Category Archives: World/National
Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit in a push to lower grocery store prices
By WILL WEISSERT Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of ...
Nov 14, 2025
President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption
By KEVIN FREKING, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MATT BROWN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown t...
Nov 12, 2025
Epstein email says Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ but White House calls release a Democratic smear
WASHINGTON (AP) - The sex-offending financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump "knew about the girls,” according to communications released Wedne...
Nov 12, 2025
Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an...
Nov 10, 2025
Senate is poised to take the first steps to end 40-day shutdown
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate is voting on the first steps to end the 40-day government shutdown Sunday after a group of moderate Democ...
Nov 09, 2025
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrives in Manhattan, kicking off New York's holiday season
NEW YORK (AP) - The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was hoisted aloft at its new home in Manhattan on Saturday, marking the start of New York City's holiday season. This year's tree is a 75-foot-tal...
Nov 08, 2025
Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY, SCOTT BAUER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration's emergency appeal to temporarily block a cou...
Nov 08, 2025
Most major US airports are among 40 targeted for shutdown flight cuts
By JOSH FUNK and RIO YAMAT Associated PressAirports in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are among 40 of the busiest across the U.S. where flights will be cut starting Friday due to the governmen...
Nov 06, 2025
Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure is on track to become longest ever
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown intensified Tuesday with behind-the-scenes talks, as the federal...
Nov 04, 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns of ‘mass chaos’ in skies if shutdown continues
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation WriterTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controll...
Nov 04, 2025