Jan 24 What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE? Legal experts weigh in By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact What rights do you have if you’re stopped by ICE on the street? Or if immigration agents come to your home? Can you sue if your rights are violated? Legal experts weigh in. Continue reading
Jan 23 'We're being terrorized.' What Mainers are seeing as ICE launches operation in the state By Joshua Barajas Mainers are grappling with the increased presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their cities as the state becomes the latest target for President Donald Trump's mass deportations agenda. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 11:46 Brooks and Capehart on Trump forcing allies to reevaluate ties with U.S. By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s remarks in Davos forcing Western leaders to reevaluate their relationship with the U.S. and escalating tensions… Continue watching
Jan 23 Economic leaders at Davos say global growth is resilient despite trade disruptions by Trump By David McHugh, Associated Press Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world… Continue reading
Jan 23 Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removal of slavery exhibit from public park By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” on Friday after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to his executive order “restoring truth and sanity to American history”… Continue reading
Jan 23 Starmer calls Trump's remarks on NATO troops in Afghanistan 'insulting' and 'appalling' By Pan Pylas, Associated Press British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signaled that U.S. President Donald Trump should apologize for his false assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during the Afghanistan war, describing Trump's remarks as “insulting” and “appalling.”… Continue reading
Jan 23 Iran's top prosecutor denies Trump's claim 800 prisoners were spared execution By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Tensions between the U.S. and Iran remain high as an American aircraft carrier group moves closer to the Middle East. Continue reading
Jan 23 WATCH: Border Patrol chief Bovino touts immigration operations in Minneapolis By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino on Friday sought to shift the narrative from that of a 5-year-old boy detained by ICE officers in Minneapolis by attacking the news media for, in his view, insufficient coverage of children who have lost… Continue reading
Jan 23 WATCH: Vance, Johnson and others speak at anti-abortion March for Life in Washington By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance on Friday encouraged anti-abortion activists to “take heart in how far we’ve come” on the quest to limit the practice, listing the Trump administration's accomplishments including an expansion of a ban on U.S. foreign aid for… Continue reading
Jan 22 Trump appointees question White House ballroom's design and scale, ask to see 3D models By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Some of Donald Trump's handpicked appointees who have a say in his White House ballroom project asked questions Thursday about its “immense” design and scale, even as they broadly endorsed the president's vision for a massive expansion. Continue reading