Detroit, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer warned Thursday that President Donald Trump's tariff strategy has harmed U.S. auto manufacturing, saying the policy benefits Chinese competitors and risks further job losses and production cuts. She spoke at the Detroit Auto Show two days after Mr. Trump defended tariffs and toured a Ford...
Washington, a federal judge on Thursday allowed construction to resume on Equinor’s Empire Wind project off New York while he reviews the government’s suspension order, dealing a legal setback to the Trump administration’s December pause of five offshore wind leases. Vineyard Wind separately asked a federal court for a temporary...
Minneapolis officials and federal authorities responded this week after two ICE-involved shootings and ensuing protests. On Jan. 7 a federal officer fatally shot Renee Good; on Jan. 14 another ICE-related shooting injured a man, prompting local demonstrations. Governor Tim Walz delivered public remarks criticizing federal operations, urged peaceful protesting and...
Columbus, Ohio — Former ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan resigned Thursday to run for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, publicly challenging Democratic incumbent Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Campaign materials and launch video emphasize Sheahan’s ICE leadership, citing hires and removals during her tenure. Sheahan served under a year as deputy director. Based...
Washington — On Thursday, the U.S. Treasury announced sanctions targeting five Iranian officials and 18 people or companies tied to a shadow-banking network, accusing them of orchestrating and financing a nationwide crackdown on protesters challenging Iran's theocratic government. The Office of Foreign Assets Control designated the Secretary of the Supreme...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Southern Command said U.S. forces apprehended Motor/Tanker Veronica in a pre-dawn Caribbean operation on Jan.15, marking the sixth sanctioned vessel seized under a Trump administration quarantine on Venezuela-linked tankers. Marines and sailors launched from USS Gerald R. Ford and a U.S. Coast Guard team conducted the boarding;...
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces to Minnesota after protests erupted over Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations following a fatal ICE shooting on Jan. 7 and a later wounding during a federal stop. Federal authorities increased deployments under Operation Metro...
Washington, President Donald Trump hosted Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House on Thursday to discuss Venezuela's political and economic future. The meeting followed a Jan. 3 U.S. special forces operation that removed Nicolás Maduro from power and Trump's call with interim president Delcy Rodríguez. Machado, a...
RICHMOND, Va. House Democrats advanced four constitutional amendments that would enshrine abortion protections, restore voting rights to people with felony convictions, remove a defunct ban on same-sex marriage and permit temporary mid-decade congressional redistricting pending voter approval. The measures passed the Democratic-controlled House after public testimony and await Senate consideration,...
Los Angeles. The Schall Law Firm announced this week that it has opened investigations and filed class actions on behalf of shareholders of Nutanix, Beta Bionics, Fermi, Wealthfront, Ardent Health and Varonis, alleging possible securities law violations after company disclosures and stock price declines. The notices cite specific dates including...
