Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under a Trump plan to gut the foreign aid agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Forced leaves pulling all but a small fraction of staffers of the U.S. Agency for…
22 states sue New York, alleging environmental fund is unconstitutional
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Twenty-two states sued New York on Thursday, contending that a new law forcing a…
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC
President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed last week’s deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter on…
2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
SEATTLE (AP) — A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to end…
Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel’s strongest supporters
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first meetings in the United States this week…
Thousands protest Trump administration policies in cities across the US
A movement to protest the early actions of President Donald Trump’s administration took off Wednesday, as thousands of…
Nonprofit’s lawsuit over the federal funding freeze is part of an ‘avalanche’ of litigation
NEW YORK (AP) — A new coalition of nonprofits came together overnight to challenge a seemingly sweeping order…
Democrats confront limits of their power in bid to stop Trump and Elon Musk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Outraged Democrats are testing the limits of their diminished power as they try to stop…
NFL emails reveal extent of Saints’ damage control for clergy sex abuse crisis
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of…
Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns ‘no guarantees’ fragile peace in Gaza will hold
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime…
Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President…
Some US businesses close in a ‘day without immigrants.’ But many say they can’t lose income
Several businesses from day cares to grocery stores and hair salons closed Monday across the U.S. in a…