Government shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders leave White House meeting
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican congressional leaders held a meeting at the White House Monday afternoon with President Donald Trump in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown, but…
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations for now in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump’s administration at the high…
Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press Congressional Republicans scored a massive victory this summer when they passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts without a single Democratic vote. But as they return to Washington…
Federal agents will be out 24/7 on patrol in Washington, the White House says
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a wary Washington waited, the White House promised a ramp-up of National Guard troops and federal officers on the streets of the nation’s capital around the clock starting…
What US consumers can expect from new tariffs on imported goods
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers American businesses and consumers soon will have a better idea of how President Donald Trump’s foreign trade agenda might affect them now that the United States has imposed higher tariffs on…
Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats…
Barrasso, Lummis applaud repeal of electric vehicle mandate
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., on Thursday attended the White House signing ceremony for legislation repealing the Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandate. The legislation to repeal the EV mandate passed the Senate last month with the…
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…