Trump administration starts building border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region
It marks the first major construction in an area of the U.S.-Mexico border where the administration’s plans have met with heavy opposition.
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Court reinstates $7B ‘Solar for All’ program axed by Trump
A federal court has rebuffed the Trump administration’s effort to slash a $7 billion program that seeks to provide rooftop solar power in disadvantaged communities. Judge Mary McElroy, a Trump appointee in Rhode Island, vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) move to terminate the Solar For All (SFA) program and claw back the funding. The program in question…
Mullin responds to Salazar’s ad attacking Trump’s immigration crackdown
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday defended the Trump administration’s immigration policy after a Republican lawmaker endorsed by President Trump said ICE has “gone too far” by arresting people without criminal records. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), made a notable break from Trump in a new campaign ad for her reelection bid in Florida.…
Shaheen blocks $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel, joining House counterpart
The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has exercised a hold on a $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel, The Hill has learned, allying with her counterpart in the House and underscoring deep mistrust with the Trump administration and Israeli government. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) has expressed frustration that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 21
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A vehicle bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan as gunmen tried to storm the compound in an attack that killed at least 21 people and wounded 80 others, police and rescue officials said.