Trump blames ‘obsolete’ air traffic control for plane-chopper crash
President Trump on Thursday said he thinks last week’s deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter was the fault of what he called…
Trump DOJ ends task force aimed at seizing Russian oligarchs’ assets
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department under President Trump has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs as a means to punish Russia…
Trump administration sues Chicago in crackdown on sanctuary cities
CHICAGO — The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday, alleging that sanctuary laws in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws. The lawsuit,…
Column: Is Trump shaking up the Mideast to strike a deal for peace?
Days after shocking the world with his upset victory in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump espoused his hope of negotiating the “ultimate deal” between…
2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks Trump birthright citizenship order
SEATTLE — A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the…
Egypt lobbies against Trump idea to empty Gaza of Palestinians
CAIRO — Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of Palestinians from Gaza despite international rejection of President Trump’s plan to empty the territory of…
Federal workers debate legitimacy of financial incentives to quit as deadline nears
WASHINGTON — Thousands of miles from Elon Musk’s office in the White House complex, a federal worker based in the Pacific Northwest is wondering whether to quit.Musk,…
L.A. launches online wildfire relief tool
The city of Los Angeles has launched an online tool to help people affected by recent wildfires by simplifying the task of applying for assistance.The…
In India, lawmakers protest treatment of Indian deportees by U.S.
NEW DELHI — A protest disrupted India’s Parliament on Thursday as opposition lawmakers condemned the alleged mistreatment of Indian immigrants deported by the United States.A U.S. military…
Trump urges U.S. to ‘bring God back into our lives’ at National Prayer Breakfast
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday that his relationship with religion had “changed” after a pair of failed assassination attempts last year, as he advocated at the…
Forget Trump’s wrecking ball. Here’s how to treat America’s public lands
Russell Scofield remembers when federal officials first started getting applications to build solar farms on public lands. It was the mid-2000s, and he was working…
Coup or no coup? It may not matter
Hello and happy Thursday. Week three, day four. Chaos seems like an insufficient term to grasp the confusion and fear that has overtaken many of…
L.A. County hit with record lawsuits, many claiming child sex abuse
Los Angeles County was hit with a record number of lawsuits last year, with spending on outside attorneys ballooning to defend against a deluge of…
How extending the 2017 tax cuts would affect regular Americans
The tax cuts enacted under the first Trump administration largely expire at the end of 2025. President Trump and his fellow Republicans are eager to…
Hill Excerpts: He Didn’t Take Seriously My Decision to Say No
Here are excerpts from testimony Friday by Anita Faye Hill before the Senate Judiciary Committee on allegations that she was sexually harassed by Supreme Court…
News Analysis: The Trump administration’s budding bromance with El Salvador’s leader
GUATEMALA CITY — While the Biden administration criticized Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s strong-armed governing style, the Trump administration sees him as its new best friend in Latin…
A tariff loophole is closing for China’s Shein and Temu
President Trump’s tariffs could reshape one of retail’s most booming sectors: fast fashion. Hefty taxes on imports from the U.S.’ biggest trading partners have been…
California water systems need backup power, lawmaker says
It’s been more than seven years since fire hydrants in southern Ventura County rapidly ran dry as the Thomas fire exploded — something Assemblymember Steve…
FCC and CBS release unedited ’60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris interview
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday took the unusual step of releasing raw transcripts and video footage of CBS News’ “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice…
Guatemala agrees to take third-country migrants deported from U.S.
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States, the second deportation…