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House vote to extend FISA spy tool fails and it could lapse as Friday deadline looms
WASHINGTON | A rare lapse in a law that allows the United States to gather intelligence abroad appears likely after the House failed on Thursday to temporarily extend the program, in a protest of President Donald Trump ‘s refusal to name a permanent head of the nation’s intelligence agencies. Trump has doubled down on his […]
UK defense secretary resigns, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military
LONDON | U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey unexpectedly quit on Thursday, saying the government is unwilling to spend enough on the military at a time of “rising threats.” The resignation dealt another blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is already facing demands from Labour colleagues to step down. Healey told Starmer in a […]
Opening of Canada-US bridge that Trump threatened to block is delayed over unresolved ‘issues’
WASHINGTON | The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block was delayed on Thursday due to “outstanding issues.” In a statement released before a Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony at the bridge, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority said that “Canada and the United States have agreed to delay […]
Police blast water cannons at Belfast protesters as unrest flares again after stabbing
BELFAST, Northern Ireland | Police blasted water cannons Wednesday at protesters in Northern Ireland who set small fires and hurled bricks, rocks and bottles at them during a second night of violence over a brutal stabbing on a Belfast street. Demonstrators wearing masks tore bricks from the walls outside homes and smashed sidewalks with sledgehammers […]
Judge considers arguments in challenge to New Mexico’s universal childcare program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. | A New Mexico judge is scheduled Thursday to consider arguments in a challenge to the state’s fledgling universal childcare program, an ambitious and closely watched effort to eliminate daycare costs for all working families. A lawsuit brought by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez and other plaintiffs challenges the process used by […]
Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be national intelligence director
igence powers unless Trump pulled Pulte’s nomination and named a permanent nominee. WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence. Trump announced the nomination on social […]
Trump has a new, surprising take on the higher cost of living: ‘I love the inflation’
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump on Wednesday showed how he had learned to stop worrying about inflation and simply, in his own words, “love” it. Asked about the new report that the consumer price index in May had jumped 4.2% over the last year, the president took a surprisingly optimistic tack with the challenging news. […]
Trump accuses Democrats of hypocrisy on Platner, despite questions about his own conduct
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump laced into Graham Platner on Wednesday, calling the Senate candidate from Maine a “thug” and a “pig” and suggesting that the Democratic Party was hypocritical for lining up behind someone with so many questions about his past personal conduct and treatment of women. That line of political attack was striking […]
FISA spy program at risk over Trump’s pick of Pulte for director of national intelligence
WASHINGTON | A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad is growing more likely after President Donald Trump resisted calls from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill to immediately name a permanent head of the nation’s intelligence agencies. Trump has doubled down on his temporary pick for director of […]
Honda recalls more than 880,000 cars due to a problem with rear suspension components
Honda is recalling more than 800,000 vehicles because rear suspension components may fail and cause drivers to lose control, increasing the chances of a crash or injury. American Honda Motor Co. said the recall covers certain 2016-2022 Honda Pilot, 2017-2023 Ridgeline, 2019-2023 Passport and 2014-2020 Acura MDX vehicles. The recall includes 880,514 vehicles that were […]