DHS head Noem confirms ICE increase in Chicago
Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday confirmed the Trump administration plans to increase immigration resources in Chicago amid a planned…
Federal judge bars U.S. government from sending Guatemalan children back, for now
HARLINGEN, Texas — A U.S. judge at least temporarily blocked the government Sunday from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their…
Trump to mandate voter I.D. through executive order
Aug. 31 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he would sign an executive order requiring voters to present identification when casting ballots.…
Federal agents arrest Washington wildfire firefighters
Two firefighters helping to fight a wildfire in Washington state were arrested this week by federal immigration officials, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed. Photo…
Judge delays SEPTA rate increase, additional service cuts
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Passengers on Southeastern Philadelphia Transportation Authority buses won't pay higher fares or deal with more service reductions at least until Thursday.…
U.S. flag-burner charged with 2 misdemeanors
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- North Carolinian Jan Carey on Wednesday was charged with two misdemeanor counts arising from the burning of a U.S. flag on…
Spirit files for bankruptcy, 6 months after emerging from Chapter 11
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Spirit Airlines announced it filed for bankruptcy, less than six months after emerging from Chapter 11 reorganization. The budget carrier said…
Report: California to provide Kamala Harris with security
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The California Highway Patrol reportedly will provide security protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris after she lost her Secret Service…
Trump administration fires remaining VOA workers
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The remaining 532 employees at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which is the parent agency of the Voice of America,…
Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 unaccompanied migrant children, senator says
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to remove nearly 700 Guatemalan children who had come to the U.S. without their parents, according to a letter sent…
Chicago’s mayor signs executive order to avoid militarization in city
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Saturday signed an executive order that demands President Donald Trump end "his threats to deploy the…
What happens to Trump’s tariffs now that a federal appeals court has knocked them down?
WASHINGTON — President Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products.Now a federal appeals court has thrown a…
Minnesota Gov. reportedly considering special session over gun laws
1 of 2 | Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., is considering holding a special session of the state legislature to address gun laws following a shooting…
Federal appeals court annuls block on Texas law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has vacated a ruling that a Texas law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the…
Missouri’s governor calls special session to redraw congressional map
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Kehow ordered a special legislative session to redraw the congressional map for its eight U.S. House seats,…
State Department blocks Palestinian visas ahead of U.N. opening
Aug. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. officials revoked visas already issued to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority ahead of next month's United…
NYC says deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem is over
Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The New York City Health Department announced Friday that a deadly bout of Legionnaires' disease in Upper Manhattan has ended. According…
Iowa’s Sen. Joni Ernst to retire at the end of her term in 2026
Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will not seek re-election when her term ends next year, people familiar with her decision have said.…
On This Day, Aug. 30: Benedict Arnold betrays U.S. in Revolutionary War
1 of 7 | In "Treason of Arnold" by C.F. Blauvelt (1874), American Gen. Benedict Arnold persuades British officer John André to conceal treasonous papers…
Trump suggests more U.S. cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story
President Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, San Francisco and Portland, Ore., to fight what he says…