Rubio heads to Latin America to push US counter-drug priorities with Trump-friendly leaders
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is beginning a three-nation tour of Latin America as the Trump administration pushes anti-drug trafficking.
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Trump’s White House North Portico project nears completion with shroud and scaffolding taken down
Restoration work on the White House North Portico appears to be nearing completion with shroud and scaffolding being removed.
Trump threatens Canadian jetmaker Bombardier, which has an extensive US footprint
President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the sale of aircraft from Canada’s Bombardier unless it manufactures planes in the US.
Trump posts Space Force uniforms derived from fascist-inspired ‘Starship Troopers’ outfits
“Fascists who aren’t aware of their fascism,” is how director Paul Verhoeven described the film’s characters.
US sinks an Ecuadorian boat in the Pacific it alleges is tied to drug trafficking
U.S. Southern Command sunk another Ecuadorian vessel that the US alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros and drug trafficking.
A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards
As the midterms approach, the landscape is proving especially volatile.
Supreme Court grants Republican emergency appeal on TV ad rates before midterms
The decision follows a June Supreme Court ruling that removed limits on how much parties can spend in coordination with candidates.
Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes staffers over CBS interview
The judge said Stars and Stripes’ editorial independence “is not at stake here.”
Federal judge extends block on Trump executive order seeking to limit mail voting in the midterms
The administration is running out of time to make big changes in voting procedures.
Trump and Kennedy’s health industry deals haven’t been enforced and are at risk of vanishing
The administration-industry deals lack the enforcement teeth of more traditional federal regulation.