Tag: Washington news
Trump celebrates West Point alumni group canceling award ceremony to honor Tom Hanks
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump celebrated news on Monday that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor Tom...
Republicans are eager for President Trump to expand his use of the military on US soil
WASHINGTON – National Guard troops patrolling the streets of U.S. cities. Weapons of war deployed against international gangs suspected of drug trafficking. Military bases...
Jury selection begins in the trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida
FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of a man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump...
Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Monday he will award former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest...
Social Security whistleblower who claims DOGE mishandled Americans’ sensitive data resigns from post
WASHINGTON – A Social Security official who has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the Department of Government Efficiency officials mishandled Americans' sensitive information says...
Appeals court finds Trump’s tariffs illegally used emergency power, but leaves them in place for now
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place...
Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 unaccompanied migrant children, senator says
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is planning to remove nearly 700 Guatemalan children who had come to the U.S. without their parents, according to...
Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the...
Judges, defense lawyers and grand jurors poke holes in cases from Trump’s DC federal intervention
WASHINGTON – A grand jury refused to indict a man who was captured on video hurling a sandwich at a federal agent. Prosecutors dropped...
Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK’d, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson that he won't be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively...