WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote this week on a bill that would authorize $900 billion for military programs, including boosting pay for service members, slashing Pentagon diversity efforts and requiring the release of footage of forces blowing up alleged drug boats. The National Defense Authorization Act is traditionally a strong bipartisan … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump has linked his administration’s immigration crackdown on Minnesota’s large Somali community to a series of fraud cases involving government programs in which many defendants have roots in the East African country. Trump last week labeled Minnesota’s Somalis “garbage” and said he did not want them in the United States. … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will begin a reconstruction of Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia. “We will also rebuild Dulles airport because it is not a good airport,” Trump said during a meeting of his Cabinet members at the White House. “It should be a big airport, and … Read more
The settlement with Northwestern was the second-highest payout since the Trump administration began investigating anti-Semitism at academic institutions, according to the New York Times. Northwestern University will pay $75 million over the next three years to the US Treasury Department, which will close investigations into campus antisemitism, the institution announced on Friday. The institution’s payment … Read more