WASHINGTON — A budget impasse in Congress is poised to halt large swaths of federal operations early Saturday as lawmakers in Capitol Hill turn to the next flashpoint in negotiations to reopen the government: whether to impose new limits on federal immigration authorities carrying out President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign.

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NEW YORK — For years at CNN, Don Lemon had been a thorn in the side of President Donald Trump, frequently taking him to task during his first term over his comments about immigrants and other matters.

On Friday, the former CNN anchor — now an independent journalist who hosts his own YouTube show — was in a Los Angeles federal courtroom ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion spending package to fund a slew of federal agencies through September, alongside a two-week stopgap measure for the Department of Homeland Security to buy time for bipartisan negotiations on immigration enforcement tactics.

Senators voted 71-29 to send the revised package — which also...Read more

WASHINGTON — With choice words and blunt instruments, people chipped away at obstacles in Washington this week — and it wasn’t just the “snowcrete” left by a powerful winter storm.

Senators headed out of town Friday afternoon after striking a deal to fund the federal government, but it wasn’t enough to stave off a partial government...Read more

WASHINGTON — The government paid nearly $100,000 to resolve an employment discrimination claim that arose from the former congressional office of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, according to a report from the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.

The OCWR annual report lists the amount of the award or settlement — $98,650 — and ...Read more

Minneapolis residents say they feel besieged under what some are calling a fascist occupation. Thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been swarming a city whose vast majority in 2024 did not vote for Donald Trump – or for a paramilitary roundup of its diverse population.

Tragically, two residents have been ...Read more

Tens of millions of Americans have now seen video of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. The activities organized in response have not been initiated by outside agitators or left-wing zealots, but, rather, by everyday Americans protesting the tactics of federal agents in that city.

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The Trump administration says federal agents have “absolute immunity” from prosecution in Minneapolis. Department of Justice and Homeland Security officials have indicated that criminal investigations into the killings by immigration agents of Minneapolis protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti are inappropriate, declaring that both were ...Read more

WASHINGTON — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham laid out a list of demands Friday that he said would enable him to relent and allow swift action on a $1.2 trillion package of full-year appropriations for several Cabinet departments and a temporary patch for another.

The Republican senator pressed for a commitment on separate votes at a later ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump intensified pressure on Iran, imposing fresh sanctions and urging the regime to “make a deal,” after Tehran signaled it was ready for talks if the White House ceased its threats.

“If we do make a deal, that’s good. If we don’t make a deal, we’ll see what happens,” Trump said Friday at the White House. ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he intends to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, according to a post on his Truth Social platform.

“I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best,” Trump wrote. “On top of everything else, he ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Banking Committee leaders are split on President Donald Trump’s choice of Kevin Warsh to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, while a key Republican on the panel is standing firm on his plans to oppose any nomination until a legal action against the Fed is resolved.

Trump announced his decision to tap Warsh, a ...Read more

Iran said it was prepared for talks with the U.S. if President Donald Trump ends his threats against the Islamic Republic and warned military strikes could trigger a wide conflagration in the Middle East.

Addressing reporters after meeting his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, in Istanbul on Friday, Araghchi accused Israel of encouraging Trump...Read more

President Donald Trump said he intends to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, according to a post on his Truth Social platform.

“I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best,” Trump wrote. “On top of everything else, he ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing for the president to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to announce his pick to lead the U.S. central bank on Friday morning.

The people, who requested anonymity to discuss ...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Donald Trump is setting the stage to sow doubts on the outcome of this year’s midterm elections, predicting that the president is heading for a bruising defeat and will dispute the results.

In a wide-ranging interview at a Bloomberg event in San Francisco, Newsom castigated Trump for his actions on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump’s foray this week into the fire rebuilding process in Pacific Palisades has been met with confusion and rolled eyes from local officials who say he’s now railing against projects that have never even been proposed.

Trump said Thursday he planned to stop a low-income housing project from being developed...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats reached a deal with the White House late Thursday to prevent a partial government shutdown by moving to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks, providing more time to negotiate new restrictions for federal immigration agents carrying out President Trump’s deportation campaign.

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he would be announcing his pick for a nominee to chair the Federal Reserve on Friday morning, signaling an end to a months-long process that has spurred speculation over the future of the world’s most powerful central bank.

Trump, asked at an event Thursday evening in Washington when he would make ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senators reached a bipartisan deal Thursday to extend Homeland Security Department funding for two weeks as negotiations continue over how and whether to impose tighter restrictions on federal immigration agents.

The agreement on a short-term funding extension, through Feb. 13, likely clears the way for passing five other fiscal ...Read more