Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump says National Guard will be sent to New OrleansDec 02, 2025 4:49 pm - NEW ORLEANS — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans and bring another federal surge to the city that is already awa...
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Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardonDec 02, 2025 3:21 pm - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that mov...
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Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source saysDec 02, 2025 1:59 pm - Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota focused on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
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Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike in scrutinized attack on alleged drug boatDec 02, 2025 1:17 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea earlier this year.
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Venezuela to continue accepting deported migrants despite Trump's airspace closure assertionDec 02, 2025 12:47 pm - U.S.-operated flights returning deported migrants to Venezuela will continue despite President Donald Trump’s assertion that the airspace of the South American country should be considered closed.
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Wheeling special census postponed due to government shutdownDec 02, 2025 10:42 am - The recent government shutdown has delayed a planned special census in Wheeling.
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Former Honduras President Hernández freed after Trump pardonDec 02, 2025 9:05 am - Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that moved hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump, officials confirmed Tuesday.
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Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10 billion, report saysDec 01, 2025 10:12 am - Recent cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration could reduce the size of Illinois’ economy by nearly $10 billion each year, according to a new report released Monday by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute.
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Trump says Hegseth denied issuing order to kill boat crewDec 01, 2025 10:11 am - President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has “great confidence” that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not give a spoken order to kill all crew members aboard a vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea in September.
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Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified as top New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rulesDec 01, 2025 9:41 am - PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified from serving as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor despite his administration’...