Don repeating Ron’s success, Newsom’s his own worst enemy and other commentary
Eye on the economy: Don Repeating Ron’s Success The Dow “crossed 50,000 for the first time on February…
Mexican Navy ships deliver humanitarian aid to Cuba as US blockade deepens crisis
HAVANA (AP) — Two Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid docked in Cuba on Thursday as a…
Mexico’s Sheinbaum pledges to send humanitarian aid to Cuba
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Sunday she plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba…
UN says the US has ‘legal obligation’ to fund agencies
NEW YORK (AP) — The top United Nations official on Thursday said the United States has a “legal…
Shutdown leaves a mark on an already-struggling economy, from lost paychecks to canceled flights
WASHINGTON (AP) — The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but…
Federal aid limbo: California students turn to college food pantry
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Acorn squash, Spam and baby food lined the shelves on a recent day at…
Indonesia’s Belt and Road High-Speed Railway Debacle
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Indonesia struggles with Chinese high-speed rail debt,…
SNAP uncertainty deepens as shutdown fight reaches a crisis point
WASHINGTON (AP) — The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming to…
Trump says scrap filibuster, an idea decried by Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump threw himself into the shutdown debate, calling…
Judges order the Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments
BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue…
Effects of shutdown leave US lawmakers grasping for answers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Certain senators know it. House Speaker Mike Johnson knows it. And with President Donald Trump…
Judge considers forcing the Trump administration to keep funding SNAP food aid during shutdown
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday will consider a motion that would require the…