Tag: Washington news
The Trump administration wants to end the UN peacekeeping in Lebanon. Europe is pushing back
WASHINGTON – The future of U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon has split the United States and its European allies, raising implications for security in the...
In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON – Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump...
West Virginia sends hundreds of National Guard members to Washington at Trump team’s request
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of West Virginia National Guard members will deploy across the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul...
In Trump’s redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity and progressives are on board
ATLANTA – Fight! Fight! Fight!It’s not just Donald Trump’s mantra anymore. As the Republican president pushes states to redraw their congressional districts to the...
Trump’s aggressive push to take over DC policing may be a template for an approach in other cities
WASHINGTON – The left sees President Donald Trump's attempted takeover of Washington law enforcement as part of a multifront march to autocracy — “vindictive...
New Air Force policy denies transgender troops hearings before they’re discharged
WASHINGTON – The Air Force says in a new memo that transgender airmen ousted under a recent Trump administration directive will no longer have...
Some workers would be excluded from student loan forgiveness program for ‘illegal’ activity
WASHINGTON – Teachers, social workers, nurses and other public workers would be cut off from a popular student loan cancellation program if the Trump...
Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn’t act, CBO says
WASHINGTON – The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does...
Bad diets, too many meds, no exercise: A look inside the latest ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report
WASHINGTON – A report that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised will improve the health of America’s children...
President Trump ramps up takeover of Washington’s police department. Here’s what to know
Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington in President Donald Trump's extraordinary takeover of the police department in the nation's...