California lawmakers approve $2.5 billion in wildfire aid for L.A.
California lawmakers approved a pair of bills Thursday providing $2.5 billion in state aid in response to the wildfires that have decimated neighborhoods, destroyed schools…
Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead CIA, giving Trump second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.Ratcliffe was director of national…
Trump declassifies JFK, RFK and MLK Jr. assassination files
1 of 6 | President Donald Trump signs executive orders that include one releasing the files on the assassinations of President Kennedy, Sen. Robert Kennedy…
Trump pardons antiabortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances
CHICAGO — President Trump announced Thursday he would pardon antiabortion activists convicted of invading and blocking abortion clinic entrances.“They should not have been prosecuted,” he said…
Trump pulls security protections for Mike Pompeo, John Bolton | Donald Trump News
Hawkish foreign policy advisers from Trump’s first term as president have faced alleged assassination threats from Iran.United States President Donald Trump has cancelled security protections…
Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary, despite allegations
WASHINGTON — The Senate advanced President Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary on Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections…
Stakes are high for Newsom and California when Trump visits L.A. wildfires
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Trump shared a surprisingly symbiotic relationship during the Republican’s first term in the White House, with their public…
US judge blocks Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship | Donald Trump News
Trump’s order targets a constitutional right automatically granting citizenship to anyone born in the country.A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order curtailing…
Trump threatens leaders at World Economic Forum in Davos with tariffs
WASHINGTON — President Trump addressed the World Economic Forum by video Thursday, talking about his election win, denigrating his predecessor and threatening to impose tariffs on…
How do Donald Trump’s pardons compare with other US presidents? | Donald Trump News
President Donald Trump began his second term by issuing “full, complete and unconditional” pardons to about 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, attack…
US President Trump threatens tariffs at 2025 Davos World Economic Forum | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump has delivered the first international speech of his second term, appearing via livestream before the World Economic Forum in Davos,…
Trump’s rebuke to ‘gender ideology’ changes federal policy and sets up clash with California
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s executive order rejecting liberal “gender ideology” and restoring the “biological truth” of two sexes sets the stage for a legal battle in…
Senate committees advance several Trump Cabinet nominees
1 of 4 | The Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday advanced Lee Zeldin's nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Photo by…
The January 6 pardons: Who has Trump ordered to be released? | Donald Trump News
President Donald Trump took the oath of office in the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, where a mob of his supporters had rampaged on…
Trump wants to alter California water policy. Experts say that would hurt state
In one of the first acts of his second term, President Trump is seeking to put his stamp on California water policy by directing the…
Micheal Martin returns as Irish prime minister | Politics News
The Fianna Fail leader was elected for a second time after chaos in Ireland’s parliament subsided.Micheal Martin has been elected as the Republic of Ireland’s…
What do Trump’s executive orders on workplace diversity programmes say? | Civil Rights News
President Donald Trump has begun scaling back equal-opportunity programmes through two executive orders on his first day in the White House. Through these, he has…
Trump latest: Executive orders, DEI shake-up and the US-Mexico border | Donald Trump News
President Donald Trump has launched his second term with a flurry of policy actions to reshape the United States government. His executive orders this week…
The Republican Party is betraying a devastated Los Angeles
Try to imagine how Americans would have reacted last fall — after Hurricane Helene slammed Florida’s Big Bend region, killing dozens of people — if…
Trump goes hard at sanctuary cities
Hello and happy Thursday. It’s day four of Trump 2.0 and things are moving fast. Today’s topic is immigration — though we could just as…