WASHINGTON — The White House denied on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump was considering removing Kash Patel as director of the FBI as news outlet MS NOW reported. MS NOW, citing three unidentified people with knowledge of the situation, said in an online report that Trump and his top...
Pentagon Advances Golden Dome Missile Defense With New Space Force Contracts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has awarded about a half dozen small Golden Dome contracts to build competing missile defense prototypes, kicking off a race for future deals worth tens of billions of dollars, according to two sources briefed on the matter. The awards went to several companies including...
Most US Latinos Feel Their Situation Is Worse Under Trump, Pew Poll Finds
WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S. Latinos believe their situation has worsened under President Donald Trump, a Pew Research Center poll released on Monday found, the first such deterioration since the poll began tracking almost 20 years ago. Asked how they see their situation, 68% of Latinos said it has worsened in the past year while about 80% said Trump administration policies do more harm to Latinos than help them, Pew said, a key reason...
US Justice Department Plans Gun Rights Office Within Civil Rights Unit
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to expand gun-rights protections with a new office in its civil rights division dedicated to enforcing the U.S. constitutional right to bear arms, according to plans shared with Congress and reviewed by Reuters. The office, called the Second Amendment Rights Section, expects to open...
This Thanksgiving, Give Thanks for the Invisible Hands
As Thanksgiving approaches, we gather in a celebration of gratitude. Throughout November, reminders to “being thankful” are everywhere, to the point where it can feel rehearsed. Amid economic uncertainties such as rising unemployment, stubborn inflation, record low levels of consumer sentiment, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, deep political division, and an overall...
How Trump’s immigration Blitz Is Changing Life in Firebaugh
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Trailing in the shade of a tractor-pulled harvester, a small huddle of people in broad hats trawl the ochre rows of a green field. Every six or so feet, someone squats down and pulls into the morning sunlight...
Thanksgiving Air Travel Plans Cut by US Government Shutdown
A record number of Americans had been expected to fly during Thanksgiving, but a 43-day government shutdown dampened demand for one of the year's busiest travel seasons. Many skittish travelers rethought their plans as cancellations and delays mounted while the shutdown wore on. "It's not worth the mental strain and...
Trump Is Considering Push to Extend Obamacare Subsidies
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly denounced the Affordable Care Act as a “disaster,” is considering backing an extension of insurance subsidies tied to the health law that are set to expire at the end of the year, according to a senior White House official. Trump has not...
Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan as They Agree to Meet in China in April
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he had accepted an invitation from Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to visit Beijing in April. That occurred while the two leaders discussed several major issues between their nations, including Taiwan, the Ukraine war and lackluster Chinese purchases of American soybeans, according to...
TikTok Names Former Boeing Exec as US Public Policy Chief
TikTok said Tuesday it had named former Boeing government affairs chief Ziad Ojakli as the short video app's head of public policy for the Americas as it works to complete a deal to separate its U.S. assets from its parent company. The move comes as TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance is...