Pentagon prepares to deploy 1,000 more troops to bolster Trump’s immigration crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is readying orders for the deployment of at least 1,000 additional active duty troops to bolster President Donald Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration, U.S. officials said Friday. They said roughly 500 more
Dozens who died over Washington shared a flight but each had their own story
The moments Grace Maxwell had shared with her grandfather over the years had been “his greatest joy.” And a trip home to Wichita, Kansas, had allowed the 20-year-old to be by his side one final time. Maxwell,
Lawyers for Musk, Republican campaigns form new Washington firm
By David Thomas and Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – A lawyer for billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s political action committee is launching a new law firm along with two attorneys whose clients include Republicans U.S. House Speaker Mike
Trump says he’ll place tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he would place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China effective Saturday, raising the specter of swift price increases for U.S. consumers even
North Carolina Supreme Court upholds law that allowed 2 more years for child sex abuse suits
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court upheld on Friday a law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages, rejecting arguments that the temporary window violated constitutional protections
Trump says he and Putin could do something ‘significant’ toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action
Trump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe despite no evidence they played any role
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump wasted little time this week trying to assign blame for the nation’s deadliest air disaster in more than two decades. Among his chief targets: An FAA diversity hiring initiative he
Pilots have reported repeated close calls similar to fatal collision near DC airport
WASHINGTON (AP) — Airline pilots flying into Washington, D.C., have reported nearly a dozen near misses that were scarily similar to this week’s midair collision that killed 67 people — the type of close calls that led
The University of Michigan has suspended a pro-Palestinian group for 2 years
A pro-Palestinian group at the University of Michigan has been suspended for two years and will lose its funding in connection with protesters’ demands for divestiture from companies doing business with Israel. Students Allied for Freedom and
U.S. Army withholds name of one Black Hawk soldier killed in D.C. collision
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Army on Friday released the names of two of the soldiers killed when the military Black Hawk in which they were flying collided with a passenger jet,
