Tag: politics
Kerr County officials failed to follow certain aspects of disaster plan during Texas floods
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Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
WASHINGTON – For weeks, President Donald Trump was promising the world economy would change on Friday with his new tariffs in place. It was...
The Columbia deal with Trump is a blueprint. All of higher ed should fear what comes next.
One by one, elite universities are signing away some of their autonomy to the Trump administration after it has accused them of civil rights...
Colorado deputies disciplined for helping federal immigration agents
DENVER – Two Colorado deputies have been disciplined for violating state law by helping federal agents make immigration arrests, and their sheriff says officers...
2026 race for California governor goes into new gear and directions with Kamala Harris out
LOS ANGELES – After months of uncertainty, the race to become California's next governor started Thursday.Former Vice President Kamala Harris' decision Wednesday to bypass...
Michael Whatley, RNC chairman endorsed by Trump, launches Senate bid in North Carolina
GASTONIA, N.C. – Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley launched his campaign for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat Thursday, equipped with President Donald...
Dozens of countries with no deals face higher tariffs as trade deadline nears
WASHINGTON – Numerous countries around the world are facing the prospect of much higher duties on their exports to the United States on Friday,...
ICE says it has made tentative job offers to more than 1,000 as hiring ramps up
WASHINGTON – The agency responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportations agenda says it has already made tentative job offers to more...
Pentagon pulls back more National Guard troops and leaves behind 250 in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – The Pentagon said Thursday it is ending the deployment of all but 250 National Guard troops that were originally sent to...
Federal judges detail rise in threats, ‘pizza doxings,’ as Trump ramps up criticism
In 2020, a disgruntled litigant posing as a deliveryman opened fire at the New Jersey home of District Judge Esther Salas, killing her 20-year-old...
