Trump admin. sending 500 more Guard troops to D.C. after shooting, Hegseth says

The Trump administration plans to deploy another 500 members of the National Guard to the streets of Washington, D.C., Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday, hours after two service members were shot a few blocks away from the White House. President Trump ordered the additional deployment, Hegseth told reporters in the Dominican Republic, where he was

Young mother deported from Minnesota to Honduras without her infant

After being deported from Minnesota last week, a young mother says she’s back in Honduras without her 8-month-old child.  Kimberlyn Yaritza Menjivar Aguilar, 22, lived in St. Cloud with her partner. They moved to South Dakota shortly before having a child in March. In a Zoom conversation translated from Spanish to English from her parents’

GOP-led Indiana legislature to reconvene on redistricting, pushing for 9-0 map

Indiana’s Republican legislature leaders announced Tuesday that they will be reconvening next week to consider a redistricting plan that could deliver two more GOP congressional seats, eliminating Democrats from the state’s congressional delegation. Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, reversing course after a months-long dispute, said Tuesday that the lower chamber would reconvene Monday to take up redrawing

Trump attacks female reporter as “ugly” over article about his aging

Washington — President Trump on Wednesday assailed a female New York Times reporter who co-authored an article on his age and physical stamina in his second term, calling her “third rate” and “ugly, both inside and out.” The president’s insults leveled at White House correspondent Katie Rogers are just the latest in recent weeks that

Legal status of 350,000 Haitian migrants to expire in early February

The Trump administration announced Wednesday a renewed effort to terminate the Temporary Protected Status of more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants, saying they will be eligible for deportation in early February unless they have other legal means to remain in the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision after the Trump administration’s initial attempts

Georgia court drops case against Trump and allies over 2020 election

Washington — A Georgia judge on Wednesday agreed to dismiss the state’s case against President Trump and his allies stemming from the 2020 presidential election after the local prosecutor who took over the case said he would no longer pursue the charges “to serve the interests of justice and promote judicial finality.” Fulton County Superior

Georgia prosecutor moves to drop case against Trump and allies over 2020 election

Washington — The Georgia prosecutor who took over the state’s case against President Trump and his allies stemming from the 2020 presidential election told a court on Wednesday that he will no longer pursue the charges “to serve the interests of justice and promote judicial finality.” Peter Skandalakis, who stepped in to replace Fulton County