POLITICS
The Latest: Trump orders crumbling Alcatraz prison to be rebuilt and reopened
Read full article: The Latest: Trump orders crumbling Alcatraz prison to be rebuilt and reopenedPresident Donald Trump announced on social media that he's ordered federal agencies to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious and crumbling former island prison in San Francisco Bay.
Balancing Trump criticism and bipartisanship, Democrat Jon Ossoff walks a fine line in Georgia
Read full article: Balancing Trump criticism and bipartisanship, Democrat Jon Ossoff walks a fine line in GeorgiaGeorgia Sen. Jon Ossoff is among many Democrats looking to find the right path to challenge President Donald Trump and Republicans after the GOP won the White House and congressional majorities in 2024.
Europe launches a drive to attract scientists and researchers after Trump freezes US funding
Read full article: Europe launches a drive to attract scientists and researchers after Trump freezes US fundingThe European Union is launching a drive to attract scientists and researchers with offers of grants and new policy plans.
South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief Noem
Read full article: South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief NoemStudents and faculty at Dakota State University are facing free speech concerns for the first time now that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to deliver the commencement speech May 10.
Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying
Read full article: Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dyingThe White House says no final decisions have been made on President Donald Trump's call for tariffs targeting films made outside the United States.
Trump blasts Mexico's Sheinbaum for rejecting offer to send US troops into Mexico to fight cartels
Read full article: Trump blasts Mexico's Sheinbaum for rejecting offer to send US troops into Mexico to fight cartelsPresident Donald Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected his proposal to send U.S. troops to Mexico to help thwart the illegal drug trade because she is fearful of the country’s powerful cartels.
Trump says he's going to reopen Alcatraz prison. Doing so would be difficult and costly
Read full article: Trump says he's going to reopen Alcatraz prison. Doing so would be difficult and costlyPresident Donald Trump says he's directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island that's been closed for more than 60 years.
Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn't know if he backs due process rights
Read full article: Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn't know if he backs due process rightsPresident Donald Trump is circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights laid out in the Constitution, saying in a new interview that he doesn't know whether U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike deserve that guarantee.
How the stock market made back all its losses after Trump escalated the trade war
Read full article: How the stock market made back all its losses after Trump escalated the trade warIt felt much longer, but the U_S_ stock market needed just a few weeks to roar all the way back to where it was on President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day.”.
Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez: A billionaire and a former bartender emerge as Trump resistance leaders
Read full article: Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez: A billionaire and a former bartender emerge as Trump resistance leadersDemocrats are looking for the right message and messengers to lead the opposition to President Donald Trump in his second term.
America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely before
Read full article: America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely beforeThe principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, coequal branches.
Former Vice President Pence defends Constitution after getting Profile in Courage Award
Read full article: Former Vice President Pence defends Constitution after getting Profile in Courage AwardFormer Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly defended the Constitution after receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.
Visa crackdown leads international students in the US to reconsider summer travel
Read full article: Visa crackdown leads international students in the US to reconsider summer travelInternational students in the U.S. are reconsidering their travel plans this summer after a wave of student status terminations and visa revocations.
Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgotten
Read full article: Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgottenPresident Donald Trump wants to tap into “beautiful, clean coal" to help meet the electricity demands of what he bills as a new dawn of manufacturing and technological advancement in the United States.
Trump draws criticism with AI image of himself as the pope ahead of the papal conclave
Read full article: Trump draws criticism with AI image of himself as the pope ahead of the papal conclavePresident Donald Trump has posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself dressed as pope.
Trump brands his opponents as 'communists,' a label loaded with the baggage of American history
Read full article: Trump brands his opponents as 'communists,' a label loaded with the baggage of American historyPresident Donald Trump is once more calling opponents “communists” as his administration wages policy fights on trade and in the courts.
Justice Department will switch its focus on voting and prioritize Trump's elections order, memo says
Read full article: Justice Department will switch its focus on voting and prioritize Trump's elections order, memo saysA new mission statement for the Justice Department unit that upholds voting rights shows it's being redirected toward prioritizing President Donald Trump's executive order on elections.
Waltz ouster adds to tumult in Trump's national security team but consolidates power in fewer hands
Read full article: Waltz ouster adds to tumult in Trump's national security team but consolidates power in fewer handsPresident Donald Trump’s removal of national security adviser Mike Waltz brings further disruption to his national security team.
VP Vance's global travels are a mix of diplomacy, dealmaking, soft power and family time
Read full article: VP Vance's global travels are a mix of diplomacy, dealmaking, soft power and family timePresident Donald Trump has dispatched Vice President JD Vance all over the world in the opening months of the administration.
Trump administration sues Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering in immigration enforcement
Read full article: Trump administration sues Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering in immigration enforcementThe Department of Justice is suing Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering with federal efforts to enforce immigration laws.
CIA and other spy agencies set to shrink workforce under Trump administration plan
Read full article: CIA and other spy agencies set to shrink workforce under Trump administration planThe White House plans to cut staffing at the CIA and other intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency.
Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs
Read full article: Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programsMore than a dozen data-gathering programs that track deaths and disease appear to have been eliminated in the tornado of layoffs and proposed budget cuts in the Trump administration’s first 100 days.
Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday
Read full article: Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthdayThe Army has confirmed there will be a military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June, as part of the celebration around the service’s 250th birthday.
Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaignA federal judge has blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution against the legal profession.
US reaches agreement to settle lawsuit brought over Ashli Babbitt's shooting during Capitol riot
Read full article: US reaches agreement to settle lawsuit brought over Ashli Babbitt's shooting during Capitol riotLawyers say the Trump administration has reached a preliminary agreement to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt over her shooting by an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems
Read full article: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systemsThe Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.
CIA releases Mandarin-language videos to encourage Chinese officials to spill secrets
Read full article: CIA releases Mandarin-language videos to encourage Chinese officials to spill secretsThe CIA has released two Mandarin-language videos online designed to encourage disgruntled Chinese officials to share government secrets with America's spies.
Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubt
Read full article: Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubtTwo major scientific societies say they will try to fill the void from the Trump administration’s dismissal of scientists writing a cornerstone federal report on what climate change is doing to the United States.
Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kids
Read full article: Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kidsPresident Donald Trump's administration is conducting a massive, multi-agency review of 450,000 migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without their parents during President Joe Biden’s term.
UN memo lays out proposals for sweeping reforms and consolidation of its operations
Read full article: UN memo lays out proposals for sweeping reforms and consolidation of its operationsUnited Nations officials have circulated proposals for a consolidation of its operations and other reforms to root out inefficiencies, overlaps and cost overruns.
As Trump sets his sights on public broadcasting, a decades-old institution frets about the future
Read full article: As Trump sets his sights on public broadcasting, a decades-old institution frets about the futureIt's the decades-long home to Big Bird, Ken Burns documentaries and “All Things Considered.”.
