Tag: Washington news
Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, is transferred to a prison camp in Texas
WASHINGTON – Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been moved from a federal prison in Florida to a prison camp in Texas as...
The Latest: Trump signs order for more tariffs on US partners to go into effect in 7 days
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday placing tariffs on many U.S. trade partners — the next step in his trade agenda that...
Trump administration weighs fate of $9M stockpile of contraceptives feared earmarked for destruction
BRUSSELS – President Donald Trump's administration says it is weighing what to do with family planning supplies stockpiled in Europe that campaigners and two...
US envoy visits distribution site in Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens
DEIR EL-BALAH – U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff visited southern Gaza on Friday during international outrage over starvation, shortages and deadly...
FBI director says a new office in New Zealand will counter China’s sway, provoking Beijing’s ire
WELLINGTON – FBI Director Kash Patel provoked diplomatic discomfort in New Zealand by suggesting the opening of a new office in the capital aims...
Trump’s new tariffs give some countries a break, while shares and US dollar sink
BANGKOK – U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries drew expressions of relief...
North Carolina Senate race sets up as a fight over who would be a champion for the middle class
RALEIGH, N.C. – Democrats still in the dumps over last year's elections have found cause for optimism in North Carolina, where former Gov. Roy...
Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
WASHINGTON – For weeks, President Donald Trump was promising the world economy would change on Friday with his new tariffs in place. It was...
ICE says it has made tentative job offers to more than 1,000 as hiring ramps up
WASHINGTON – The agency responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportations agenda says it has already made tentative job offers to more...
Federal judges detail rise in threats, ‘pizza doxings,’ as Trump ramps up criticism
In 2020, a disgruntled litigant posing as a deliveryman opened fire at the New Jersey home of District Judge Esther Salas, killing her 20-year-old...