Washington — The U.S. president renewed assertive statements about Greenland and NATO this week while the Senate advanced a bipartisan war-powers resolution restricting military action in Venezuela. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary-level briefings urged European partners to take U.S. Arctic security concerns seriously, prompting diplomatic meetings with Denmark and...
Washington — The U.S. administration this week outlined renewed efforts to acquire Greenland, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio scheduling talks with Danish officials and the White House saying purchase, diplomacy or military options remain under consideration. Officials discussed offering direct payments to Greenlanders, with reported ranges between $10,000 and...
Washington House lawmakers voted Thursday on whether to override President Donald Trump's vetoes of two bipartisan bills that passed Congress quietly. The measures would fund a Colorado water pipeline and designate land in Florida's Everglades for the Miccosukee Tribe; both had passed previously by voice vote. Trump issued the vetoes...
Frankfort, Ky. — Governor Andy Beshear presented his State of the Commonwealth address, outlining budget proposals, workforce investments and funding. He cited $10.5 billion in private-sector investment and 9,600 new jobs in 2025, and proposed $150 million for teacher raises, funding for universal pre-K, fully funded Medicaid, affordable housing and...
ATLANTA — President Donald Trump filed a motion this week seeking more than $6.2 million in attorney fees and costs after a Fulton County election-interference case was dismissed. The charges were brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in August 2023; she was removed from the matter in December...
Washington. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will seek to bar large institutional investors from buying single-family homes and urged Congress to codify such a ban. He wrote on Truth Social that "people live in homes, not corporations," and said he would act immediately while presenting further housing proposals...
Washington, President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed setting U.S. military spending at $1.5 trillion for 2027, citing "troubled and dangerous times." He announced the proposal on Truth Social after ordering a U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and amid U.S. forces massing in the Caribbean Sea. The 2026...
Washington, President Donald Trump ordered US defence contractors to halt dividends and stock buybacks until they increase weapons production and improve maintenance, and capped executive pay at $5 million, the White House said this week. Markets reacted as shares of major contractors fell after his posts. The administration proposed reallocating...
WASHINGTON, U.S. officials this week outlined a three-phase plan for Venezuela after U.S. forces seized President Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters and senators on Jan. 7. The plan prioritizes stabilisation to prevent chaos, recovery that includes reopening the economy to American and Western firms, rebuilding infrastructure...
WASHINGTON — U.S. forces seized a Venezuela-linked, U.S.-sanctioned oil tanker in the North Atlantic on Wednesday after a weeks-long pursuit, officials said. The military boarded and took control of the vessel, then transferred it to law enforcement, an official who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity...
