Chuck Schumer postpones book tour amid liberal criticism over spending vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is postponing several planned events this week to promote his new book, “ Antisemitism in America: A Warning,” after some liberal groups had planned to stage protests. The cancellations
Conan O’Brien to return as Oscars host in 2026
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comedian and late-night TV show host Conan O’Brien will return to emcee the annual Oscars ceremony for a second time in 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
A UN rights expert blasts the impact of US aid cuts on Myanmar
GENEVA (AP) — Myanmar’s people are already feeling the “crushing impact” from the “sudden, chaotic withdrawal” of U.S. and other humanitarian aid, an independent human rights expert said Monday, calling on the world community to do more.
ACLU asks judge to force the Trump administration to state under oath if it violated his court order
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed to halt deportations under a rarely-used 18th century wartime law invoked by President Donald Trump asked a federal judge Monday to force officials to explain under oath whether they violated his court
A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge wants to know why a doctor from Lebanon with a U.S. visa was deported, after he ordered that she not be removed until he could hear her case. Dr. Rasha Alawieh,
Top Senate Democrat Schumer postpones book tour for “security reasons”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer postponed his book tour events for the week of March 17 “for security reasons,” according to an announcement posted on the website of the Baltimore library where he was
US shoppers increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the economy rises
WASHINGTON (AP) — US shoppers stepped up their spending a just bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling that Americans are shopping more cautiously as concerns about the direction of the economy mount.
The Latest: Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants despite a judge’s ruling to stop
The Trump administration transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said. Flights were in
US homebuilder sentiment drops to seven-month low in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. homebuilder sentiment dropped to a seven-month low in March as tariffs on imported materials raised construction costs, a survey showed on Monday. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index dropped
Group seeks answers on deportation of Venezuelans despite court order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Civil rights groups on Monday sought “immediate clarification” from the Trump administration about weekend flights deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members from the U.S. despite a judge’s order, saying the U.S. government may have violated
