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Trump Gives Davos Elite a Choice: Invest in US or Else
Trump Gives Davos Elite a Choice: Invest in US or Else
Trump Gives Davos Elite a Choice: Invest in US or Else
2025-01-23 20:53:23
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised attendees at the World Economic Forum on Thursday that if they invest in America “we will give you among the lowest taxes on earth.” But with his next breath he warned that if they... Read More

Congress
House Approves Laken Riley Act, Sending Immigration Bill on to President
House Approves Laken Riley Act, Sending Immigration Bill on to President

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday handily approved a bill that requires the detainment of illegal aliens who are subsequently accused of committing violent and other serious crimes. The bill, called the Laken Riley Act, is named after a 22-year-old... Read More

Defense Department Sending 1,500 Additional Troops to US Border

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is preparing to send about 1,500 additional active-duty troops to the U.S. border with Mexico,... Read More

2025-01-22 22:18:21
Congressional Report Says US Vulnerable to Increasing Muslim Extremist Terrorism

WASHINGTON — The United States is unprepared to counter a rising number of terrorist threats, according to a congressional report... Read More

2025-01-22 20:38:08
Davos 2025: Trade, Tariffs, AI and UN Chief Guterres Dominate World Economic Forum Agenda

DAVOS, Switzlerand (AP) — The U.N. chief ratcheted up his warning about climate change and said the world's thirst for... Read More

2025-01-22 14:47:28

Opinion Polls

2025-01-22 14:28:54
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US Adults Want Border Security Action but Mostly Oppose Arrests in Schools, Churches: AP-NORC Poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many U.S. adults are on board with the idea of beefing up security at the southern border... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many U.S. adults are on board with the idea of beefing up security at the southern border and undertaking some targeted deportations, according to a new poll. But as President Donald Trump begins his second term with... Read More

Law

2025-01-21 23:10:53
by Tom Ramstack
Trump’s Pardons for Jan. 6 Rioters Prompt Warnings About a Precedent

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons on the first day of his second term for everyone accused of crimes... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons on the first day of his second term for everyone accused of crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol are making his critics wonder whether he is setting a troublesome... Read More

Supreme Court

2025-01-21 15:08:07
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Supreme Court Rejects GOP-Backed Montana Case Based on Controversial Election Law Theory

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back an election law case out of Montana that relied on a controversial... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back an election law case out of Montana that relied on a controversial legal theory with the potential to change the way elections are run across the country. The high court declined to... Read More

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2025-01-21 19:37:43
by Dan McCue
Trump Keeping Up Torrid Pace During First Full Day in Office

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump launched headlong into his second term on Monday and the pace of his activities has... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump launched headlong into his second term on Monday and the pace of his activities has shown no sign of slackening on this, his second day in office. According to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt,... Read More

2025-01-21 14:48:58
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Bird Flu Found in a Georgia Commercial Flock

ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time since the 2022 countrywide outbreak, bird flu hit a poultry producer in Georgia,... Read More

ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time since the 2022 countrywide outbreak, bird flu hit a poultry producer in Georgia, the nation's top state for chicken production. The state Department of Agriculture announced Friday that the agency has detected a... Read More

2025-01-21 19:30:44
by Dan McCue
Trump Orders Comprehensive Review of Wind Energy Leasing Policy

WASHINGTON — Among the myriad executive orders and memoranda President Donald Trump has signed over the past 24 hours, one... Read More

WASHINGTON — Among the myriad executive orders and memoranda President Donald Trump has signed over the past 24 hours, one could have a significant impact on the offshore wind energy industry. The memorandum, entitled “Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on... Read More

2025-01-20 22:53:48
by Tom Ramstack
TikTok Shuts Down Only Briefly After Intervention From Trump

WASHINGTON — Social media giant TikTok shut down for only hours Sunday after losing in a Supreme Court judgment but... Read More

WASHINGTON — Social media giant TikTok shut down for only hours Sunday after losing in a Supreme Court judgment but restored service soon after with help from newly inaugurated President Donald Trump. Congress wanted the short-form video app to halt... Read More

2025-01-20 22:19:40
by Dan McCue
Trump Lays Out Detailed Agenda in Second Inaugural Address

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, who became a bold-faced name 40 years ago as a brash and combative New York City... Read More

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, who became a bold-faced name 40 years ago as a brash and combative New York City real estate developer, and later enjoyed a star turn on television, completed the political comeback of the ages on Monday... Read More

2025-01-20 19:39:36
by Dan McCue
In Final Moments of Presidency, Biden Commutes Peltier Sentence

WASHINGTON — In one of his last official acts on Monday, President Joe Biden released Leonard Peltier from prison, nearly... Read More

WASHINGTON — In one of his last official acts on Monday, President Joe Biden released Leonard Peltier from prison, nearly 50 years after the indigenous activist was convicted of murdering two FBI officers. For decades, a number of human rights... Read More

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