WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that Democratic demands for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week unless it works with Republicans and the White House. Democrats say they won’t vote on a DHS spending bill when … Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Historians and observers have accused the Trump administration of trying to rewrite American history to justify its own foreign policy decisions toward Latin America by posting a “historically inaccurate” version of the Mexican-American War. Monday’s White House statement commemorating the war’s anniversary described the conflict as a “legendary victory that secured … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump moved quickly this week to negotiate with Democrats to try to avoid a lengthy government shutdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, a sharp departure from last year’s record impasse when he refused to budge for weeks. Some Republicans are frustrated by the deal, raising the possibility … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The terms of Russia’s pledge to U.S. President Donald Trump to temporarily halt bombing Ukraine during one of the country’s bleakest winters in years remained unclear Friday as Ukrainians braced for even worse conditions next week. Trump said late Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a temporary pause in … Read more
HE NEEDS TO KNOW President Donald Trump ran over Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a Cabinet meeting on January 29 Trump also made the rare move of refusing questions from the media following the meeting Kaitlan Collins, CNN’s chief White House correspondent, suggested Trump’s actions allowed the administration to avoid addressing the recent DHS … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are growing concerned that immigration enforcement is becoming a political liability in the upcoming midterm elections after two people were killed by federal agents during President Donald Trump’s crackdown in Minneapolis. While few are willing to publicly break with the president, there has been a crescendo of criticism as Republicans push … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Trump administration has not shied away from sharing AI-generated images online, embracing cartoon-like images and memes and promoting them on official White House channels. But an edited — and realistic — image of civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong in tears after being arrested is raising new alarms about how … Read more
It’s been exactly one year since Donald Trump was re-inaugurated as president, becoming only the second US commander-in-chief to return to the White House after losing re-election four years earlier. Now, at the end of Trump’s first year back in office, a new Yahoo/YouGov poll shows that more Americans than ever before think he’s been … Read more
Only the bravado of the “art of the deal” could turn a wise purchase into a playground. Lately, the rhetoric coming out of the White House feels less like Thomas Jefferson and more like a high school bully stealing his lunch money. However, America should open its wallet and take Greenland. White House aide Stephen … Read more
As the harsh reality sets in that Venezuela’s authoritarian regime remains essentially unchanged even without Nicolás Maduro, activists who have spent years fighting for the country’s return to democracy are unsure what the next steps should be. They agree that the country should hold new elections very soon or install retired diplomat Edmundo González — … Read more