Aug 28 Florida taxpayers may lose $218M on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as judge orders shutdown By Mike Schneider, Kate Payne, Associated Press Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for the $218 million cost of converting a training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center that may soon be empty of detainees. Continue reading
Aug 28 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Minneapolis recovers from school shooting By Associated Press The White House reacted Thursday to the shooting in Minneapolis that killed two Catholic school students and wounded more than a dozen others sitting in the pews of a church by calling it a "horrific" attack by a "deranged shooter."… Continue reading
Aug 28 Rwanda says 7 deportees arrived from the U.S. in August under agreement with Washington By Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press The Rwanda government said Thursday the deportees arrived in mid-August. Rwanda said earlier in August it would accept up to 250 deportees from the U.S. Continue reading
Aug 28 Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert By Michael Biesecker, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Acquisition Logistics LLC has no experience running correction facilities and had never won a federal contract for more than $16 million. Continue reading
Aug 28 Fed Gov. Lisa Cook sues Trump administration to block her attempted firing By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press No president has sought to fire a Fed governor in the institution's 112-year history until Trump posted a letter on his Truth Social media platform late Monday saying that Cook was fired. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 6:37 FEMA employees behind letter blasting Trump cuts placed on leave amid crackdown on dissent By Jenna Bloom, Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins About two dozen FEMA employees have been placed on leave after they signed an open letter criticizing the Trump administration’s cuts and personnel decisions. The letter warns the cuts undermine the progress FEMA has made after Hurricane Katrina, a storm… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 6:16 Miles Taylor warns: ‘We need America to wake up’ as Trump punishes opponents By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman The suspension of FEMA staffers and the FBI raid of John Bolton are just the latest examples of the Trump administration targeting critics or political enemies. That ire is something Miles Taylor knows all too well. While serving in Trump’s… Continue watching
Aug 27 What to know about the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minneapolis By R.J. Rico, Associated Press The shooting comes as school years are starting across the U.S., and some universities have dealt with false alarms about school shootings. Continue reading
Aug 27 Russian forces break into another region of Ukraine with peace efforts stuck By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Victor Trehubov, spokesman for local ground forces, told The Associated Press that some Russian troops have entered two villages in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, a major Ukrainian industrial center next to the Donetsk region where fierce fighting has been taking… Continue reading
Aug 27 Denmark summons U.S. envoy over claims of interference in Greenland By Associated Press Danish broadcaster DR reported Wednesday that at least three Americans have been involved in these operations. They allegedly compiled lists of U.S.-friendly Greenlanders and tried to influence local politics. Continue reading