WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening Obama-era mileage standards designed to make cars more fuel efficient and less polluting, a major rollback already being challenged in the courts by California and other states. The administration also served notice that it wants to revoke states' long-standing authority to...
Who Is Q? Behind the Conspiracy Theory Erupting at Trump Rallies
TAMPA, Fla. — Amid the "Trump 2020" placards, the "Women for Trump" signs and the "CNN SUCKS" T-shirts, the most inscrutable message that came out of Donald Trump's Tampa rally on Tuesday evening was a letter: Q. People wore T-shirts with the letter emblazoned on the front. Others carried signs...
Court Strikes Down Trump Push To Cut 'Sanctuary City' Funds
SAN FRANCISCO — A divided U.S. appeals court on Wednesday struck down a key part of President Donald Trump's contentious effort to crack down on cities and states that limit cooperation with immigration officials, saying an executive order threatening to cut funding for "sanctuary cities" was unconstitutional. In a 2-1...
US Allies Kill 22 Yemeni Civilians at Wedding. Village Asks, 'Why Us?'
Yemeni civilians are calling for the denouncement of the U.S. role in their country's civil war after airstrikes killed 22 at a wedding and thousands of others. The deaths are continuing unabated, with as many as hundreds of casualties per month, despite assurances by a U.S.-backed regional coalition that it...
Bad News for Trump: A Fresno Grocery Clerk Didn't Really Say That.
One of the most popular stories today in America is only 260 words long. It quotes a grocery clerk in Fresno. And it's totally made up. Satire is Andy Borowitz's specialty, and The New Yorker provides him a forum to exhibit his comedic skills. So after President Donald Trump falsely...
Minus McCarthy, Valley Lawmakers Seek Tariff Relief for Ag
President Donald Trump's trade war is unifying a large chunk of California's congressional delegation on behalf of farmers. But notably absent from the coalition is House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who represents Kern County, one of California's and the nation's top agricultural producers. Valley Republicans David Valadao, Devin Nunes, and...
Trump Calls on Sessions to End Mueller's Russia Probe
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called Wednesday for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to put an end to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, a day after Trump's former campaign chairman went on trial. Taking to Twitter to complain about the ongoing Russia investigation: ..This is a terrible situation and Attorney...
Ever Bought Groceries Without ID? Trump Says You Can't.
TAMPA, Fla. — President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that shoppers need to show photo identification to buy groceries and accused Democrats of obstructing his agenda and his Supreme Court nominee during a raucous rally aimed at bolstering two Florida Republicans ahead of the state's primary. Trump, addressing thousands of supporters...
Will He or Won't He? Trump Sows Confusion on Shutdown Plans
WASHINGTON — Will he or won't he? President Donald Trump is sowing confusion about whether he's committed to keeping the government open through the fall elections or would willingly shut it down to secure more money for his promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump on Tuesday escalated his public...
Judge Blocks Release of Blueprints for 3D Printed Guns
SEATTLE — A federal judge on Tuesday stopped the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns as President Donald Trump questioned whether his administration should have agreed to allow the plans to be posted online. The company behind the plans, Austin, Texas-based Defense Distributed, had reached...