Washington — The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sweeping sanctions on members of an alleged Mexico-based human smuggling network that it says trafficked people from four continents using yachts, hotels and cartel connections, a move officials say underscores the Trump administration’s intensifying strategy to treat migrant trafficking schemes as a direct threat to national security. The
In late October, Maine Family Planning announced three rural clinics in northern Maine would close by month’s end. These primary care and reproductive health clinics served about 800 patients, many uninsured or on Medicaid. “People don’t realize how much these clinics hold together the local health system until they’re gone,” George Hill, the group’s president
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for roughly 100 minutes on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Oct. 30 in Busan, South Korea. “We agreed on many things, with others, even of high importance, being very close to resolved,” Trump said in a social media post after
President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Gimhae Air Base, in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025. Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on Oct. 30 in the South Korean city of Busan. The
Lawmakers spar as critical deadlines approach in government shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News Nearly one month into the government shutdown, emotions ran high on the Senate floor Wednesday. Pressure is intensifying on Congress amid concerns about paying troops and millions soon losing SNAP benefits. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%;
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman August Pfluger (R-Texas), and RSC members hold a press conference on Day 30 of the government shutdown at 11 a.m. ET on O… Original News Source Link – Epoch
For the first time in weeks, senators expressed cautious optimism on Wednesday about talks aimed at ending the shutdown. After Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Wednesday morning that talks among rank-and-file senators have “ticked up significantly,” saying a “higher level of conversation” is taking place at the member level, senators weighed in more