news2shortsLawmakers led by Elizabeth Warren in scathing letter say system used to track detainees ‘increasingly unreliable’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A group of 36 lawmakers says the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created “disappearances” on US soil, due to the “increasingly unreliable” online … Read more
The US constitution should make it possible to remove a president who’s not fit for office. But we’re going to need another way out For the past few months, I have been waging a cold war with a neighbour who constantly puts out their rubbish on the wrong day. And by “cold war” I mean … Read more
As President Donald Trump’s administration pushes back against radical leftist gender ideology, the Department of Education is taking aim at agreements from prior administrations. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has rolled back provisions of resolution agreements stemming from previous administrations, unshackling schools from unlawful enforcement of Title IX, according to the … Read more
Upgrade to Brent Spence Bridge linking Kentucky and Ohio clouded by concerns about cost overruns, pollution and housing Connecting manufacturers in the industrial north to booming southern cities in Georgia and beyond in the south, the Brent Spence Bridge that spans the Ohio River is a debacle to all who know it. Built and designed … Read more
President Donald Trump threatened in a Truth Social post Tuesday that “a whole civilization will die tonight” as the deadline nears for an agreement on a ceasefire in the war with Iran
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Justice Department to dismiss the criminal conviction against President Donald Trump’s former advisor, Steve Bannon — a symbolic, but significant move in one of the highest-profile prosecutions tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot and resulting congressional probe. In a brief, unsigned order, … Read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it had discovered “significant national security and public safety risks” in U.S. vetting processes, calling the system “wholly inadequate,” just days before two relatives of slain terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani were taken into custody in Los Angeles. The arrests of Soleimani’s niece, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, and grandniece, Sarinasadat … Read more
Analysis shows developing economies more likely to experience higher interest rates and currency shocks Business live – latest updates Emerging economies are at greater risk of higher interest rates and currency shocks resulting from the Iran war because of increased reliance on market investors such as hedge funds, the International Monetary Fund has warned. The … Read more
Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., is mounting a long-shot bid to impeach President Donald Trump as he stares down a primary threat from younger challengers, who seek to thwart his bid for a 15th House term. Larson, 77, introduced 13 articles of impeachment against Trump on Monday, citing the president’s military intervention in Venezuela, the deployment … Read more
A United States Army staff sergeant is trying to stop his wife from being deported after she was detained inside a Louisiana military base. Matthew Blank says his wife Annie Ramos was born in Honduras and they married last month. The Department of Homeland Security says she has no legal status to be in the … Read more
