Nation and World Politics
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Hegseth resists when pushed to explain Trump’s Air Force One deal
Jun 11, 2025 8:00 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday resisted lawmakers’ demands for transparency about the luxury airplane from Qatar that President Donald Trump wants to use as ...
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Trump’s plan to begin ‘phasing out’ FEMA after hurricane season burdens states, experts warn
Jun 11, 2025 7:55 pm - SAN DIEGO — President Donald Trump's plan to begin “phasing out” the federal agency that responds to disasters after the 2025 hurricane season is likely to put more respo...
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What to know about the protests over Trump’s immigration crackdown in LA and other cities
Jun 11, 2025 6:49 pm - LOS ANGELES — Downtown Los Angeles bustled Wednesday with dog walkers and commuters as it returned to business as usual after the first night of curfew meant to tamp down...
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About 500 National Guard troops in LA are trained to accompany agents on immigration raids
Jun 11, 2025 6:48 pm - WASHINGTON — About 500 of the National Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, the commander in...
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An Omaha food plant owner says he followed the rules for hiring immigrants. It was raided anyway.
Jun 11, 2025 6:38 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — The owner of an Omaha food packaging company says his business has been unfairly hamstrung by federal immigration officials, who raided the plant and arrest...
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Anti-ICE protests spread across the country, from New York to Seattle
Jun 11, 2025 5:27 pm - Protests over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement have spread to cities across the United States, as the president warns that the deployment of national gu...
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More than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials sayJun 11, 2025 8:12 am - The Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war has climbed past 55,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday.
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Trump says US gets rare earth minerals from China in trade deal, tariffs on Chinese goods go to 55%
Jun 11, 2025 8:00 am - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States will get magnets and rare earth minerals from China under a new trade deal and that tariffs on Chinese goods will go to 55%.
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Russian attacks kill 3 and wound 64 as drones hit Kharkiv and other parts of Ukraine
Jun 11, 2025 7:23 am - Russian forces launched a new drone assault across Ukraine overnight on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding 64 others, Ukrainian officials said.
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Veterans are divided over the Army's big parade, being held on Trump's birthday
Jun 11, 2025 7:06 am - NORFOLK, Va. — James McDonough served in the U.S. Army for 27 years, fighting in Vietnam and delivering humanitarian aid to Rwanda. For him, Saturday’s military parade in...