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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico sent 26 alleged cartel figures to face justice in the United States because the Trump administration requested them and Mexico did not want them to continue running their illicit businesses from Mexican prisons, officials said Wednesday. The mass transfer was not, however, part of wider negotiations as Mexico seeks to avoid higher tariffs threatened by …

BALTIMORE (AP) — A judge on Wednesday questioned why it was necessary for the Trump administration to sue Maryland’s entire federal bench over an order that paused the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals. U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen didn’t issue a ruling following a hearing in federal court in Baltimore, but he expressed skepticism about the administration’s extraordinary …

Trump Signals He’ll Announce Fed Chair Pick ‘A Little Bit Early’  Bloomberg.com Trump considering 11 candidates for Fed chair, including David Zervos and Rick Rieder, sources say  CNBC Trump made his MAGA Fed pick. His next choice will be far more consequential  CNN Trump officials cast a wider net for Powell replacement at Fed  Politico Fed vice chairs, Dallas Fed president being considered for …

Rep. Cherrish Pryor, a Democrat from Indiana, warned Wednesday that the Texas redistricting fight would have impacts far beyond the Lone Star state, saying “while Texas is on the frontlines of this fight, Indiana may be next in line.” President Donald Trump has been pressuring Republican-run states, including Indiana, to redraw Congressional boundaries and dispatched Vice President JD Vance to …

US appeals court lets Trump cut billions in foreign aid  Reuters Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Foreign Aid, Appeals Court Rules  The New York Times Appeals court allows Trump to continue ending foreign aid grants  CNN Humanitarian groups cannot challenge Trump’s impoundment of foreign aid grants, appeals court rules  Politico US appeals court lifts injunction on Trump effort to slash foreign aid  Al Jazeera …

Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Foreign Aid, Appeals Court Rules  The New York Times Appeals court panel says Trump officials can withhold billions in foreign aid  The Washington Post Appeals court allows Trump to continue ending foreign aid grants  CNN Humanitarian groups cannot challenge Trump’s impoundment of foreign aid grants, appeals court rules  Politico Appeals court ruling will let Trump administration cut billions …

Federal law enforcement agents from various agencies including Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Park Police, and FBI, question a couple who had been parked outside a legal parking zone while eating McDonald’s takeout, Tuesday, Aug. 12, in northwest Washington near Kennedy St. NW. The couple were released after a search of the car. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided panel of appeals court judges ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can suspend or terminate billions of dollars of congressionally appropriated funding for foreign aid. Two of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that grant recipients challenging the freeze did not meet the requirements for a …

Aug. 13 (UPI) — President Donald Trump called for Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon to replace its chief economist after a prediction that consumers would pay the brunt of the cost for tariffs. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that Solomon and Goldman Sachs “refuse to give credit where credit is due” as he sought to minimize …

Trump to host Kennedy Center Honors, which will go to Stallone, Gaynor, Kiss and more  The Washington Post Trump announces Kennedy Center honorees as he tries to put his stamp on DC  CNN President Trump targets Washington DC’s ‘old, tired, exhausted’ grass amid takeover  USA Today President Trump shakes up Hollywood with revamped Kennedy Center awards list  Fox News Trump announces Strait, Stallone, KISS …