Watch Live: Trump to speak at U.S.-Saudi investment summit today

President Trump is set to deliver remarks Tuesday at a U.S.-Saudi investment summit and will sign agreements for the Pentagon, Justice Department, FBI and other agencies to cooperate with their Saudi Arabian counterparts.   Mr. Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced multiple economic and defense agreements, an indication of Mr. Trump’s intent to

Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” faces major test as House panels iron out details

Washington — Three key House committees that have jurisdiction over the most contentious parts of a major budget package aimed at addressing President Trump’s defense, energy and tax priorities plan to meet Tuesday to move forward on their portions of the bill, as Republican leaders push to have it on the floor by next week. 

Newsom promised universal health care. He didn’t expect it to be so expensive.

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom didn’t expect to be reckoning with another health care crisis. In March, as President Trump and congressional Republicans escalated a nationwide debate over whether to slash health care for poor and disabled Americans, the Democratic governor had to tell state lawmakers that California’s health care costs had spiraled out of

Officials drop traffic charges that led ICE to arrest 19-year-old Georgia teen

Dalton, Georgia — Local authorities in Dalton, Georgia, on Monday dismissed the traffic charges that led Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain a 19-year-old Mexican-born college student who has lived in the United States since she was 4. Ximena Arias Cristobal, who is in the country without authorization, was taken into ICE custody earlier this

Trump administration to end deportation protections for Afghans

The Trump administration is ending a program that offered deportation protections for thousands of people from Afghanistan. The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it will wind down Temporary Protected Status for Afghans on July 12. The TPS program allows migrants to get work permits and temporary reprieve from deportation if the U.S. government determines