Author: Associated Press
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Mexican president highlights ‘compelling results’ in crackdown of cartels in face of Trump threats
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that efforts to crack down on Mexican cartels and slow migration north were showing “compelling results” in an effort to head off intervention talk by the Trump administration. The comments come after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened that U.S. forces “will now start hitting land”…
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US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States. The State Department said Wednesday it had instructed consular officers to halt immigrant visa applications from the countries affected in…
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Venezuela to continue accepting deported migrants despite Trump’s airspace closure assertion
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — U.S.-operated flights returning deported migrants to Venezuela will continue despite President Donald Trump’s assertion that the airspace of the South American country should be considered closed. The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday announced that the twice weekly flights will go on following a request from the Trump administration.…
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UK and US agree zero-tariff deal on pharmaceuticals
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LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has secured a 0% tariff rate for all U.K. medicines exported to the U.S. for at least three years, officials said Monday, in return for the U.K. spending more on new medicines. Under the deal, the U.S. agreed to exempt U.K.-origin pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients, and medical technology from import taxes.…
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Epstein emails released by Democrats mention Trump
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email that Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later that Trump “knew about the girls,” according to communications released Wednesday. The emails made public by Democrats on the House…
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California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026 and, with it, the power to thwart or advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. The approval of Proposition 50 gives…
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Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey, defeating opponent who aligned with Trump
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday was elected governor of New Jersey, shoring up Democratic control of a state that has been reliably blue in presidential and Senate contests but had shown signs of shifting rightward in recent years. Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot and four-term member of Congress, defeated Jack Ciattarelli, who was…
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Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
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WASHINGTON • Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration. Many offices will be shuttered, as Trump vowed to “do things that are irreversible, that are…
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Denver elections worker who lost job after telling Jon Stewart about safety fears settles lawsuit
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AP – A former Denver elections worker who says she lost her job after speaking to comedian Jon Stewart about her concerns for the safety of poll workers has settled a lawsuit alleging the city violated her First Amendment rights for $65,000, her lawyer said Friday. Virginia Chau, a lawyer who worked part-time as a polling center supervisor during…
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US and China are ‘talking past each other’ on key issues, says US lawmaker visiting Beijing
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BEIJING (AP) — The United States and China are “talking past each other” on key issues, according to a U.S. lawmaker leading a bipartisan congressional delegation visiting Beijing on Tuesday — the first visit from the House of Representatives to China since 2019. Led by Rep. Adam Smith, a Democrat on the House Armed Services…
