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SEATTLE — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation into the two contractors they worked for, federal authorities said Thursday. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management asked the Border Patrol to help check the workers’ …

New Delhi, India – In a sprawling market in the Indian capital, Anuj Gupta sits in a corner of his shop as silence hangs over it. Gupta sources and exports garment accessories – like laces and buttons – to major global brands. But punishing tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump have brought Gupta’s business to its knees. On …

An aerial view of rebuilt elevated homes earlier this month along Waveland Beach in Mississippi, an area hard-hit by Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago. The catastrophic storm sent an approximately 30-foot-high storm surge into Waveland and destroyed or damaged nearly every home in the town. Nearly 1,400 people died across the Gulf Coast, and it remains the costliest storm in …

Gregory Bovino Is Leading the California Immigration Crackdown  The New York Times LA could see more Border Patrol agents soon, sector chief says  ABC7 Los Angeles LA Border Patrol Boost Aims to Strengthen Security  Zoom Bangla News Source link

The Gifford Fire, the largest fire to burn in California so far this year, started near a road. Research shows wildfires are more likely to start within 50 feet of a road than they are farther out. Benjamin Hanson/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Benjamin Hanson/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration wants to …

Water surrounds homes in the devastated 9th Ward in this aerial view of damage from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2005. Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region are marking the 20 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which occurred …

Steve Witkoff’s go-it-alone diplomacy is frustrating US and European officials  Politico Playbook: Fired up, ready to go again  Politico Did the White House Not Understand What Putin Was Really Offering?  The Atlantic The ‘land swap’ that wasn’t: Inside Trump’s frantic dash for Ukraine peace  Reuters Post-Alaska summit, there’s still no end in sight to the war in Ukraine: From the Politics Desk  NBC News Source …

Inside Trump’s gunboat diplomacy with Venezuela  Axios Venezuela’s Maduro says ‘no way’ US can invade as Trump deploys naval force  Al Jazeera Trump’s Venezuela gunboat diplomacy: sabre-rattling or prelude to invasion?  The Guardian US-Venezuela tensions rise as US warships arrive in Southern Caribbean  Reuters What to know about the US warships sent to South America and the reaction in Venezuela  AP News Source link

Democrats seize on Utah in redistricting war  Politico Utah to proceed with redrawing map that could help Dems, despite pressure from Trump  The Washington Post Judge rules Utah’s congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections  CNN Trump attacks Utah’s anti-gerrymandering ruling  Axios Trump lashes out at Utah redistricting ruling  yahoo.com Source link

White House picks Kennedy deputy Jim O’Neill to run CDC amid senator backlash Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours. We begin with news that the White House has chosen a deputy of Robert F Kennedy Jr to …