Calling the statute ‘Anti-Catholic,’ federal officials say it would violate the Constitution by forcing clergy to break the seal of confession. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil rights investigation into a new Washington state law that requires clergy to report child abuse or neglect revealed during confession. In a May 5
President Donald Trump is hosting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House. The two leaders are talking trade and bilateral ties. With student loan defaults on the rise, the Trump administration is urging colleges to act—or risk losing federal aid. Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of prisoners of war on Monday… Original News
‘I expect that we can see a substantial reduction of the tariffs that we are being charged,’ he says. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the United States has been receiving “good offers” in tariff negotiations with major U.S. trading partners and that some trade deals will be announced this week. During a House
Additional prison space is consistent with the president’s efforts to crack down on criminal activity in the United States. President Donald Trump says he wants to reopen a “substantially enlarged and rebuilt” Alcatraz prison, saying he wants to place violent criminals, repeat offenders, and possibly illegal immigrants in the facility. Speaking to reporters on May
At his first meeting with newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump said his country will continue friendly relations with Canada, but added that he would still like to see the country join the United States. “I still believe that, but it takes two to tango,” he said from the Oval
The agency said it ’surveilled over 100 locations in southern California’ before making arrests. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking action against food stamps fraud in an operation that aims to collar “criminals engaged in defrauding American taxpayers,” the agency announced in a release. Along with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and
The department announced in February that it was terminating the program. New York City and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) urged a judge late on Monday to block the Trump administration from pulling the plug on Manhattan’s congestion pricing program. Lawyers for the city’s transportation department and the MTA sought a preliminary injunction blocking Transportation