Tag: Washington news
Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
WASHINGTON – The nation's most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions...
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee...
A historic shutdown is nearly over. It leaves no winners and much frustration
WASHINGTON – The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as today, Day 43, with almost no one happy with the final...
The Supreme Court is expected to say whether full SNAP food payments can resume
It's up to the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress to decide when full payments will resume under the SNAP food aid program that helps...
What’s in the legislation to end the federal government shutdown
WASHINGTON – A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track Monday after a handful of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to...
Democrats seize on Trump administration’s efforts to fight food stamp payments
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Trump administration's legal efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is...
Washington’s struggling economy takes another hit from the government shutdown
WASHINGTON – With the combination of the longest government shutdown, the mass firings of government workers and a fresh cut in federal food aid,...
US government shutdown forces some overseas bases to stop paying workers
MADRID – The longest U.S. government shutdown on record is doing more than grind activities to a halt at home; an ocean away in...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
GÜIRIA – One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former...
The Latest: Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, putting a tool at the center of his...