Trump says US envoy Witkoff to travel to Russia ‘next week’ | Russia-Ukraine war News
Witkoff will discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine as Trump says again that he wants a ‘deal where people stop getting killed’.United States President Donald Trump…
White House advisers defend Trump’s firing of official behind jobs data | Donald Trump News
Trump administration officials question data amid condemnation of dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics head.The White House has defended United States President Donald Trump’s firing…
Economists defend labor data chief fired by Trump
Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Economists are lining up to defend Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer, who was fired by President Donald Trump on…
Texas Democrats leave state to block vote on new House map backed by Trump | Donald Trump News
US president has urged Republicans to redraw map to help the party net a handful of seats in the midterms next year.Texas Democrats are leaving…
Senate heads into recess as Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speaks at a press conference calling on the administration to release the Epstein files in the U.S. Capitol building…
Epstein case prompts bipartisan calls for Trump transparency
LOS BANOS, Calif. — When it comes to President Trump, Angie Zamora and Phaidra Medeiros agree on very little.Zamora, a 36-year-old Army veteran, has nothing good to…
Column: Will Trump weaken the federal judiciary with specious accusations against judges?
Last week, Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi, who shows more fealty to President Trump than to the U.S. Constitution she swore to uphold, filed a complaint…
Where does Trump stand on Israel’s starvation of Palestinians? | Israel-Palestine conflict
Western nations discuss Palestinian statehood, but Israel’s policy to starve the Palestinians in Gaza remains intact.Despite some pushback from his party to deal with the…
After a reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from Smithsonian, questions arise
NEW YORK — It would seem the most straightforward of notions: A thing takes place, and it goes into the history books or is added to museum…
It’s Trump’s economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs
WASHINGTON — For all of President Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of weak indicators last week told a potentially worrisome story as the…
Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump: Inside their tangled relationship
President Trump once called Rupert Murdoch “my very good friend.” But the 94-year-old media baron, whose fortunes have risen in tandem with Trump’s political ascent,…
US museum denies political pressure in removal of Trump impeachment display | Donald Trump News
Smithsonian Institution says it will update exhibit to reflect all impeachments of US presidents following backlash.The parent organisation of a top-visited history museum in the…
Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations of Trump nominees
WASHINGTON — The Senate is leaving Washington on Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Trump’s nominees, calling it…
US Senate confirms former Fox News host Pirro as DC top prosecutor | Donald Trump News
Former Fox News host Pirro secures Senate confirmation with 50-45 vote, becoming US attorney general for the nation’s capital.The United States Senate has confirmed former…
Federal Reserve governor Kugler resigns, creating vacancy for Trump
Aug. 2 (UPI) -- One of the seven members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Adriana Kugler, announced she is stepping down next week,…
Trump’s tariffs leave a lot of losers, from Laos to Brazil. And there were no real winners
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s tariff onslaught this week left a lot of losers — from small, poor countries such as Laos and Algeria to wealthy U.S. trading…
US authorities investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith | Donald Trump News
Without evidence, Trump and his allies accuse former US special prosecutor of illegal political activity.Officials in the United States have launched an investigation into Jack…
Ohio city whose Haitian migrants were disparaged by Trump braces to defend them against deportation
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An Ohio city whose Haitian migrants were disparaged by a Donald Trump falsehood last year as he pitched voters on his plans for an…
Federal authorities investigating former special counsel Jack Smith
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Federal officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who indicted then-candidate Donald Trump on felony charges before his election…
How a fizzled recall attempt actually helped Mayor Karen Bass
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Julia Wick, with an assist from David Zahniser, giving you…