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,...
Columbus, Ohio — On Jan. 9 Meta Platforms publicly announced 20-year agreements to secure nuclear power from Vistra and development partnerships with TerraPower and Oklo to support its Prometheus AI data center. The deals include purchases from Vistra's Perry, Davis-Besse and Beaver Valley plants and funding for Natrium and SMR...
Minneapolis residents marched Thursday after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Renee Good, raising protests and a memorial. Demonstrators chanted and gathered outside a federal facility involved in recent enforcement operations. On Thursday, federal officers shot and wounded a man and a woman outside a Portland hospital; authorities...
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. 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...
Minneapolis: Federal and local officials responded after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended federal actions and labeled the incident domestic terrorism, saying local authorities lack jurisdiction. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension reported it was barred from...
ALBANY, N.Y. — U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield disqualified acting U.S. Attorney John Sarcone Thursday, ruling he served unlawfully when requesting subpoenas in investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James. Schofield quashed subpoenas Sarcone issued seeking information about lawsuits James filed against former President Donald Trump and the...
California officials reported this week that heavy December storms eliminated drought classifications statewide, while North Carolina officials warned that 85 counties remain in drought or severe drought after dry conditions since August. Federal and state drought monitors updated maps and reservoir data, showing California reservoirs above long-term averages and the...
Washington. Vice President JD Vance announced this week that the Trump administration will create a new assistant attorney general position to coordinate nationwide fraud investigations, beginning with allegations in Minnesota and expanding nationally. Vance said the Senate-confirmed official will be overseen by the White House rather than the Justice Department...
