — There is a rhetorical battle raging here in this heavily Democratic city, known for its delicious coffee, plethora of fancy restaurants, bespoke doughnuts and…
Pete Hegseth fat-shames military’s top brass as the world burns
Ukraine and Gaza. China and North Korea. Iran and Russia. There was so much to address Tuesday when 800 generals, admirals and their senior enlisted…
Trump to use cities as military ‘training grounds.’ Is that legal?
President Trump warned the country’s top ranking military officials Tuesday that they could be headed to “war” with U.S. citizens, signaling a major escalation in…
How ‘woke’ went from an expression in Black culture to a conservative criticism
The expression “stay woke” started out as an affirmation for African Americans. In the last decade it has been used by some Republicans — and…
Former VP Kamala Harris offers few regrets about failed presidential bid
Former Vice President Kamala Harris offered a spirited defense of her short, unsuccessful 2024 presidential bid, lamented the loss of voters’ faith in institutions and…
Both sides dig in ahead of threatened government shutdown
WASHINGTON — Washington is barreling toward a government shutdown Tuesday night, with few signs of an off-ramp as Democrats and Republicans dig in for a fight over…
Trump again threatens 100% tariff on movies made outside the U.S.
President Trump again suggested that films made outside the U.S. should be subject to a 100% tariff, a move he said would help rejuvenate film…
Missouri governor signs Trump-backed GOP gerrymandered map into law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a new U.S. House map into law Sunday as part of President Trump’s plan to try to hold…
Trump deploying 200 National Guard troops in Oregon, state leaders say
WASHINGTON — Two hundred members of the Oregon National Guard are being placed under federal control and deployed within the state, a move the Trump administration says…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams ends his reelection campaign
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday that he is ending his campaign for reelection.In a video released on social media, Adams spoke…
Trump to meet Monday with top four congressional leaders as deadline for shutdown looms
WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, one day before the deadline to fund the…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is transferred to Pennsylvania detention facility
NASHVILLE — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported from the United States to his native El Salvador and whose case became an intensely watched focus of…
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, sources say
WASHINGTON — The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 murder of George Floyd at…
Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold President Trump’s birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the…
In Trump’s ‘domestic terrorism’ memo, some see blueprint for vengeance
At a tense political moment in the wake of conservative lightning rod Charlie Kirk’s killing, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum focusing federal law enforcement…