Blue-state Democrats want immigration agents to show their faces
SACRAMENTO, California — Democratic leaders in California and other blue states are taking aim at the masks federal immigration officers use to conceal their identities...
Senate panel advances more than $1 trillion in government funding for 2026
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation Thursday amounting to more than $1 trillion in government funding for fiscal 2026, ahead of a late September sh...
Trump gives drugmakers 60 days to slash prescription drug prices
President Donald Trump sent letters to more than a dozen major drugmakers Thursday demanding that they lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. within 60 days.I...
Maine town denies it did not properly vet reserve officer arrested by ICE
A Maine resort town is challenging the Trump administration’s criticism of its police department after a seasonal reserve officer was arrested by Immigration and Custom...
A US judge says arrested Haitian businessman and former presidential hopeful will remain in custody
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal immigration judge in Miami ordered on Thursday that wealthy Haitian businessman and one-time presidential hopeful Pierre Réginald...
Trump demands pharma companies slash drug prices in next 60 days
President Trump sent letters Thursday to 17 of the world’s largest drug companies, telling them to take more steps to slash the prices of prescription drugs to match th...
Democrats accuse GOP of racism in proposed Texas map
House Democrats are hammering President Trump and GOP leaders for their effort to redraw the congressional map in Texas, accusing the Republicans of “rigging” the syste...
Board recommends that Trump White House official Jeffrey Clark be disbarred for efforts to overturn 2020 election
A Washington, DC, disciplinary board recommended Thursday that Jeffrey Clark, an attorney and longtime ally of President Donald Trump, should lose his law license for t...
Trump says Witkoff will travel to Russia, affirms plans for new sanctions
President Donald Trump said his foreign envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia in the coming days as the president calls for an end to the conflict in Ukraine.Trump...
2026 race for California governor goes into new gear and directions with Kamala Harris out
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After months of uncertainty, the race to become California's next governor started Thursday.Former Vice President Kamala Harris' decision Wednesday t...