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President Donald Trump talks to workers as he tours U.S. Steel Corporation's Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
Jun 18, 2025

Nippon Steel finalizes $15B takeover of US Steel after sealing national security agreement

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel said they have finalized their “historic partnership,” a deal that gives the U.S. government a say in some matters.

People carrying suitcase arrive from international flight at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Jun 9, 2025

Trump’s new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement

President Donald Trump's new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday.

Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, second from left, joins a rally outside the U.S. Courthouse in Greenbelt, where a federal judge heard arguments May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Jun 4, 2025

Unsealed records in Abrego Garcia case offer few details that are new, unknown

A federal judge ordered the unsealing of several court documents in the lawsuit over Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation.

A person walks past a Nippon Steel Corporation sign at the company headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
May 27, 2025

US to have control in Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal, Trump and McCormick say

A deal would allow Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. Steel will guarantee an American CEO and a majority of board members from the U.S.

Venezuelan migrants board a plane heading back to their home country from Harlingen, Texas, on Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez, File)
May 19, 2025

Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.

President Donald Trump arrives to welcome the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team to the South Lawn of the White House on April 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 19, 2025

Appeals court allows Trump’s anti-union order to take effect

An appeals court cleared the way for President Trump's executive order aimed at ending collective bargaining rights for federal employees.

This undated photo provided by Murray Osorio PLLC shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (Murray Osorio PLLC via AP)
May 16, 2025

Claim of state secrets privilege in Abrego Garcia case is ‘inadequate,’ MD judge says

A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is inadequate.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer gives a television interview, at the Capitol in Washington on March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
May 13, 2025

Schumer vows to hold up DOJ nominees for answers about luxury plane from Qatar

Chuck Schumer said he will hold up all Department of Justice nominations until he gets more answers about an Air Force One replacement from Qatar.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference regarding immigration enforcement at the Justice Department in Washington on Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Apr 28, 2025

Justice Department to resume practice of obtaining reporters’ records in leak inquiries

The Justice Department is rolling back protections for journalists, allowing subpoenas and warrants to pursue government leak investigations.

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House on Marine One on April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Apr 28, 2025

Judge blocks Trump administration from nixing collective bargaining for most federal employees

A federal judge blocked a Trump executive order that would have ended collective bargaining rights for thousands of federal employees.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth does a television interview outside the White House on March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Apr 25, 2025

Hegseth had unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, sources say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon's security protocols set up in his office, AP reports.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth does a television interview outside the White House on March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Mar 25, 2025

Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat in secure app that included a journalist

Top national security officials for President Donald Trump texted war plans for military strikes to a group chat that included a journalist.

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