Tag: Washington news
Schools reopen in Washington with parents on edge over Trump’s armed patrols
WASHINGTON – Public schools reopened Monday in the nation’s capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands of National Guard troops, some...
Trump moves to ban flag burning despite Supreme Court ruling that Constitution allows it
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American...
Trade and defense on the agenda as President Donald Trump hosts South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is hosting Lee Jae Myung, the new president of South Korea, at the White House on Monday for talks...
Back home in Maryland, Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he reports to ICE office
BALTIMORE – Kilmar Abrego Garcia was expected Monday to report to U.S. immigration officials in Maryland as the Trump administration says it intends to...
‘No magic fixes’ for Democrats as party confronts internal and fundraising struggles
MINNEAPOLIS – Ken Martin is in the fight of his life.The low-profile political operative from Minnesota, just six months on the job as chairman...
France summons US Ambassador Kushner over ‘unacceptable’ letter about rising antisemitism
WASHINGTON – France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging...
Trump expands cities targeted for possible military deployment to Baltimore in a spat with governor
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to an offer by Maryland's governor...
Trump ran on a promise of revenge. He’s making good on it
Donald Trump ran on a promise to use the powers of the government for revenge against those he believed wronged him. He now appears...
Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it’s his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead
ATLANTA – Amy Kremer was an early tea party leader who supported Donald Trump for president in 2016. She ran for Congress from Georgia...
Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race
HOUSTON – Just as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred was holding a town hall near the Mexican border as part of an “unrig...