Politics
California Assembly OKs $50M to defend immigrants, protect state policies from Trump plans
California's Democratic-dominated Assembly endorsed up to $50 million in funding Monday to defend the state's progressive policies against challenges by the Trump administration. Source link
Noem ends Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Venezuelans
President Donald Trump's administration is ending protections that shielded roughly 350,000 Venezuelans from deportation, leaving them with two months before they lose their right to work in the U.S....
Mexico and Canada agree to border security deals, avoiding Trump tariffs
The deals, reached just hours before the tariffs were set to take effect, resulted in a one-month delay on the president's proposed trade restrictions. Source link
Ecuador's conservative president announces tariffs on Mexican exports in an echo of Trump policy
Ecuador's conservative president said Monday that he is raising tariffs on Mexican imports in a move that echoes the trade barriers that U.S. President Donald Trump announced - but...
GOP holdouts threaten to sink nominations of RFK Jr., Gabbard with committee votes
Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard and Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. head into key committee votes on Tuesday with separate holdout GOP senators...
Trump Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi advances to final vote in Senate
The Senate on Monday voted 52-46 in a party-line vote Monday to advance the nomination of Pam Bondi to be the Department of Justice's next Attorney General. Source...
Chris Wright confirmed to lead the Energy Department
The Senate on Wednesday evening confirmed Christopher Wright, a self-described "science geek turned energy nerd turned lifelong energy entrepreneur," to run the Energy Department. Source link
Fighting over USAID: Your guide to America's foreign aid battle
The fight over America's main foreign aid agency has suddenly become front-page news, with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk pushing to shut it down while Democrats argue they...
How USAID grew from war relief to a global humanitarian mission
When an American taxpayer-funded cartload of medicine and food arrives in some disaster zone across the globe, it will usually have USAID stamped on every package. Source link
The Mexican Government Can’t Handle the Truth
Yes, it’s been shamefully entangled with the cartels. Source link
