National Politics

Trump to put tariffs of over 10% on smaller nations, including those in Africa and the Caribbean

By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he plans to place tariffs of over 10% on ...

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US sends third-country deportees under secrecy to the small African kingdom of Eswatini

By GERALD IMRAY and MICHELLE GUMEDE, Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United States has sent five men to the small ...

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Adelita Grijalva wins Democratic primary for Arizona US House seat held by her late father

By SEJAL GOVINDARAO, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Adelita Grijalva won the Democratic primary Tuesday for a southern Arizona U.S. House seat long held ...

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Watch: Mike Waltz pledges to make UN ‘great again’ at Senate confirmation hearing

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATT BROWN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Waltz told lawmakers Tuesday at his confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador ...

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Immigration agents demand tenant information from landlords, stirring questions and confusion

By R.J. RICO ATLANTA (AP) — Immigration authorities are demanding that landlords turn over leases, rental applications, forwarding addresses, identification cards and other information ...

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Judge orders mental evaluation for Venezuelan man convicted of killing Laken Riley

Written by Kate Brumback Atlanta (AP) The Venezuelan man found guilty of the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been ordered by ...

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Trump comes to Bondi’s defense amid uproar from his base over Jeffrey Epstein files flop

By Associated Press’s Eric Tucker WASHINGTON (AP) — In the face of growing criticism from conservative online personalities and far-right influencers over the Justice ...

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Trump caught off guard by Pentagon’s abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say

By Tara Copp, AAMER MADHANI, and SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — According to three people familiar with the situation, President Donald ...

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Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era asbestos ban

By Associated Press’s Michael Phillips and Alexandra St. John Washington (AP) Following an uproar from opponents of asbestos, the Trump administration is abandoning plans ...

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Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce

By Associated Press’s Mark Sherman Washington (AP) Despite concerns that hundreds of thousands of federal employees would lose their jobs and that vital government ...

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