Author: Wire Services
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U.S. Supreme Court clears way for Trump mail voting order in advance of midterms
WASHINGTON • The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with an executive order that seeks to restrict the mailing of ballots to American citizens in an eligible voters list. The executive order mandates the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to create those lists — to be…
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U.S. Senate OKs funding bill to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON • The U.S. Senate in an overnight vote Saturday approved a short-term measure to fund federal agencies into early December and avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season. The late-summer action on a funding fix is unusual. Normally, Congress waits until the final days or hours of a funding deadline to…
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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
WASHINGTON • A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices relied on the dominant understanding of the 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil…
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Hegseth: Trump has ‘compel options’ if Iran fails to destroy its uranium
Washington Examiner Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that President Donald Trump has “compel options” if Iran does not remove or destroy all of its uranium as stated in the proposed peace plan to end the monthslong war. Speaking with CBS News’s Face the Nation, Hegseth was asked if ground troops would be used to remove the so-called nuclear dust from Iran, an action…
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Trump: Gulf States should recognize Israel as part of deal to end Iran war
Washington Examiner President Donald Trump said he is “mandatorily requesting” that several Gulf States join the Abraham Accords, a landmark agreement between Israel and multiple Arab nations to establish relations, as a part of a broader deal with Iran to end the conflict. The Trump administration is negotiating an end to the war in Iran, but there have not yet…
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Trump calls for Jimmy Kimmel’s firing after ‘expectant widow’ comment
Sydney Topf Washington Examiner President Donald Trump joined first lady Melania Trump in condemning late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for his remarks calling her an “expectant widow,” ahead of Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Hours after the first lady called for ABC to pull Kimmel from the airwaves, the president echoed the sentiment on Truth Social, saying the late-night host…
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Iran targets ships, Dubai airport and oil facilities as U.S., Israel continue to strike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates • Iran fired on commercial ships Wednesday and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of bottling up the oil-rich Persian Gulf as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli airstrikes pounded the Islamic Republic. Iran’s response to the surprise Israeli and U.S. bombardment that started 12 days ago has…
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Colorado Democrats react to Alex Pretti’s death in Minnesota
Colorado’s Democrats called for an “impartial” investigation into the death of a man shot by a federal agent during an immigration operation on Saturday. Meanwhile, the chief of the Border Patrol defended the shooting, saying Alex Pretti inserted himself in an ongoing law enforcement operation. Gov. Jared Polis called the shooting “tragic and unacceptable.” Pretti’s…
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Man is shot and killed in Minneapolis during immigration operation
Parents, who live in Colorado, confirmed man’s identity MINNEAPOLIS — Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis. Federal authorities said the man carried a gun and resisted being disarmed. Family members identified the man as Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who had protested the crackdown on illegal immigration…
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DOJ to investigate whether Minnesota’s Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement
The Denver Gazette wire services MINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, two people familiar with the matter said Friday. The investigation, which both Walz and Frey said was a bullying tactic meant to…