US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug…
Senate Democrats ready to reject government funding bill again over health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time Thursday to reject a stopgap spending bill…
WIC program gets Trump tariff money to run during shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — A food aid program that supports millions of low-income mothers and their young children received…
Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started…
Government shutdown: Health care remains an intractable issue in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown sounded a lot…
Trump cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in targeted states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy…
Firefighters detained by Border Patrol during Olympic Peninsula blaze
SEATTLE (AP) — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington…
Education Dept. funding released for after-school and summer programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs,…
Trump administration is withholding over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck…