WASHINGTON — Hours after President Donald Trump announced to reporters that Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire, a bipartisan group of senators took to the Senate floor to urge support for Ukraine.

The senators confirmed reports that the peace talks between Ukraine and the United States restored military support and intelligence sharing ...Read more

Cuts to the Johns Hopkins University might be on the way as federal funding for the school’s research is under fire from the Trump administration, according to a letter posted by the school’s Office of the President.

Referencing a “cascade of executive orders and agency actions,” Johns Hopkins President Ron Daniels wrote that he ...Read more

Funding freezes by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under President Donald Trump could have a “generational” impact on vulnerable Illinois communities and are already causing financial hardships for farmers, a state House legislative committee was told in testimony Tuesday.

“Farmers face so many challenges as it is, and now they must ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Immigration and Customs Enforcement increased in capacity in Southern Nevada and three other states or persons in the federal agency’s custody.

CoreCivic, a company that operates private prisons and detention centers across the U.S., announced contract modifications with ICE late last month.

One amended agreement adds up to 784...Read more

President Donald Trump has chosen Dearborn Heights, Michigan, Mayor Bill Bazzi to be his nominee for U.S. ambassador to Tunisia, rewarding a second Metro Detroit Muslim mayor who backed his candidacy in 2024.

Trump last week appointed Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib to be the ambassador to Kuwait. Both nominations require approval in the Republican...Read more

Public health officials have confirmed the first case of measles in a Los Angeles County resident this year — the second infected person known to have passed through Los Angeles International Airport in 2025.

A county resident who traveled while infectious arrived at LAX in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (Terminal B) on a China ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Inmate firefighters housed in California’s county jails and state prisons would earn an hourly wage of up to $19 under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.

Assembly Bill 247 would raise the hourly wage of jail inmates assigned to work on active fire scenes.

“They put themselves on the front lines,” ...Read more

Workers hit with recent funding freezes and firings involving the Department of Veterans Affairs said the recent tumult might result in more long-term damage than any short-term financial gains for the federal budget.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., noted that, as the daughter of a World War II Purple Heart recipient, the fight was personal.

“...Read more

Ukraine accepted a U.S. proposal for a 30-day truce with Russia as part of a deal with the Trump administration to lift its freeze on military aid and intelligence for Kyiv.

The agreement laid out in a joint statement follows eight hours of talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that raised the possibility of a pause of hostilities in Russia’s ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Federal lawmakers on Tuesday called for Congress to help stabilize college athletics, but Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin and other Democrats said they worry the NCAA would use legislation to roll back significant gains made by student-athletes.

“The NCAA has had a monopoly on college sports and the revenue they generate for decades...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho is one step closer to imposing state crimes that would allow local police agencies to wade into immigration enforcement, which historically has been under the authority of the federal government.

Senators voted 29-6 to advance a bill Tuesday that would create the new state crimes of illegal entry and reentry. Police can ...Read more

A British tourist who had been traveling through the U.S. has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Tacoma, Washington, for about two weeks after she was denied entry into Canada, according to ICE and social media posts from the woman’s family.

Rebecca Burke, 28, is detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center “related...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The civilian commission that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department demanded a thorough internal investigation into racist, sexist and homophobic comments that were captured on recordings of LAPD officers.

One official said the tapes, which were first disclosed this week by the Los Angeles Times, exposed a “toxic ...Read more

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Senate on Monday easily approved a state takeover plan for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department over the objections of the city’s mayor and local senators.

The plan, approved on a 27-5 bipartisan vote, now moves to the House, which could vote this week to send the measure to Republican Gov. Mike ...Read more

The Trump administration is weighing including Cuba and Haiti on a list of countries whose nationals will face restrictions to enter the country, sources with knowledge of the ongoing discussions told the Miami Herald.

Cuba, which is on a State Department list of countries that sponsor terrorism, might end up on a “red list” of countries ...Read more