NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump stood among several hundred law enforcement officers, National Guard troops and federal agents at a U.S. Park Police operations center in one of Washington, D.C.’s most dangerous neighborhoods. As the cameras rolled, he offered a stark message about crime, an issue he’s been hammering for decades, as he thanked them for their efforts.
“We’re not playing games,” he said. “We’re going...
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Trump embraces tough-on-crime mantra amid DC takeover as he and Democrats claim political wins
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Defamation case against Fox News highlights role of its hosts in promoting 2020 election falsehoods
NEW YORK (AP) — Court papers in a voting technology company’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News point to Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro as leaders in spreading false stories about election fraud in the weeks after Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in 2020.
Arguments for summary judgment by Smartmatic were filed in lightly redacted form this week at the New York Supreme Court.... -
Here’s where all the legal cases against Trump stand since his return to the White House
Before he battled his way back to the White House, President Donald Trump was in court battling a slew of civil lawsuits and criminal charges that threatened to upend his finances and take away his freedom. Those cases have mostly abated since his return to office, albeit with some loose ends.
On Thursday, Trump declared “total victory” after an appeals court threw out a massive financial penalty in New York Attorney General Letitia... -
US halts worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Rubio says
By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is immediately pausing the issuance of all worker visas for commercial truck drivers, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.
“The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers,” Rubio said in a post on X.
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Vance pitches Trump’s sweeping new law as a ‘working families’ tax cut’ in swing-state Georgia
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance pitched President Donald Trump’s sweeping new law as a “working families’ tax cut” during a visit Thursday to a refrigeration facility in swing-state Georgia, a preview of the midterm message that Republicans are expected to campaign on next year.
In his third trip to promote Trump’s tax cuts and spending bill, Vance cited its tax cut extensions as well as tax breaks on overtime... -
US Supreme Court lets Trump cut diversity-related NIH grants
By Andrew Chung
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court let President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday proceed with sweeping cuts to National Institutes of Health grants for research related to racial minorities or LGBT people, part of his crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and transgender identity.
The justices, in a 5-4 decision, granted the Justice Department’s request to lift Boston-based... -
Rep. Chip Roy, an outspoken fiscal conservative, is running for Texas AG
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Chip Roy, an outspoken fiscal conservative known for his willingness to challenge party leadership, announced Thursday that he is running for Texas attorney general.
Now in his fourth term, Roy is a prominent member of the House Freedom Caucus, a hard-line conservative faction that wields outsize influence in the narrowly divided House. He was a central player this summer in the negotiations around... -
State DFL strips Omar Fateh of party endorsement in Minneapolis mayoral race
Share This StoryIn a shocking move, the Minnesota DFL Party vacated the Minneapolis DFL’s endorsement of Sen. Omar Fateh for mayor of the city. The move comes after Mayor Jacob Frey asked the state party to nullify the endorsement citing problems at the city’s convention. Last month, the Minneapolis DFL held its endorsing convention to […]
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The man behind Minnesota’s new flag: social media posts reveal striking anti-Republican bias
Share This StoryThe fight over Minnesota’s new state flag has turned into one of Alpha News’ top stories of the year, with petitions, county revolts, and thousands of readers weighing in. That reaction got us asking: who exactly is the man behind the redesign? The man behind the flag His name is Andrew Prekker, a Luverne […]
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Judge rules Alina Habba was unlawfully appointed as US Attorney in New Jersey
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday sided with two New Jersey criminal defendants who sought to block a former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, Alina Habba, from prosecuting them based on a claim she was unlawfully appointed as the state’s top federal prosecutor.
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US continues visa vetting even after admission, official says
(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department’s continuous vetting applies to “all of the more than 55 million foreigners who currently hold valid U.S. visas,” a department official said on Thursday, including those who have already been admitted to enter the country.
“The State Department revokes visas any time there are indications of a potential ineligibility, which includes things like any indicators of overstays, criminal activity,... -
DOJ blocks use of justice grants for legal aid to migrants in US illegally, email shows
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department this week ordered states, local governments and non-profits not to use existing federal grant funds to provide legal services to immigrants in the country illegally or who could face deportation, according to an email seen by Reuters and interviews with grantees.
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Trump says he will go on patrol in Washington with police, military
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he would patrol the streets of Washington, D.C. on Thursday night with the police and military, after deploying National Guard troops in the nation’s capital last week.
“I’m going to be going out tonight, I think, with the police, and with the military, of course,” Trump said in an interview with Newsmax... -
Iowa Democrats consider bringing back lead off caucuses, even if it means going ‘rogue’ in 2028
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Just days before national Democrats gather for their annual summer meeting, Iowa’s state party officials on Thursday said it was a mistake for the party to have abandoned Iowa in the 2024 early nominating calendar and opened up the possibility of going rogue the next time around.
In 2022, President Joe Biden ordered a shake-up of the 2024 election calendar, moving South Carolina’s primary ahead of contests... -
US farm agency plan to close flagship research site threatens critical research, critics warn
By Leah Douglas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to close its flagship laboratory near Washington, D.C., could undermine research on pests, blight and crop genetics crucial to American farms, according to lawmakers, a farm group, and staff of the facility.
The USDA has already lost thousands of research staff to President Donald Trump’s effort to shrink the federal government, even as Agriculture...