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Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump’s administration said Thursday it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmark of the early education program for the nation’s neediest children. Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the federally funded preschool program, said the proposed changes would […]
Colorado Democrats urge House speaker to allow vote on congressional stock trading ban
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Democrats from Colorado are urging U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring a floor vote on a measure to ban members of Congress, the president and vice president from trading stocks. The letter signed by more than 30 House Democrats follows the July passage of the Stop […]
Investigators look at why a plane was allowed to take off as President Trump’s helicopter approached
WASHINGTON | It’s not clear why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump’s helicopter was approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday afternoon in an apparent violation of safety procedures put in place after last year’s midair collision near the busy airport. Both the National Transportation Safety Board and the […]
FACT CHECK: A look at Trump’s false and misleading claims about the Reflecting Pool
In April, President Donald Trump announced that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was being renovated to address long-standing cosmetic and structural issues. He initially promised a gleaming blue pool that would be fixed in a week at a cost of $1.5 million, much less than what previous administrations had paid for work on the national […]
Iran and the US say a Strait of Hormuz deal is close, but one or both would have to back down
CAIRO | Iran said Wednesday it is in the “final stage” of drafting an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump has said a deal could be announced this week. That could potentially reopen the critical waterway, ease pressure on the world economy and help bring an end to […]
Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case
WASHINGTON | A federal judge decried efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as he reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group at the Trump administration’s request. The move Tuesday closes the book on the Jan. 6 cases that were […]
A man arrested at Trump golf course near Los Angeles set to appear in court on weapons charge
LOS ANGELES | A California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course while pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump’s visit is due in court Wednesday on a federal weapons charge. Jeanine John Taele, 38, was arrested Sunday at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos […]
No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized
WASHINGTON | Jeanine Pirro this week found out there’s a tradeoff between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia — a fierce defender and decades-long friend — openly refuted Trump’s claims of vandalism regarding one of his treasured D.C. construction projects, admitting in court […]
PERRY: The heat is on for real. So is the Trump chicanery linked to climate change denial
Hot enough for ya? That used to prompt a smile when I was a kid picking melons and tomatoes in Manzanola. It’s not funny as more than 10,000 people in Europe drop dead from the heat, above the normal amount of heat-related deaths. Records keepers expect the 1,200 or so normal U.S. heat-related deaths will […]
Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote
WASHINGTON | Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week as a Republican-led committee prepares to vote to hold him in contempt and refer the matter to the Justice Department. A contempt finding could open the door to an investigation into whether Fauci had […]