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Maryland senator is returning to US after pushing for Abrego Garcia's release and meeting with him

Maryland senator is returning to US after pushing for Abrego Garcia's release and meeting with him

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen was flying home from El Salvador on Friday after meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia , who was wrongly deported there by the Trump administration. It’s unclear what will happen next in the case.
The Latest: Federal judge to pause the Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB

The Latest: Federal judge to pause the Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB

A federal judge who blocked Donald Trump's administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to fire hundreds of employees.
Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory

Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory

A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed into a page supporting the theory that the pandemic originated with a lab leak. The covid.
Poilievre promises to end ban on single-use plastic straws, other items

Poilievre promises to end ban on single-use plastic straws, other items

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to strike down a key element of the Liberal government's environmental policy Friday as he and other party leaders got back on the campaign trail following the national leaders' debates in Montre
Judge won’t take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration

Judge won’t take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press' from presidential events refused Friday to take immediate steps to get White House officials to comply — an incremental development in a two
The Latest: Federal judge to pause the Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB

The Latest: Federal judge to pause the Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB

A federal judge who blocked Donald Trump's administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to fire hundreds of employees.
Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says

Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin governor's creative use of his uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years may be “attention grabbing,” but it was constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
US seeks to turn deportations into an efficient business ‘like Amazon’

US seeks to turn deportations into an efficient business ‘like Amazon’

JENA, La. (AP) — Amid rural Louisiana's crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po'boys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration detention centers to learn whether they will be expelled from the United States.
US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations

US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S.
Surprise open governor's seat in Iowa signals competitive GOP primary, glimmer of hope for Democrats

Surprise open governor's seat in Iowa signals competitive GOP primary, glimmer of hope for Democrats

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa looked a lot different in 2010, when Kim Reynolds was first elected to statewide office. Reynolds was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor on the ticket alongside former Gov. Terry Branstad.
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