Feb 12 U.S. applications for jobless benefits remain at recent healthy levels, falling to 227,000 last week By Matt Ott, Associated Press Filings for unemployment benefits are viewed as representative of U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market. Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: Schumer speaks after Democrats vote against DHS funding bill, making shutdown likely By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Associated Press A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security appeared certain Thursday as lawmakers in the House and Senate were set to leave Washington for a 10-day break and negotiations with the White House over Democrats' demands for new restrictions had… Continue reading
Feb 12 Trump's lawsuit against the BBC will to go to trial in 2027, U.S. judge says By Jill Lawless, Associated Press President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in December over the way the BBC edited a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021. The claim seeks $5 billion in damages for defamation and $5 billion for unfair trade practices. Continue reading
Feb 12 Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Pentagon officials violated Kelly's First Amendment free speech rights and “threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees.”… Continue reading
Feb 12 Data of thousands of taxpayers wrongly shared with DHS, court filing says By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The revelation stems from a data-sharing agreement signed last April by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, which allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the U.S. illegally to… Continue reading
Feb 12 Lawyers of Chicago woman shot by federal agents say documents show how DHS lies about investigations By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Marimar Martinez, a teaching assistant and U.S. citizen, was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October while in her vehicle. She was charged with a felony after Homeland Security officials accused her of trying to ram agents… Continue reading
Feb 12 House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters ahead of midterm elections By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The bill passed Wednesday is a Trump administration priority aimed at scrutinizing ballot access. But it faces blowback in the Senate. Continue reading
Feb 12 Trump administration can't move former death row inmates to 'Supermax' prison for now, judge rules By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison, warning that officials cannot employ a “sham” process for deciding where to incarcerate the prisoners for… Continue reading
Feb 12 Trump attacked this GOP governor while claiming Democrats were always included in annual meeting By Steven Sloan, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press In a social media post, Trump blasted Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican who chairs the NGA, as a “RINO,” meaning Republican in Name Only. Trump said Stitt “incorrectly stated my position on the very exclusive Governors Annual Dinner and… Continue reading
Feb 12 Raskin accuses Justice Department of 'spying' on lawmakers reviewing Epstein files By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, asked the Justice Department's inspector general to investigate what he characterized as “spying” on members of Congress who this week have reviewed less-redacted versions of the Epstein files at… Continue reading