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Close ally of drug kingpin 'El Mencho' gets 30 years in prison as US ramps up pressure on cartels
Read full article: Close ally of drug kingpin 'El Mencho' gets 30 years in prison as US ramps up pressure on cartelsTwo close associates of the fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as โEl Menchoโ have been brought to justice in a U.S. courtroom as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the cartel it recently designated a foreign terrorist organization.
Layoff notices delivered to hundreds of Voice of America employees
Read full article: Layoff notices delivered to hundreds of Voice of America employeesLayoff notices have been delivered to hundreds of employees at the Voice of America outlet, including the Persian-language service that was called off leave last week to beam news of the Middle East war to residents of Iran.
Federal judge blocks Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign studentsA federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administrationโs efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students.
Police in northeast Ohio arrest man who allegedly menaced GOP US Rep. Max Miller on interstate
Read full article: Police in northeast Ohio arrest man who allegedly menaced GOP US Rep. Max Miller on interstateA northeast Ohio man was arrested and charged with threatening Republican U.S. Rep. Max Miller while the two were traveling along Interstate 90 near Cleveland on Thursday.
Supreme Court rejects toy company's push for a quick decision on Trump's tariffs
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects toy company's push for a quick decision on Trump's tariffsThe Supreme Court has rejected a push from an Illinois toy company asking for a quick decision on the legality of President Donald Trumpโs tariffs.
Senate parliamentarian deals blow to GOP plan to gut consumer bureau in tax bill
Read full article: Senate parliamentarian deals blow to GOP plan to gut consumer bureau in tax billRepublicans have suffered a setback over their plans to gut the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau in President Donald Trump's big bill.
Supreme Court widens court options for vaping companies pushing back against FDA rules
Read full article: Supreme Court widens court options for vaping companies pushing back against FDA rulesThe Supreme Court is siding with e-cigarette companies in a ruling that'll make it easier to sue over Food and Drug Administration decisions blocking their products from the multibillion-dollar vaping market.
Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election, reviving longstanding grievance
Read full article: Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election, reviving longstanding grievancePresident Donald Trump is calling for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden, repeating his baseless claim the contest was marred by widespread fraud.
Supreme Court revives lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from US victims of terrorism attacks
Read full article: Supreme Court revives lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from US victims of terrorism attacksThe Supreme Court has revived long-running lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from Americans killed or wounded in terrorism attacks in the Middle East.
Judge rules Trump administration can't require states to help on immigration to get transport money
Read full article: Judge rules Trump administration can't require states to help on immigration to get transport moneyA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds from states that donโt agree to participate in some immigration enforcement actions.
The Latest: Judge halts Trumpโs effort to block Harvard from hosting international students
Read full article: The Latest: Judge halts Trumpโs effort to block Harvard from hosting international studentsA federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administrationโs efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York's primaries
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York's primariesVoters across New York state Tuesday will pick nominees in municipal primaries that include high-profile comeback bids in New York City by a former governor and a former congressman who both left office mired in scandal.
Trump is silent about Juneteenth on a day he previously honored as president
Read full article: Trump is silent about Juneteenth on a day he previously honored as presidentPresident Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday.
Some US restaurants and servers oppose Republicans' 'no tax on tips' budget proposal
Read full article: Some US restaurants and servers oppose Republicans' 'no tax on tips' budget proposalSome segments of the U.S. restaurant industry donโt support President Donald Trumpโs proposal to eliminate federal taxes on tips.
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis
Read full article: Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basisPresident Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.
ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses
Read full article: ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businessesFarmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job.
Voice of America and Radio Farda's Persian services cover the Israel-Iran conflict despite cutbacks
Read full article: Voice of America and Radio Farda's Persian services cover the Israel-Iran conflict despite cutbacksDespite the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle or sharply cut back on U.S. government-run news outlets like Voice of America, two Persian-language services have been called into duty to report on Israel's war with Iran to Iranian audiences.
These are 5 things the UN does that you may not have known
Read full article: These are 5 things the UN does that you may not have knownThe United Nationsโ vast system has tackled everything from delivering life-saving humanitarian aid to providing crucial peacekeeping operations in conflict zones.
Party like it's 2018: Democrats look to 1st Trump midterms for 2025 races and 2026 momentum
Read full article: Party like it's 2018: Democrats look to 1st Trump midterms for 2025 races and 2026 momentumDemocrats have spent the early months of Donald Trump's second presidency trying to find the right messages and messengers to counter an aggressive administration.
President Donald Trump's latest judicial pick is someone that Joe Biden almost nominated
Read full article: President Donald Trump's latest judicial pick is someone that Joe Biden almost nominatedPresident Donald Trump says he plans to tap Chad Meredith, a former state solicitor general in Kentucky, for a federal judgeship in the state.
Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers
Read full article: Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickersA drug informant who helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration build some of its biggest cases has been arrested and charged with scheming to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition from Colombia and the Dominican Republic.
Families of trans kids worry about what's next after Supreme Court rules on gender-affirming care
Read full article: Families of trans kids worry about what's next after Supreme Court rules on gender-affirming careA U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennesseeโs ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about its impact.
US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifies
Read full article: US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifiesThe U.S. State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the U.S. embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and President Donald Trump has warned of the possibility of getting directly involved in the conflict.
US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts
Read full article: US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accountsThe U.S. State Department says itโs restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but says all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for review.
Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootings
Read full article: Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootingsAnxious lawmakers are convening under heightened security in Wisconsinโs state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country.
California senators demand Trump immigration officials stop using Medicaid data
Read full article: California senators demand Trump immigration officials stop using Medicaid dataThe Trump administrationโs decision to provide deportation officials with personal data โ including the immigration status โ on millions of Medicaid enrollees prompted two California U.S. senators on Wednesday to demand that the data sharing โceaseโ and for Homeland Security officials to โdestroyโ the records.
Trump says supporters โmore in loveโ with him than ever, as MAGA world splits over Iran
Read full article: Trump says supporters โmore in loveโ with him than ever, as MAGA world splits over IranPresident Donald Trump is downplaying any notion that his supporters are cooling on him amid uncertainty over whether he will order a U.S. strike on Iran.
What to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender care for youth
Read full article: What to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender care for youthThe U.S. Supreme Court said Tennessee did not violate the constitution by banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
Former US ambassador to Ukraine who resigned in protest launches run for Congress in Michigan
Read full article: Former US ambassador to Ukraine who resigned in protest launches run for Congress in MichiganBridget Brink, who stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine this year in protest of what she said was President Donald Trumpโs unfair treatment of the the war-torn country, says sheโs running for Congress in one of Michiganโs most competitive districts as a Democrat.
Supreme Court work goes on with 10 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship
Read full article: Supreme Court work goes on with 10 cases to decide, including birthright citizenshipThe Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administrationโs emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trumpโs efforts to remake the federal government.
Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up due to rising health care costs, new SSA law
Read full article: Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up due to rising health care costs, new SSA lawThe go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Securityโs trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to closer projected depletion dates.
Trump says he's 'not looking for a fight' with Iran but stands ready to act if necessary
Read full article: Trump says he's 'not looking for a fight' with Iran but stands ready to act if necessaryPresident Donald Trump says he doesnโt want to carry out a U.S. strike on Iran but suggested he stands ready to act if itโs necessary to extinguish Iranโs nuclear program.