Donald Trump on Wednesday will use a one-day break from his hush money trial to rally voters in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan‚ a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order. His remarks will be closely watched after he received a $9‚000 fine for making public statements about people connected to the case. In imposing the fine for posts on Trump’s Truth Social account and campaign website‚ Judge Juan M. Merchan said...

The number of encounters between law enforcement and suspected illegal migrants across five regions of Texas fell dramatically in the 2024 fiscal year through March compared to the same period in 2023‚ according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data. The figures depicted sharp declines in the El Paso‚ Big Bend‚ Del Rio‚ Laredo and Rio Grande Valley quadrants‚ which combined cover the state's entire border with Mexico. Over the same period‚ the number of encounters increased across...

Even borrowing money is more expensive these days — and the Federal Reserve might decide to keep it that way for a while. All eyes are on the Fed’s May meeting today‚ where Fed chair Jerome Powell will make an announcement about interest rates. Though analysts do not expect the Fed to cut rates just yet‚ some had projected a cut might be coming soon. That now appears increasingly unlikely. Instead‚ his remarks are expected to shed light on how much longer the US economy will have to endure high...

South Korea is considering sharing advanced military technology with the United States‚ the United Kingdom and Australia through the so-called AUKUS partnership‚ South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said.Shin said the possibility was discussed during two days of meetings between South Korea and Australia’s defense and foreign ministers that ended in the Australian city of Melbourne on Wednesday.The United States and the United Kingdom agreed in 2021 to provide Australia with a fleet of...

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) once had a reputation for being a traditional &;quot;business conservative&;quot; along the lines of Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) or former New York Gov. George Pataki‚ and she was highly critical of Donald Trump during the 2016 election. But in recent years‚ Stefanik has taken an ultra-MAGA turn and become a strident‚ combative Trump supporter. Stefanik is reportedly on Trump's short list of possible running mates for the 2024 presidential race‚ and the congresswoman...