WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a year before a U.S. military operation ousted Nicolás Maduro, a top adviser to President Donald Trump has alleged that the Venezuelan leader sent gang members to the United States. “If you are the dictator of a poor country with a high crime rate, wouldn’t you send your criminals to … Read more
A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a large offshore wind farm off Rhode Island and Connecticut can resume, giving the industry at least a temporary victory as President Donald Trump tries to shut it down. In the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Chief Judge Royce Lamberth said the government had … Read more
The Trump administration has said it is freezing child care funding for all states until it provides more administrative and verification data about the programs, in a move fueled by a series of fraud schemes at day care centers in Minnesota run by Somali residents. All 50 states will be affected by the overhaul, but … Read more
States will share $10 billion next year for rural health care in a program that aims to offset the Trump administration’s massive budget cuts to rural hospitals, federal officials announced Monday. But while every state has requested money from the Rural Health Transformation Program, it won’t be distributed equally. And critics fear that funding could … Read more
“We lowered (the price of) infertility drugs to make lots of Trump babies, hopefully by the midterms.” This bizarre remark was made recently by Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Four years into the first Trump administration and nearly a year into the second, many of us have become … Read more
NEW YORK, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Since President Donald Trump’s “Deliverance Day” tariffs sent the U.S. bond market into turmoil in April, his administration has carefully tailored its policies and messaging to prevent another crisis. But the truce remains fragile, some investors say. A reminder of that fragility came on Nov. 5, when the Treasury … Read more
MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. Army Reserve attorney detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month after granting asylum at a high rate that falls short of the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals, The Associated Press has learned. Christopher Day began hearing cases in late October as a temporary judge at … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump has linked his administration’s immigration crackdown on Minnesota’s large Somali community to a series of fraud cases involving government programs in which many defendants have roots in the East African country. Trump last week labeled Somalis in Minnesota “garbage” and said he didn’t want them in the US The … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners who want to visit the United States either to invest in America or attend the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics and other major sporting events. At the same time, the administration added new criteria … Read more
The implications are vast and serious WaPo’s explosive holiday story — that, at the behest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the U.S. military deliberately killed survivors of one of the Trump administration’s lawless high-seas raids on suspected drug traffickers — may have finally roused congressional Republicans to at least pantomime Article I lawmakers. From a … Read more