Erin Banco and Mari Saito | Reuters NEW YORK/BERLIN, March 19 – Several U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Moscow as the Trump Administration pushes Russia to end its war in Ukraine. Former President Joe Biden last year ordered his … Read more
Senate confirms controversial Trump pick Kash Patel for FBI director The Senate confirmed former Justice Department attorney Kash Patel as FBI director to serve a ten-year term. Mexico arrested and handed the U.S. an alleged leader of the international criminal gang MS-13 who was on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” suspects, officials announced Tuesday. Francisco … Read more
Sanders signed the law hours before Louisiana executed its first inmate with the nitrogen gas method on Tuesday. Arkansas is now the fifth state to approve the method. Death penalty: Which states still use capital punishment The death penalty has been used in the U.S. since 1608. But various Supreme Court rulings have limited its … Read more
ICE touts nearly 33,000 migrant arrests in less than 2 months of new Trump term U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, released recent migrant arrest numbers of those illegally in the U.S. Straight Arrow News Two men were convicted in federal court Tuesday of conspiracy to transport migrants resulting in the deaths of 53 … Read more
RFK Jr. praises Trump’s move to declassify JFK, RFK and MLK files Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised President Donald Trump’s decision to declassify documents on the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and Martin Luther King Jr. unbranded – Newsworthy WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday released what it said were all of the government’s classified … Read more
Watch as ICE agents arrest Mahmoud Khalil in video captured by wife Video taken by Mahmoud Khalil’s pregnant wife, Noor Abdalla, captures the moment federal immigration agents arrested Khalil outside his residence. A Palestinian refugee says he’s being held as a “political prisoner” in Louisiana by U.S. immigration agents retaliating against him for speaking out … Read more
U.S. tariffs and President Trump’s insults have Canadians fighting back with ‘elbows up.’ Canadian, Mexican and American industries react as tariffs take effect North Americans in the auto, agriculture and toy industries shared their reactions to new tariffs. Canadians are using the phrase “Elbows up” to encourage each other to stand up to the United … Read more
Republican Sen. Justin Eichorn was arrested after Bloomington police detectives say he arranged to meet up with a 16-year-old girl. A county attorney’s office say no charges have yet been filed. Bill would make ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ a mental illness Minnesota Republican lawmakers want to add “Trump derangement syndrome” to its definition of mental illness. … Read more
Fired USAID employees applauded leaving DC office for last time Demonstrators outside the USAID offices in Washington, D.C., broke into applause as fired employees returned to pick up their belongings. A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from firing any more USAID employees or terminating USAID contracts, writing that efforts … Read more
Vladimir Putin responds to ceasefire deal with Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in on the US-brokered ceasefire for Ukraine. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fired back. WASHINGTON − A call between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin ended with a limited agreement for Russia and Ukraine to cease attacks on energy infrastructure. It stopped short … Read more