BY AL WEAVER AND MIKE LILLIS |
The shutdown fight has left Democrats with few options, and none of them are good.
Faced with President Trump's refusal to negotiate, they can either cave after weeks of tough talk and support the Republicans' spending bill, or they can hold firm against it and watch the government shut down. |
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One year after Hurricane Helene, it is hard to come up with a simple answer when asked, "How's Asheville?"
There is recovery, with some infrastructure rebuilt, businesses open and many trails cleared.
But there are scars, with sunshine where shade used to be, wider creeks and patches of empty ground where last year someone's home or livelihood stood. |
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's last-minute call for hundreds of generals and admirals to travel to a Virginia base has current and former Defense officials scratching their heads as to what would warrant such a major in-person gathering.
The order to attend a Tuesday meeting at Marine Corps University in Quantico, Va. — reportedly to hear Hegseth give a short speech on military standards and "warrior ethos" — was sent this past week to all officers with the rank of one-star general or rear admiral and above, as well as their senior enlisted leaders.
The highly unusual gathering, not seen before in recent memory in terms of its size and last-minute nature, has created more questions than answers as to what would warrant what some former military officials have labeled an "extremely bizarre" confab. |
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two counts Thursday, just days after President Trump signaled to Attorney General Pam Bondi that the department should prosecute more of the president's political foes.
In a Truth Social post last week, the president asked Bondi why Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) are not being prosecuted. |
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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to allow the Trump administration keep frozen billions of dollars in foreign aid that is set to expire next week, the latest turn in a lengthy legal saga over the congressionally appropriated funds.
The emergency intervention came at the administration's urging to lift a lower court's ruling ordering it to spend $4 billion in funds approved for aid programs by Sept. 30, its expiration date. |
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A day after securing an indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, the Trump Department of Justice is reportedly going after another opponent of the president.
The New York Times late Friday said it had reviewed a federal grand jury subpoena for records related to Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis's travel history. |
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Former Vice President Harris bashed the federal government's indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, calling it "painful to see" on Friday.
"It's frustrating, but more than that, it's painful to see," Harris told CNN. "It's painful to see. I mean what's happening with Comey: Are you f—— kidding me? The United States Department of Justice?" |
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Friday detained the superintendent of Iowa's Des Moines Public Schools, who they say is living in the U.S. without authorization.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE's parent agency, confirmed the arrest of Superintendent Ian Roberts, 54, in a Friday press release, stating that he received "a final order of removal by an immigration judge" in May 2024.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Friday that the Trump administration's actions could destabilize the Middle East amid deteriorating relations with the United States.
"President Trump has said that his administration has come to create peace but the path that they have embarked upon will set fire to the entire region," Pezeshkian said in an appearance on "NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas." |
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OPINION | In the Supreme Court's fast approaching October term, it has agreed to hear appeals in three major cases involving some of President Trump's most outrageous power grabs.
One addresses his effort to seize control of the independent Federal Reserve System. The second seeks to overturn the sweeping and devastating tariffs he has forced on Americans. The third challenges his arbitrary scheme to ignore both the Constitution and congressional power by refusing to spend foreign aid funds authorized and allocated by Congress. |
OPINION | Forcing federal correctional officers to show up for work during a government shutdown without pay isn't just unfair — it is reckless, and it puts lives at risk.
Once again, we are staring down the barrel of a government shutdown. For the correctional officers at Thomson Federal Prison — and thousands more across the country — that means being ordered to come in, suit up, and do one of the toughest, most dangerous jobs in America, all while their paychecks are put on hold until Congress decides to get its act together. Does that sound just? Of course not. Is it dangerous? Absolutely. |
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Oil and gas executives are expressing concern about the Trump administration's attacks on offshore wind, including attempts to block the construction of projects off the East Coast.
Executives generally have refrained from publicly denouncing President Trump, but in interviews with The New York Times, some voiced misgivings about what they have seen as undue political meddling in energy.
"Ever-changing policy, particularly as administrations change, is not good for business," Darren Woods, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, said in a recent interview. "It's not good for the economy and ultimately, it's not good for people." |
BY TE-PING CHEN AND LINDSAY ELLIS |
A new barrier for foreign workers could open some opportunities for U.S. tech workers, who for months have faced a dismal job market.
But many aren't expecting much help.
The Trump administration last week said it would now cost $100,000 to apply for new H-1B visas, which are especially used for tech jobs, dominated by workers from India and supply a big labor force for many tech titans, including Amazon.com. The Trump administration's stated goal: to open up more opportunities for American workers.
The Wall Street Journal spoke with a dozen recently laid-off tech employees, most of whom are still hunting for work. Most said their biggest problems are a weak domestic job market, the rise of artificial intelligence and a glut of displaced people looking for similar roles. Some said the new visa fees might reduce competition, but others said their H-1B colleagues helped tech companies flourish, which can lead to more jobs. |
As Iran's ailing economy braced Saturday for the reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, it is ordinary people who increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about their futures.
Iran's rial currency already sits at a record low, increasing pressure on food prices and making daily life that much more challenging. That includes meat, rice and other staples of the Iranian dinner table.
Meanwhile, people worry about a new round of fighting between Iran and Israel — as well as potentially the United States — as missile sites struck during the 12-day war in June now appear to be being rebuilt.
Activists fear a rising wave of repression within the Islamic Republic, which already has reportedly executed more people this year than over the past three decades. |
BY HANNAH NATANSON AND BRADY DENNIS |
Some National Weather Service staffers are working double shifts to keep forecasting offices open. Others are operating under a "buddy system," in which adjacent offices help monitor severe weather in understaffed regions. Still others are jettisoning services deemed not absolutely necessary, such as making presentations to schoolchildren.
The Trump administration's cuts to the Weather Service — where nearly 600 workers, or about 1 in every 7, have left through firings, resignations or retirements — are pushing the agency to its limits, according to interviews with current and former staffers. |
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