Trump celebrates U.S.-brokered peace deal between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda

Washington — President Trump on Friday celebrated the signing of a U.S.-brokered peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, marking what the Trump administration hopes will be the end of a deadly conflict that has spanned nearly three decades.  The agreement brokered by the Trump administration is an effort to stop

Families of D.C. plane crash victims urge Congress to do more on air traffic control reform

Family members of the victims of American Airlines flight 5342 — which collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Washington, D.C., in January — are urging Congress to do more to address the nation’s aging air traffic control system. As the Senate aims to vote on President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill ahead of

Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks to remain in federal custody, and Justice Dept. agrees

Washington — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported back to his home country and then returned to the U.S. for federal prosecution, may remain in federal custody, after his lawyers and prosecutors sparred over whether he would be deported immediately upon his release while awaiting a criminal trial. His lawyers asked

Trump says he’s “terminating all discussions on trade with Canada”

Fed Chair: Tariffs could drive up inflation Fed Chair testifies that tariffs could drive up inflation, which is why rates were held steady 03:04 President Trump says he’s “terminating all discussions on trade with Canada, effective immediately,” after Canada announced a digital services tax on large foreign and domestic technology companies.  Posting on Truth Social

U.S. to revoke immigration status of Haitian migrants in September

The Trump administration will revoke the legal status and work permits of hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants in early September, arguing that conditions in Haiti have sufficiently improved for them to return home, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. The department said it would terminate Haiti’s longstanding Temporary Protected Status program, which has

Senate to vote on Trump’s war powers today as lawmakers get delayed Iran briefings

Washington — The Senate is expected to vote Friday on whether to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, as Democratic anger festers over the lack of details from the administration about the recent strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities.  Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia introduced the war powers resolution days