WASHINGTON Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis will receive body-worn cameras, DHS Secretary Krisi Noem announced Monday, following the fatal shootings of two protesters on Jan. 7 and Jan. 24. Noem said the program will expand nationwide as funding permits. Democrats in the House have demanded body cameras, bans on...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said this week that Republicans should nationalize voting in at least 15 unspecified places, repeating baseless claims that widespread fraud marred the 2020 election. He spoke on a podcast with former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino and offered no details about locations or legal mechanism....
Washington, House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer on Monday rejected an offer from Bill and Hillary Clinton to provide a transcribed interview and a sworn declaration in the committee's Jeffrey Epstein probe, saying he requires sworn depositions. The committee notified the Clintons that a Jan. 31 proposal would not...
Washington, President Donald Trump announced on Monday a trade-energy agreement with India that reduces U.S. reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18% and removes a 25% punitive duty tied to Russian oil purchases. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would halt purchases of Russian crude and increase energy imports from...
Washington, US President Donald Trump spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, ahead of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to US beginning February 2. Jaishankar will travel from New York to Washington to attend the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial convened by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced Sunday that all 22 citizen initiative petitions, including a recreational marijuana amendment, failed to meet Florida legal requirements to appear on the 2026 ballot. Campaign organizers from Smart & Safe Florida said they submitted more than 1.4 million signatures and called...
Tucson, Arizona — Pima County authorities said Monday they are treating the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie as a crime after finding concerning signs at her Catalina Foothills home. Sheriff Chris Nanos said she was last seen 9:30 p.m. Saturday and that family members reported her missing around noon Sunday,...
San Ramon, Calif. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a series of earthquakes struck the Tri-Valley area Monday morning, with a magnitude 4.2 temblor centered about 2½ miles southeast of downtown. The sequence began around 6:27 a.m., included multiple quakes between magnitudes 2.5 and 3.9, and culminated near 7:01 a.m.; agencies...
Springfield, Ohio — City officials and leaders alerted residents this week as Temporary Protected Status for Haitians expires Feb. 3, prompting concerns over potential immigration enforcement. Superintendent Bob Hill and Gov. Mike DeWine discussed a possible operation that could begin Feb. 4 and last about 30 days, according to an...
Washington — The Trump administration announced Monday it will establish a nearly $12 billion strategic stockpile of rare-earth and critical minerals called “Project Vault.” The White House confirmed that funding will include a $10 billion Export-Import Bank loan and approximately $1.7 billion in private capital to procure and store materials...
