Dec 10 Elon Musk says DOGE was only 'somewhat successful' and he wouldn't do it again By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made his remarks in a friendly interview with his aide and conservative influencer Katie Miller, who is married to White House adviser Stephen Miller. Continue reading
Dec 10 Trump's push for mass deportation hits child care workers, who are already facing shortages By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press Immigrant child care workers and preschool teachers, the majority of whom are working and living in the U.S. legally, say they are wracked by anxiety over possible encounters with ICE officials. Some have left the field, and others have been… Continue reading
Dec 10 ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise following D.C. National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say By Sahar Akbarzai, Martha Bellisle, Rebecca Santana, Julie Watson, Associated Press Coming just days after the shooting of two National Guard troops by an Afghan national suspect, federal authorities have carried out increased arrests of Afghans in the U.S., immigration lawyers say, as Afghans both in and outside the country have… Continue reading
Dec 10 Judge says Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The judge Wednesday joined two other judges in granting the Justice Department’s requests to unseal material from investigations into the late financier’s sexual abuse. Continue reading
Dec 10 Judge orders Trump to end National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 10 A Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Federal judge approves motion to unseal records in Ghislaine Maxwell probe In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge allowed a request to unseal records from the grand jury investigation of Ghislaine Maxwell, President Trump considers expanding U.S. military operations against drug trafficking targets, Honduras seeks the arrest of the country's… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 11:01 Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks out about President Trump as she prepares to leave Congress By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rose to national prominence as one of the most vocal backers of President Trump. But the pair fell out after she called for the extension of expiring health care subsidies and for the release of… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:18 U.S. plans to sell advanced AI chips to China amid economic and security concerns By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant In a move with major implications for national security and the race to dominate artificial intelligence, President Trump announced Monday that he will allow Nvidia to sell its H200 computer chip — an advanced chip used for developing A.I. —… Continue watching
Dec 09 WATCH: At Pennsylvania rally, Trump boasts about once using this slur about Haiti and African nations By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Back then, Trump had denied making the contemptuous statement during a closed-door meeting, but on Tuesday, he showed little compunction reliving it during a rally in Pennsylvania. Continue reading