WASHINGTON — The nation entered Day 2 of the government shutdown on Thursday –– with much attention focused on the Trump administration’s warnings of widespread and potentially permanent layoffs and cuts across Washington and beyond. What You Need To Know The nation entered Day 2 of the government shutdown on Thursday –– with much attention…
WASHINGTON— Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. What You Need To Know The government shutdown has begun, and it’s plunging the U.S. into a fresh cycle…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump this week will embark to the United Kingdom to take part in his second state visit — a multi-day event fit with military bands, a carriage ride and the king and queen — that both sides have flaunted as “historic.” What You Need To Know President Donald Trump this week will embark…
NEW YORK — Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims. What You Need To Know Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims At the World…
WASHINGTON — Top officials in President Donald Trump’s administration are signaling they may move to have the U.S. government take stakes in more companies, even as its decision to take one in chipmaker Intel is drawing criticism and warnings from some Republicans. What You Need To Know Top officials in President Donald Trump’s administration are signaling…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. will immediately halt the processing of new work visas for foreign people seeking to drive commercial trucks in the country, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. What You Need To Know The U.S. will immediately halt the processing of new work visas for foreign people seeking to drive commercial trucks in…
TURNBERRY, Scotland — President Donald Trump signaled the U.S. is preparing to take an additional step to help get food to those in the Gaza Strip as he hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday. What You Need To Know President Donald Trump signaled the U.S. was…
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that the U.S. is “not at war with Iran” but that “we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program” in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country’s nuclear sites. “The Iranians are clearly not very good at war. Perhaps they should follow…
When President Donald Trump announced widespread reciprocal tariffs in April, U.S. shrimpers rejoiced. “Our initial visceral response was that we finally felt seen,” said Bryan Jones, vice president of the South Carolina Shrimpers Association. Jones is the captain of a South Carolina shrimping boat. He remembers when hundreds of other shrimpers were out on the…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday left the door open for direct U.S. military involvement in the bubbling conflict between Israel and Iran but declined to definitively say what he is going to do. At the same time, he said Iran has reached out to him and maintained that it still wants to make…