Tag: United States government
Lawsuit: ICE detained US citizen for a week in Tacoma
SEATTLE — A naturalized U.S. citizen from Mexico is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the agency held him in detention for a...
Making history: The scramble to document presidents’ summits
If President Joe Biden has any private words with Russia’s Vladimir Putin at their meeting next week, U.S. interpreters and diplomats will be standing...
Apple reaffirms privacy stance amid Trump probe revelations
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Seeking to protect its image as a guardian of personal privacy, Apple maintains it was blindsided and handcuffed by a...
Seized House records show just how far Trump admin would go
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has made no secret of his long list of political enemies. It just wasn't clear until now how...
At El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach, a glimpse of crypto economy
EL ZONTE, El Salvador — After El Salvador’s congress made the bitcoin legal tender this week, eyes turned to this rural fishing village on...
VP Harris making Southern stops to promote vaccination
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration's top environmental official are making stops in several Southern states to promote an...
In US, Pride Month festivities muted by political setbacks
It’s Pride Month, and gay Americans should have a lot to celebrate: A new president who has pledged to advocate for LGBTQ people, an...
US closes Trump-era office for victims of immigrant crime
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Friday that it has dismantled a Trump-era government agency to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants,...
Democrats seizing growing power to run for statewide offices
ATLANTA — For more than a decade, Georgia Democrats struggled to lure highly qualified, big-name candidates to run for statewide office. With Republicans firmly...
‘We mean it’: FBI takes on sexual misconduct in its ranks
WASHINGTON — Faced with a #MeToo reckoning, the FBI says it is getting serious about sexual harassment in its ranks, starting a 24/7 tip...