Apr 14 Trump is meeting a key foreign ally in his migrant crackdown. What does El Salvador's Bukele want? By Seung Min Kim, Marcos Aleman, Associated Press Since March, the small Central American nation has accepted from the U.S. more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants. Continue reading
Apr 14 WATCH: As Ohio State Buckeyes visit the White House, Vance fumbles NCAA football championship trophy By Associated Press After laudatory speeches by President Donald Trump, Buckeye coach Ryan Day and Vance on the South Lawn, the vice president — an Ohio State graduate — tried to hoist aloft the trophy. Continue reading
Apr 14 Man arrested for arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence planned to beat him, police say By Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press Authorities say Cody Balmer had planned to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a small sledgehammer early Sunday. A police affidavit released Monday says the Harrisburg man “admitted to harboring hatred” toward Shapiro. Continue reading
Apr 13 Trump is 'fully fit' to serve as commander in chief, his doctor says after physical exam By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Donald Trump’s doctor says the oldest man elected president is “fully fit” to serve as commander in chief as the White House released results Sunday of Trump's recent physical exam. Continue reading
Apr 13 1 in 5 Americans are on Medicaid. Some enrollees have no idea By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline Some Americans who rely on Medicaid to pay for their health care don’t realize their insurance is funded by that very program, which congressional Republicans are looking to shrink. Continue reading
Apr 13 Where Trump's deportations are sending migrants By Diana Roy, Council on Foreign Relations In the first few months of his second term, President Donald Trump has taken steps to carry out what he has previously said will be “the largest domestic deportation operation” in U.S. history. Experts say recipient countries are likely feeling… Continue reading
Apr 13 Police arrest man after suspected arson attack at Pennsylvania governor's residence By Marc Levy, Associated Press Sunday’s announcement came after Shapiro and his family were awakened by state troopers at about 2 a.m. and were evacuated from the official governor’s residence in the state capital of Harrisburg. Continue reading
Apr 13 U.S. won't say whether it's facilitating return of Maryland man from El Salvador prison By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge Saturday that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador. But the government's filing did not address the judge's demands that the administration detail what steps… Continue reading
Apr 12 Did Trump engage in insider trading? Experts say he's unlikely to have legal troubles By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact A social media post on April 9, followed by a market-moving tariff announcement, led President Donald Trump’s critics to speculate that he might have profited from inside information. Legal and financial experts downplayed the idea that Trump’s message ran afoul… Continue reading
Apr 12 Why voting rights groups warn the SAVE Act may make it harder for married women to vote By Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th An estimated 69 million American women and 4 million men do not have a birth certificate that matches their current legal name. Continue reading