Jan 16 WATCH: Trump commends Iran for reportedly canceling hundreds of executions By Associated Press “Iran canceled the hanging of over 800 people,” Trump told reporters while leaving the White House to spend the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. He added “and I greatly respect the fact that they canceled.”… Continue reading
Jan 16 Wages won't be garnished for student loan borrowers in default, Trump administration says in policy reversal By Hannah Grabenstein It’s not clear whether the department collected any wages since Jan. 7, the day the administration originally said it would begin garnishing… Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Trump attends ceremony in Florida renaming Southern Boulevard in his honor By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press As the first year of Trump's second term wraps up, his Republican administration and allies have put his name on the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Center performing arts venue and a new class of battleships that's yet to be built. Continue reading
Jan 16 Trump to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Vázquez in campaign finance case, White House says By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Vázquez pleaded guilty last August to a campaign finance violation in a federal case that authorities say also involved a former FBI agent and a Venezuelan banker. Her sentencing was set for later this month. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Abigail Spanberger inaugurated as Virginia's first woman governor By Steff Staples History will be made in Virginia on Saturday as Abigail Spanberger is sworn in as the state's first woman governor. … Continue reading
Jan 16 Trump considers punishing countries with tariffs if they don't back U.S. takeover of Greenland By Daniel Niemann, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to lower tensions in the Danish capital. Continue reading
Jan 16 In their words: Greenlanders talk about Trump's desire to own their Arctic island By Emma Burrows, Associated Press Greenlanders are worried. Naaja Nathanielsen, a Greenlandic minister, said people are not sleeping and children are afraid. Continue reading
Jan 16 Delcy Rodríguez calls for opening oil industry to foreign investment and warmer US ties By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Rodríguez lays out a vision for Venezuela's new political reality after the United States captured and toppled former President Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading
Jan 16 Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate 'woke distractions' By David Bauder, Associated Press Stars and Stripes traces its lineage to the Civil War and has reported news about the military either in its newspaper or online steadily since World War II, largely to an audience of service members stationed overseas. Roughly half of… Continue reading
Jan 16 Prayer leader in Iran and the faithful call for executions over protests, a red line for Trump By Jon Gambrell, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Executions, as well as the killing of peaceful protesters, are two of the red lines laid down by Trump for possible action against Iran. Continue reading