POLITICS
Who's the guy handing Trump those binders of executive orders? Meet Will Scharf
Read full article: Who's the guy handing Trump those binders of executive orders? Meet Will ScharfThose binders full of executive orders that President Donald Trump has been signing with a flourish in recent days don’t just magically appear before him.
Utah Republicans take aim at teachers unions amid political clash over education
Read full article: Utah Republicans take aim at teachers unions amid political clash over educationUtah lawmakers have advanced a bill that experts say would establish one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country.
New York county agrees to redraw voting lines that lawsuit said disenfranchised residents of color
Read full article: New York county agrees to redraw voting lines that lawsuit said disenfranchised residents of colorA New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color.
US active duty troops beginning to arrive in Texas and San Diego to support border security
Read full article: US active duty troops beginning to arrive in Texas and San Diego to support border securityU.S. officials say active duty military troops are arriving in El Paso, Texas, and in San Diego on Thursday evening.
Trump signs executive order on developing artificial intelligence 'free from ideological bias'
Read full article: Trump signs executive order on developing artificial intelligence 'free from ideological bias'President Donald Trump signed an executive order on artificial intelligence Thursday that will revoke past government policies his order says “act as barriers to American AI innovation.”.
Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault
Read full article: Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assaultPete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017.
Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances
Read full article: Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrancesPresident Donald Trump is pardoning anti-abortion activists who were convicted in the October 2020 invasion and blockade of a Washington clinic.
FEMA faces shakeup under Trump while it wrestles with disasters on both coasts
Read full article: FEMA faces shakeup under Trump while it wrestles with disasters on both coastsPresident Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to disasters in California and North Carolina.
Texas bar association drops lawsuit against AG Ken Paxton over 2020 election challenge
Read full article: Texas bar association drops lawsuit against AG Ken Paxton over 2020 election challengeThe State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct.
USDA secretary nominee says politics shouldn't influence California wildfire response
Read full article: USDA secretary nominee says politics shouldn't influence California wildfire responsePresident Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture says efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn’t be influenced by politics.
Supreme Court allows small business registration rule to take effect, aimed at money laundering
Read full article: Supreme Court allows small business registration rule to take effect, aimed at money launderingThe Supreme Court has revived a requirement that owners of millions of small businesses register with an arm of the Treasury Department under an anti-money laundering law.
Man who took a US Capitol tour with a gun in his possession is arrested, police say
Read full article: Man who took a US Capitol tour with a gun in his possession is arrested, police sayPolice say a man who entered the U.S. Capitol with a handgun in his possession and took a tour of the building has been arrested and faces weapons charges.
Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
Read full article: Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremistsPresident Donald Trump's pardons of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and the rhetoric of retribution from some of those released this week is raising deep concern among attorneys, former federal investigators and experts who follow extremism.
Trump revokes protections for former Secretary of State Pompeo and top aide threatened by Iran
Read full article: Trump revokes protections for former Secretary of State Pompeo and top aide threatened by IranPresident Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide, Brian Hook.
Trump says he will 'demand' that interest rates come down, but it won't be that simple
Read full article: Trump says he will 'demand' that interest rates come down, but it won't be that simplePresident Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest rates, but an economy transformed by the pandemic will make those promises difficult to keep.
Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state
Read full article: Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of stateSecretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first official trip abroad next week to Central America.
Trump won't ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resist
Read full article: Trump won't ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resistNumerous faith leaders across the U.S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump’s new administration has sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations.
Gulf of Whatnow? Trump's geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next
Read full article: Gulf of Whatnow? Trump's geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do nextMapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after President Donald Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport 'millions and millions'
Read full article: Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport 'millions and millions'President Donald Trump’s promise to deport “millions and millions” of immigrants will hinge on securing money for detention centers.
Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
Read full article: Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditionsSome U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster aid be coupled with as-yet unspecified conditions on the wildfire-ravaged state.
Trump's new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
Read full article: Trump's new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights casesThe new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration.
Episcopal bishop says she'll continue to pray for Trump, who lashed out at her over viral sermon
Read full article: Episcopal bishop says she'll continue to pray for Trump, who lashed out at her over viral sermonThe Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Diocese of Washington, says she will continue to pray for President Donald Trump, hours after he lashed out at her over a sermon.