Politics

Trump's border emergency declaration comes amid relative calm after years of major turmoil

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Long stretches of silence on a Border Patrol scanner are punctuated with updates on tracking a single migrant for hours.

Jan 26, 2025 1:56 AM Read more >

Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federal oversig

Jan 25, 2025 8:34 PM Read more >

Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down o

Jan 25, 2025 7:10 PM Read more >

Carney secures three more ministerial endorsements

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney secured three more endorsements from cabinet on Saturday, with Defence Minister Bill Blair and Transport Minister Anita Anand backing Carney in statements on X and Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith ho

Jan 25, 2025 5:37 PM Read more >

Florida man arrested for making online threats against Trump near Mar-a-Lago

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been arrested on charges of making online threats against President Donald Trump, police said Saturday.

Jan 25, 2025 1:38 PM Read more >

More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has removed training courses with videos of its storied Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — the female World War II pilots who played a vital role in ferrying warplanes for the military —

Jan 25, 2025 12:58 PM Read more >

Nikki Fried vows to rebuild Florida Democrats as re-elected chair

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nikki Fried was reelected Saturday as chair of the Florida Democratic Party, which is seeking to regain relevance in a state that has tilted decidedly toward the Republicans.

Jan 25, 2025 10:46 AM Read more >

Democratic states weigh more support for immigrants as Trump administration cracks down

As President Donald Trump tightens the nation's immigration policies , lawmakers in Democratic-led states are proposing new measures that could erect legal obstacles for federal immigration officials and help immigrants lacking legal status avoid dep

Jan 25, 2025 10:37 AM Read more >

He's emboldened, he's organized and he's still Trump: Takeaways from the president's opening days

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s first week in office isn't over yet, but already it offers signals about how his next four years in the White House may unfold.

Jan 25, 2025 9:58 AM Read more >

Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired more than a dozen independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federa

Jan 25, 2025 9:34 AM Read more >