Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops
By JASON DEAREN, JAIMIE DING and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National…
NATO is set to approve new military purchases as part of a major defense spending hike
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers are set Thursday to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and the North Atlantic, as part of a…
Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvals
By MATTHEW DALY and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United States is highly…
Lummis applauds Senate passage of No Tax on Tips Act
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., issued the following statement Tuesday after the unanimous passage of the No Tax on Tips Act, a proposal originally made by President Trump. If passed into law, this bipartisan legislation would exempt…
Things to know about the US coal industry and proposed changes under the Trump administration
By JOHN RABY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed several changes that would affect the struggling U.S. coal industry. Trump issued executive orders this month to allow mining on federal…
Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
By ANNIE MA AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday. Currently, roughly 5.3 million…
Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program,…
White House keeps world guessing as clock ticks down to Trump’s new tariffs
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, JOSH BOAK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than one hour before the stock market closed on Monday, journalists gathered in the Oval Office for their only chance of the day to ask President…
Sweeping Trump tariffs draw dismay, calls for talks from countries around the globe
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Sweeping new tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and urgent calls for talks to find ways to rescind the stiff new…
Trump has ordered the dismantling of the Education Department. Here’s what it does
By ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to fulfill a campaign promise, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the Education Department, an agency Republicans have talked about…