news2shortsPresident Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates next week to advance a flurry of high-stakes negotiations, but his trip comes as cracks seem to have appeared in his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On the agenda are reviving hostage talks with Israel and Hamas, exploring an off-ramp … Read more
House and Senate Republicans have been working for months on a sweeping piece of legislation addressing a litany of President Donald Trump‘s agenda items. Such a bill is possible via the budget reconciliation process, which allows the party controlling Congress and the White House to pass broad policy overhauls while totally sidelining the minority. It … Read more
Player’s Dodge collided with Kia on Saturday afternoon 78-year-old woman also killed in collision Miami linebacker Adarius Hayes has been released from hospital after a collision that killed two children on Saturday afternoon in his hometown of Largo, Florida. Largo police said Hayes’s Dodge Durango collided with a Kia Soul that was making a left … Read more
Donald Trump defended his decision to accept the gift of a plane from Qatar at a press conference on Monday. ‘They’re giving us a free jet,’ said the US president, ‘I could say no, no, no, don’t give us, I wanna pay you $1bn or $400m or whatever it is, or I could say thank … Read more
Health policy experts support the ‘most favored nation’ plan but doubt it will withstand likely legal challenges The White House is unveiling an aggressive drug pricing strategy targeting pharmaceutical companies, promising to dramatically cut prescription drug costs for American consumers. Donald Trump condemned the current pricing system as a “redistribution” that has allowed drugmakers to … Read more
A U.S. appeals court will review the Trump administration’s bid to avoid returning a 20-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker who was deported to El Salvador earlier this year, keeping him in Salvadoran custody for now. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed last week to take up Trump’s appeal – staying through May 15 a lower … Read more
South Carolina officials investigating death of Eric Slate, 52, and conditions of the petting zoo owned by his brother Officials in South Carolina are investigating the death of a man who was believed to have been killed while fighting a kangaroo in an enclosure at a children’s petting zoo. Eric Slate, 52, died of “multiple … Read more
Governor announces new ordinance to address ‘persistent’ camps as he intensifies crackdown on worsening crisis Gavin Newsom has called on California cities and counties to clear and effectively ban encampments “without delay” as the governor intensifies a crackdown on homelessness in the state. Newsom on Monday announced a new model ordinance to address “persistent” camps, … Read more
California’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants provides cash to elderly, blind and disabled immigrants US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it is opening an investigation into a state-funded California program that provides financial assistance to some people who legally migrated to the US as the White … Read more
Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego unveiled a border security and immigration reform plan that was immediately endorsed by several House Democrats. Gallego, the son of Mexican and Colombian immigrants, offered a “five-pillar” framework he said expresses his commitment to securing the southern border. “We don’t have to choose between border security and immigration reform,” Gallego … Read more
