Raúl Grijalva, Democratic congressman, dies after cancer battle

Washington — Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona died Thursday morning after “a long and brave battle” against cancer, according to his office.  “He passed away this morning due to complications of his cancer treatments,” his office said in a statement.  Grijalva, who was 77, announced in April that he had cancer after seeking medical

USPS to cut 10,000 workers after signing deal with Elon Musk’s DOGE

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress in a letter Thursday that the USPS plans to eliminate 10,000 jobs using a voluntary early retirement program over the next 30 days to reduce costs at the financially strapped U.S. Postal Service. USPS employs roughly 635,000 people. DeJoy also confirmed that the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency,

U.S. toughens sanctions on Russian oil, gas and banking sectors

Putin on Ukraine ceasefire deal Putin says he agrees in principle to Ukraine ceasefire, points out issues pending 05:14 Washington — The Trump administration is placing more restrictions on Russia’s oil, gas and banking sectors by further restricting Russian access to U.S. payment systems, according to four people familiar with the plans.  The Treasury Department

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in birthright citizenship cases

14th Amendment explained What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship 03:28 Washington — President Trump on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to limit for now the scope of three lower court orders that broadly blocked enforcement of his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The Trump administration asked the high court for emergency