Aug 29 Key U.S. inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks higher By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Prices rose 2.6% in July compared with a year ago, the Commerce Department said Friday, the same annual increase as in June. Continue reading
Aug 29 Trump blocks $4.9 billion in foreign aid Congress OK'd, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago By Josh Boak, Associated Press The Republican president is using what's known as a pocket rescission — when a president submits a request to Congress to not spend approved funds toward the end of the fiscal year, so Congress cannot act on the request in… Continue reading
Aug 29 Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former Vice President Harris after Biden had extended it By Seung Min Kim, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press It is not unusual for Secret Service protection to continue well beyond the statutory six-month window, particularly when former officials face credible and ongoing threats. But President Donald Trump’s moves have stood out both for timing and for targets. Continue reading
Aug 29 Fed governor Cook to seek court order blocking her firing by Trump By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has requested an emergency injunction to block President Donald Trump's attempt to fire her over allegations that she committed mortgage fraud when she purchased a home and condo in 2021. Continue reading
Aug 28 Trump fires Democratic Surface Transportation Board member before huge rail merger decision By Josh Funk, Associated Press President Donald Trump has fired one of two Democratic members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to break a 2-2 tie before the body considers the largest railroad merger ever proposed. Continue reading
Aug 28 About half of U.S. adults approve of Trump's approach to crime, AP-NORC poll finds By Jill Colvin, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s recent focus on crime in Washington and other big cities came as views of his handling of immigration — the early focus of his second term — had been souring, a new analysis by The Associated Press… Continue reading
Aug 28 DHS asks military base near Chicago for immigration enforcement support By John O'Connor, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The Trump administration asked a military base outside of Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in the nation's third-largest city. Continue reading
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