Sep 08 Hegseth visits Puerto Rico as U.S. steps up military operations in the Caribbean By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The visit comes as the U.S. prepares to deploy 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for operations targeting drug cartels, a person familiar with the planning said Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 08 SpaceX pays $17 billion to acquire spectrum licenses from EchoStar By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press SpaceX has reached a deal worth about $17 billion with EchoStar for spectrum licenses that it will use to beef up its Starlink satellite network. Continue reading
Sep 08 South Koreans face shock and confusion after worker detentions at Georgia Hyundai plant By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea’s foreign minister is en route to the U.S. to finalize steps for the return home of several hundred workers detained in a massive immigration raid in Georgia. Continue reading
Sep 08 Chief justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Trump first moved to fire Rebecca Slaughter in the spring, but lower courts ordered her reinstated after she sued. Continue reading
Sep 08 Supreme Court ends restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up U.S. citizens By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Justice Sonia Sotomayor says in dissent people have been grabbed, thrown to the ground and handcuffed because of their looks and their accents. Continue reading
Sep 08 Noem says immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia won't deter investment in the U.S. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Noem says the detainees would be deported and the raid shows companies the importance of companies following U.S. laws. Continue reading
Sep 08 Trump administration asks Supreme Court for emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen. Continue reading
Sep 08 Jury selection begins in the trial of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida By David Fischer, Associated Press Prosecutors have said Routh methodically plotted to kill Trump for weeks before aiming a rifle through the shrubbery as Trump played golf at his West Palm Beach country club. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 6:35 Chicago braces for federal crackdown as Trump stokes tensions on social media By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Tensions are rising in Chicago as Trump signals that he’ll soon send troops and ICE agents to the city as part of his crackdown on crime and illegal immigration. This weekend, he posted on Truth Social, “Chicago about to find… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 6:21 'The Black Family Who Built America' chronicles the McKissacks' design legacy By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young For centuries, Black Americans’ significant contributions to architecture and design have often been overlooked. A new book chronicles the indelible mark one family has left on American construction since the mid-1800s. Ali Rogin speaks with Cheryl McKissack Daniel, author of… Continue watching