Tag: Washington news
Lawsuit against Trump’s Washington National Guard deployment exposes country’s deep partisan divide
WASHINGTON – A partisan battle is playing out in a Washington courtroom that could decide the fate of President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement...
Associated Press disputes Trump’s false characterization of its legal fight over access
The Associated Press is objecting to Donald Trump’s false claims about its ongoing legal dispute over access after the president incorrectly characterized the case...
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein.On the first day of...
Trump and Infantino: How a friendship is shaping the World Cup
WASHINGTON – The plan started coming together inside a luxury box at MetLife Stadium.As the Premier League's Chelsea was on its way to a...
Government shutdown enters fifth day as Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse
WASHINGTON – Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal government provided few public signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations talking place...
Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?
BILLINGS, Mont. – U.S. officials in the coming days are set to hold the government's biggest coal sales in more than a decade, offering...
Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can’t end birthright citizenship
BOSTON – A federal appeals court in Boston ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in...
Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the waters...
Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to a deal for ending the war in Gaza
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal for Gaza by 6 p.m. ET on Sunday and...
Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats
WASHINGTON – White House budget director Russ Vought said the Trump administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, expanding funding fights that...