Tag: Washington news
What to know about the US warships sent to South America and the reaction in Venezuela
WASHINGTON – The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels with...
Trump administration announces a $825 million arms sale to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has approved a $825 million arms sale to Ukraine that will include extended-range missiles and related equipment to boost...
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from removing Voice of America director
WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from removing Michael Abramowitz as director of Voice of America, the government-run news...
Departing CDC officials say Monarez’s firing was the final straw and political meddling is a problem
NEW YORK – When the White House fired Susan Monarez as director of the premier U.S. public health agency, it was clear to two...
CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job, federal officials say
NEW YORK – The director of the nation's top public health agency is out after less than one month in the job, U.S. officials...
Prosecutors fail to indict sandwich thrower in Trump’s Washington public safety operation
WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors have failed to obtain a felony indictment against a man who was seen on camera hurling a sandwich at a...
Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak
WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away...
Handling crime a strength for Trump as many in US see a ‘major problem’ in big cities: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON – As armed National Guard troops patrol the nation's capital as part of an unprecedented federal takeover of Washington's police department, handling crime...
Trump’s push to oust Fed’s Lisa Cook unites anti-DEI effort, bid to control independent institutions
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's vow to fire Lisa Cook, an economist who is the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve's...
Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter
Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday...