National Politics

How Trump could use a building renovation to oust Fed Chair Powell

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump may have found a way to achieve his goal of ...

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Migrant sent to El Salvador prison by the Trump administration says he was beaten by guards

By SUDHIN THANAWALA and GARY FIELDS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A migrant from Venezuela deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador has ...

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Trump wants to hire 10,000 new ICE agents. Is that goal doable?

By Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he wants to hire 10,000 new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and ...

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Lawsuit challenges restrictions on Head Start for kids in the US illegally

By ANNIE MA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s ...

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Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition

By BILL BARROW, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite ...

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Republicans are considering changes to Trump’s request for $9.4 billion in spending cuts

By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans were exploring changes Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved ...

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Trump reshaped the Supreme Court. Now emergency appeals are helping him reshape the government

By MARK SHERMAN and CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months into his second term, President Donald Trump has gotten almost everything ...

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Trump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across ten states, union says

By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days, according to the union that represents ...

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Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is pushing Texas Republicans to redraw ...

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Transgender asylum seeker released from ICE custody following order from federal judge in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A transgender asylum seeker from Mexico has been released from an immigration detention facility in Washington state, where she was ...

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