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Trump pledges to protect Social Security amid possible cost cutting

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is once again vowing to protect Social Security if congressional Republicans seek another reconciliation bill.Asked earlier this week what he would prioritize should Republicans in Congress seek a reconciliation bill, a cost-cutting tactic that would bypass the usual Senate ...
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Mayor Eric Adams offers New Yorkers apology as growing scandals shadow his term, re-election bid

(NEW YORK) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams is saying he's sorry for the controversy that has surrounded his administration over the past year amid allegations of corruption against the mayor and his associates.Adams' tenure has been marked by some measurable achievements that ...
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Department of Transportation announces new Acela trains, plan to control DC’s Union Station

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Transportation announced new high-speed Acela trains during a Wednesday news conference, which included details about how the agency is "reclaiming the management" of Union Station in Washington, D.C., in an effort to restore it and bolster financial opportunities in ...
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Democrat Catelin Drey’s victory in Iowa special election breaks GOP supermajority

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Democrat has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that had been held by Republicans and had voted heavily for President Donald Trump in 2024, adding to the Democratic Party’s hope that ...
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Judge extends block on Trump administration’s efforts to deport migrant Abrego

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to his native El Salvador made him a symbol of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, must remain in the United States through at least October, a judge said during a court hearing on ...
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Analysis-Inside Trump’s DC crackdown: Swarms of agents and arrests for minor offenses

By Brad Heath and Jack Queen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -One night last week, police officers in Washington stopped a man carrying a designer handbag after spotting a small, clear plastic bag poking out of it, which they suspected might contain marijuana. It was the kind of encounter ...
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Democrats celebrate special election victory in Iowa State Senate, ending GOP supermajority

(WASHINGTON) -- National Democrats are celebrating the results of a special election for the Iowa State Senate, after Democrat Catelin Drey won in a district President Donald Trump carried by 11 points in 2024 to break a Republican supermajority of the chamber.Republicans argue the ...
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Democrats desperate to turn the page as they gather for summer meeting

(WASHINGTON) -- The Democrats are in a tough stretch. Their fundraising and voter registration lags Republicans. And polls show American voters find the party generally unfavorable.But at this week's Democratic National Committee summer meeting in Minneapolis, members are desperate to turn a page, shed ...
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Trump says he has raised in excess of $1.5 billion since 2024 election

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has raised in excess of $1.5 billion since the 2024 presidential election, he said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday. “I am pleased to report that I have raised, since the Great Presidential Election of 2024, in various forms ...
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Trump says he is working with Republicans on ‘comprehensive crime bill’

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is working with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, both Republicans, on a “comprehensive crime bill.” “Speaker Mike Johnson, and Leader John Thune, are working with me, and other Republicans, on ...
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NAACP sues Texas over redrawn congressional map, calling it discriminatory 

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The NAACP and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Tuesday sued Texas over its congressional map that was redrawn at the behest of President Donald Trump, arguing it dilutes the power of Black voters and other minorities. The Republican-dominated ...
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US to seek death penalty in Washington D.C. homicide cases, Trump says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government will start seeking the death penalty in Washington, D.C., homicide cases, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. “If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., we’re going to be seeking the death penalty, and that’s a very strong preventative,” ...
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