WASHINGTON, Members of Congress this week debated consequences after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minnesota woman, prompting protests and calls for accountability. Lawmakers demanded a full investigation, changes to raid policies, potential defunding of ICE operations, and consideration of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi...
Detroit. Hundreds of demonstrators marched through Southwest Detroit this week to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Demonstrations and vigils also occurred in Denver, New York, New Orleans and Charleston as organizers demanded accountability, justice and...
Washington: President Donald Trump reiterated on Friday that he had helped avert a potential military conflict between India and Pakistan, saying Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked him for saving "minimum ten million lives" during the Pakistani leader's US visit. Speaking at the White House with oil and gas executives,...
Washington, D.C. The Department of Justice requested state voter-roll data from all 50 states to assess registrations and alleged ineligible voters, prompting mixed compliance. Texas sent a complete list on December 23 including dates of birth and partial Social Security numbers. Voting-rights groups and state officials filed or threatened litigation,...
Washington — President Donald Trump said this week the United States will expand operations against drug trafficking cartels to land, after months of maritime strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Vice President J.D. Vance urged transferring cartel control to legitimate governments. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected foreign intervention. U.S....
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he expects to meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in Washington next week after US operations resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Trump told Fox News he understands Machado is arriving and looks forward to greeting her but said she lacks domestic...
Washington — U.S. officials announced expanded control over Venezuela's oil and security operations this week after U.S. forces captured President Nicolás Maduro on January 3. President Donald Trump said in interviews Tuesday and Thursday that Washington has seized billions in crude, expects major oil companies to invest in rebuilding Venezuela's...
Washington. Vice President J D Vance defended an ICE officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis woman during an immigration enforcement operation, saying the officer acted in self defence and accusing Democrats and parts of the media of mischaracterising the incident. Vance spoke at the White House on Thursday, cited video...
Washington, US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham warned Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that President Donald Trump could take lethal action if Iranian authorities continue to kill protesters. Graham spoke on Fox News and called Khamenei a “religious Nazi,” expressing support for nationwide demonstrations that began on December 28 over...
Washington — The White House presented plans to the National Capital Planning Commission for a East Wing ballroom after demolition began months earlier. Officials said they submitted plans in December and described structural problems and cost analyses used to justify demolition and reconstruction. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has...
