Illegal immigrant Dreamers said they have been betrayed by Democratic leaders who failed to force a government shutdown showdown this week over demands to pass…
NFL owners’ tax break remains intact
NFL owners dodged a bullet in the new tax bill, which preserves the league’s ability to tap into taxpayer money to build stadiums. The owners…
Marijuana activist since 1960s facing California pot charges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A marijuana activist whose advocacy dates to the 1960s counterculture has been arrested in California toting 22 pounds of illegal marijuana,…
Ryan savors tax bill win, but coming fights could roil GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) – It was a victory lap so irresistible that Speaker Paul Ryan did it twice. When the House approved the $1.5 trillion Republican…
Donald Trump wants credit for accomplishments
Even as President Trump reveled Wednesday in his first major legislative victory in office, boasting that Congress delivered a promised “big, beautiful tax cut for…
Tax bill’s Republican opponents concerned that constituents will receive less benefits
Republicans’ tax cut win Tuesday wasn’t without hiccups, as a dozen of their members weren’t able to buy into the bill, saying they worried their…
Donald Trump national security blueprint criticized by Russia, China
President Trump’s new national security blueprint labeling Russia and China “strategic competitors” struck a nerve in Moscow and Beijing, with both criticizing the “America First”…
Paul Ryan’s tax cut vote gives Donald Trump a victory
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan provided inspiration, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wrangled votes and President Trump offered grandiloquent cajoling as the Republican Party’s top…
Immigrant rights group sues ICE over Somali deportation bid
MIAMI (AP) – A lawsuit accuses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of keeping 92 Somali men and women in inhumane conditions during a failed bid…
American woman sues after detained by immigration agents
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) – A California woman has filed a lawsuit alleging she was unlawfully detained by local authorities and federal immigration agents despite her…