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Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states, including California and New York, are filing a lawsuit to block President Trump’s new tariffs, two weeks after a new round of taxes and duties on imports were issued following a Supreme Court ruling that found the White House had overstepped its authority.
On a brisk January morning, physician assistant Brett Feldman searched the streets of Los Angeles for patients, knocking on car windows and peering into tents. It was the day after a winter storm had doused the city, and many of the unhoused people Feldman usually treats had moved to find somewhere dry.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
Lawsuit says president does not have authority to impose levies and demands refunds from federal government
United States President Donald Trump has announced that he will replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin.
President Trump has selected Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security.
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Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangs
El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos Marco Rubio (izq) con el secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth durante una reunión entre el presidente Donald Trump y el secretario general de la OTAN Mark Rutte en La Haya, Holanda, el 25 de junio del 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
Critics said Kristi Noem demonised immigrants and promoted an immigration enforcement strategy that targeted non-criminal, working immigrants and families. Source: AAP / J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Far from freeing up resources to focus on China, Trump’s administration finds itself fighting fires on several fronts, sapping its resources
Tehran knows that dragging out the conflict is their only chance of convincing the White House to leave them alone
WASHINGTON — Another Labor Department official has been placed on administrative leave for allegedly misusing taxpayer dollars on official travel — as an extensive watchdog probe of Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer rolls on, The Post can confirm.
Donald Trump has rejected the possibility of Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, replacing his slain father as Iran's supreme leader, dismissing the younger man as a "lightweight". Source: ABACA / Pool
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Un empleado de mantenimiento de Florida que fue condenado a cadena perpetua el jueves por abusar sexualmente de dos menores había sido declarado culpable de asaltar el Capitolio el 6 de enero de 2021, pero fue indultado por el presidente Donald Trump.
A nationless ethnic group of more than 30 million people, their homegrown militia has a reputation as an effective fighting force
The Buddhist monks who embarked on the 2,300 mile pilgrimage from Texas to Washington DC will be travelling to Sri Lanka on a sacred mission in April this year.
INDIANAPOLIS — So much for that rematch with UCLA women’s basketball.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Elle Ladine scored a season-high 25 points, Avery Howell added 18 points and nine rebounds and Washington defeated USC 76-64 in the second round of Big Ten Tournament on Thursday.
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans blocked a war powers resolution Wednesday designed to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran, as the Trump administration accelerates its military campaign in a conflict that has killed hundreds, including at least six American service members.
The lawsuit argues that the president cannot sidestep the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated his previous sweeping import duties
El presidente panameño, José Raúl Mulino, se ajusta las gafas durante una conferencia de prensa en la Ciudad de Panamá, el jueves 18 de diciembre de 2025. (Foto AP/Matias Delacroix, Archivo)
The United States-Israeli war with Iran continues to rage, as Washington pledges to send more troops and military assets to the Middle East and Tehran widens its retaliatory strikes across the region.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and said he will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.
Kristi Noem has been criticised for her handling of ICE raids. (AP: Alex Brandon)
Senator Markwayne Mullin will replace Noem, one of the top US officials overseeing the crackdown that saw two US citizens killed
Noem’s departure caps a tumultuous tenure overseeing immigration enforcement tactics that have been met with protests and lawsuits, as well as a wave of criticism over the response to deadly Texas floods.
La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, testifica durante una audiencia de supervisión del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional ante la Comisión Judicial de la Cámara de Representantes en el Capitolio, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Mariam Zuhaib)
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talks with reporters as he leaves the Senate chamber during a Senate war powers vote on Iran on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
John Healey says its ‘unpatriotic’ for opposition politicians to turn the US against Starmer
Noem’s tenure was marked by killings of US citizens by federal agents, a rumored affair and $220m spent on ads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida handyman who was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for molesting two children had been convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Republican leaders in the House of Representatives publicly asked Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) to drop his re-election bid now that he’s admitted an extramarital affair with a staffer who fatally set herself on fire last year.
WASHINGTON — Some two dozen states challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.
Un concesionario de Mercedes-Benz en Bedford, Ohio, el 20 de febrero del 2026. (AP foto/Sue Ogrocki)
Citizens of China, Iran, and Russia made close to 30,000 trips to sensitive American research facilities during the Biden administration, new data show.
Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis. speaks at a rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, April 2, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)
President Trump said Thursday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lied to Congress about getting his approval for a $220 million ad campaign featuring herself.
President Trump endorsed reported plans by Kurdish groups to launch an incursion into Iran in hopes of fomenting a broader popular uprising against the Tehran regime and potentially earning their own state.
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference about school safety enhancements at North East Independent School District in front of the new Wilshire Safety Training Center Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Blaine Young/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Cars drive by a Mercedes-Benz dealership on the Bedford Automile in Bedford, Ohio, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
West Virginia lawmakers in the Senate passed a bill to weaken drinking water protections by loosening regulations for certain aboveground storage tanks.
El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, republicano de Luisiana, habla sobre la guerra contra Irán, durante una rueda de prensa en el Capitolio de Washington, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Thursday described Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the obstacle to a deal with Russia, whose leader Vladimir Putin he insisted was cooperative.