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Blanche thrust into Republican firestorm over $1.8B fund as he seeks to prove his loyalty to Trump
WASHINGTON | When acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed off on a nearly $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate President Donald Trump’s allies for alleged political prosecution, he may have pleased his boss. But the eyebrow-raising move — the latest in his push to prove his loyalty to Trump — has agitated the same Republican […]
NATO allies bewildered by Trump’s about-face on US troop moves in Europe
HELSINGBORG, Sweden | NATO allies and defense officials expressed bewilderment on Friday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after he ordered the same number of forces pulled out of Europe. The apparent change of mind came after weeks of statements from Trump and his […]
At one Kentucky bar, young Republicans wrestle with their disappointment in Trump and their party
COVINGTON, Ky. | On a recent evening in northern Kentucky, over a dozen young Republicans gathered with beers and brightly colored cocktails at a bar called dEcORa, its neon interior as eccentric as its capitalization, ribbing each other and picking apart the presidential administration they welcomed with high hopes last year. By now, their enthusiasm […]
This hard-line Iranian general is a major player in talks with US over war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | As negotiations with the United States hang in the balance, a hard-line Iranian general linked to notorious attacks at home and abroad over the past decades is believed to have seized a place near the center of power. Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, who heads Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, has become […]
Trump will ease refrigerant rule in effort to address surging grocery costs
WASHINGTON | The Trump administration is set to loosen a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment, in what officials say is a push to lower grocery costs. The head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, said the Biden-era rule imposes costly restrictions that […]
Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump’s ballroom
WASHINGTON | Senate Republican leaders are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom on Thursday amid backlash from members of their own party. Pressured by the White House, Republicans tried to add the money to a roughly $70 billion bill to […]
Companies join a deep-sea mining rush after Trump executive order, as regulators fast-track permits
WASHINGTON | In the year since President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to create a deep-sea mining industry from scratch, businesses have raised millions of dollars from investors, stock prices have soared and federal regulators have raced to fast-track a permitting process. At least nine companies are in talks with the government for […]
Trump’s proposed Washington arch gets another review
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump’s plan to build a triumphal arch in Washington is getting a second look from a federal agency that suggested changes before it approved the concept last month. The proposed 250-foot (76 meter) arch is one of several projects the Republican president is pursuing alongside a White House ballroom to leave […]
Europe faces stray Ukrainian drones as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports
Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania. For the first time in a NATO and European Union capital, Lithuanians were pictured sheltering in underground car parks in Vilnius […]
The teens who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego were latest to cite prior atrocities
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. In rambling writings full of vitriol against a wide range of people, the teenagers who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego this […]