Directly rebutting President Donald Trump's claim that the United States must fend off waves of illegal immigrants flooding its southern border, economists on both sides of the political spectrum say that our country needs more immigrants. Moreover, economists and business analysts have cited the brake applied to the economy by...
Trump Feels Shutdown Pressure From Economists, Nancy Pelosi
WASHINGTON — Shutdown pressure on President Donald Trump mounted Wednesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on him to delay his State of the Union address and his own economists acknowledged the prolonged standoff was having a greater economic drag than previously thought. In a letter to Trump, Pelosi cited...
US Service Members Killed in Syria Blast
BEIRUT — A number of U.S. service members were killed in an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, an attack that came less than a month after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw troops from the war-torn country. The...
'I Will Not Be Bullied,' Says Trump's AG Nominee
WASHINGTON — Vowing "I will not be bullied," President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general asserted independence from the White House on Tuesday, saying he believed that Russia had tried to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, that the special counsel investigation shadowing Trump is not a witch hunt and...
Time for Congress to Curb the Powers of the President: Zakaria
NEW YORK -- Watching the struggle over funding for a border wall, I am struck by the way in which, in one sense, Donald Trump has already achieved success. He has been able to conjure up a crisis out of thin air, elevate this manufactured emergency to national attention, paralyze...
Trump AG Nominee: 'Vitally Important' Mueller Finish Russia Probe
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general will tell senators at his confirmation hearing "it is vitally important" that special counsel Robert Mueller be allowed to complete his Russia investigation, according to prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press on Monday. "I believe it is in the best...
Trump Rejects Suggested Short-Term Government Shutdown Fix
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday rejected the suggestion that he temporarily reopen government while negotiations continue on his proposed border wall, signaling no speedy resolution to the partial government shutdown now into a fourth week. Leaving the White House for a trip to New Orleans, Trump said he...
US Official Says Withdrawal From Syria Has Begun
BAGHDAD — After days of conflicting statements about a timeline for President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw American forces from Syria, a U.S. defense official said Friday the process has begun with the removal of some military cargo. The official said the movement of equipment is part of what the...
Fed Workers Share $0.00 Shutdown Pay Stubs on Social Media
OGDEN, Utah — Federal workers received pay stubs Friday with nothing but zeroes on them as the effects of the government shutdown hit home, deepening anxieties about mortgage payments and unpaid bills. All told, an estimated 800,000 government employees missed their paychecks for the first time since the shutdown began three...
Brother of Slain Police Officer Tells Trump: 'It Breaks My Heart'
The brother of slain Newman police Cpl. Ronil Singh sat side by side with Donald Trump during the president's visit to the border city of McAllen, Texas, and shared his family's anguish Thursday. “The way he was killed, what my family’s going through right now, I do not want any...