Jul 08 Watch 8:34 GOP gives ICE massive budget increase to expand Trump’s deportation effort By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz, Laken Kincaid ICE is receiving a major infusion of funding to help carry out President Trump’s deportation agenda. The big budget bill passed by Republicans includes billions for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, giving it more funding than any other federal… Continue watching
Jul 08 Supreme Court clears way for Trump to downsize the federal workforce By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices overrode lower court orders that temporarily froze the cuts, which have been led by the Department of Government Efficiency. Continue reading
Jul 08 Trump administration pulls back plan to rewrite asbestos ban By Michael Phillis, Alexa St. John, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency said in a court filing Monday that it will now defend the Biden administration’s ban of chrysotile asbestos, which is used in products like brake blocks and sheet gaskets. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: Trump says he’s ‘not happy with Putin’ because ‘he’s killing a lot of people’ By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump acknowledged that his previous suggestions that he might be able to cajole Russia's president into bringing the fighting to a close and quickly ending the war in Ukraine has “turned out to be tougher.”… Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: Trump and Bondi address lingering questions about Jeffrey Epstein files By Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump leapt to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday in the face of mounting criticism from far-right influencers and conservative internet personalities over the Justice Department’s abrupt refusal to release additional documents from the Jeffrey… Continue reading
Jul 08 A look at the countries that received tariff letters from Trump By Associated Press President Donald Trump has sent letters to 14 countries outlining higher tariffs they’ll face if they don’t make trade deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1. Continue reading
Jul 08 Israel’s Netanyahu says he has nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. What happens next? By Associated Press Trump has been nominated several times by people within the U.S. as well as politicians abroad. That's only one small step in the secretive process. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: Trump holds Cabinet meeting as Texas searches for flood victims By Associated Press President Donald Trump will hold his first Cabinet meeting since April on Tuesday morning. He plans a Friday visit to Texas, where flash floods killed more than 100 people, raising questions about whether more people will suffer due to his… Continue reading
Jul 08 After 20 years, American travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding plane By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press If implemented, it would put an end to a security screening mandate put in place almost 20 years ago, several years after "shoe bomber" Richard Reid's attempt to take down a flight from Paris to Miami in late 2001. Continue reading
Jul 08 10 arrested in connection with Texas detention center shooting that was ‘planned ambush,’ U.S. attorney says By Associated Press A police officer was wounded in a shooting outside of a Texas immigration detention center, where people in black military-style clothing fired at authorities. Continue reading