Tag: politics
Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that...
The Trump-Intel Deal Is Official
The United States government is making an $8.9 billion investment in Intel, representing a 9.9 percent stake in the company, according to a press...
Trump says Chicago is the likely next target of his efforts to crack down on crime
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness...
Social Security Checks, ‘America First’ Tests & Smithsonian Shakeup
Another week, another round of political chaos. From social security checks, an America first test enacted for Oklahoma educators and a shakeup at the...
2026 World Cup draw will be held at Washington’s Kennedy Center, Trump says
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy...
Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said...
Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remain
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in...
The Latest: FBI searches home of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton, AP source says
The FBI is searching the Maryland home of John Bolton, who served in President Donald Trump’s first administration as national security adviser but later...
Trump embraces tough-on-crime mantra amid DC takeover as he and Democrats claim political wins
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump stood among several hundred law enforcement officers, National Guard troops and federal agents at a U.S. Park Police...
Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says
MIAMI – A federal judge on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction halting further expansion of an immigration detention center built in the middle of...