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FILE - An immigrant considered a threat to public safety and national security has his fingerprints scanned as he is processed for deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the ICE Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, June 6, 2022.

Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’

FILE - An immigrant considered a threat to public safety and national security has his fingerprints scanned as he is processed for deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the ICE Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, June 6, 2022.

January 23, 2025, 8:26am Nation & World

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s inauguration-day executive orders and promises of mass deportations of “millions and millions” of people will hinge on securing money for detention centers. Read story

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, poses during a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., left, in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.

Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker’s threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, poses during a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., left, in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.

January 23, 2025, 8:24am Politics

California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing the president’s policy agenda in a deeply divided Congress at the outset of… Read story

From left: Luke Pollard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Britain’s Ministry of Defence, France’s Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, Poland’s Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Italy’s Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto, and Germany’s Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius attend a news conference after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.

NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance’s credibility

From left: Luke Pollard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Britain’s Ministry of Defence, France’s Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, Poland’s Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Italy’s Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto, and Germany’s Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius attend a news conference after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.

January 23, 2025, 8:19am Nation & World

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and that its credibility could cost trillions to restore. Read story

FILE - People stand at the Eielson Visitor Center with a view of North America’s tallest peak, Denali, in the background, Sept. 2, 2015, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska.

Alaska politicians question Trump’s proposal to rename Denali

FILE - People stand at the Eielson Visitor Center with a view of North America’s tallest peak, Denali, in the background, Sept. 2, 2015, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska.

January 23, 2025, 8:10am Nation & World

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday that he would seek out a conversation with President Donald Trump about his decision to rename Denali, the tallest mountain in the U.S. Read story

Abortion rights rally urges WA lawmakers to push back on Trump agenda

January 23, 2025, 8:06am Latest News

“Who’s glad they live in Washington state?” Read story

FILE - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, speaks from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, April 11, 2022.

The head of a federal agency for consumers has packed up his office. But will Trump fire him?

FILE - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, speaks from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, April 11, 2022.

January 23, 2025, 8:05am Business

The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, has been waiting for a phone call, letter, email, text — anything, really — from the Trump administration that might say if he’s getting fired. Read story

FILE- President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman during a bilateral meeting, in Riyadh, May 20, 2017.

Saudi crown prince says kingdom intends to invest $600 billion in US during call with Trump

FILE- President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman during a bilateral meeting, in Riyadh, May 20, 2017.

January 23, 2025, 8:01am Business

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Thursday the kingdom wants to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years, comments that came after President Donald Trump earlier put a price tag on returning to the kingdom as his first foreign trip. Read story

Governor-elect Bob Ferguson speaks during a legislative session preview at the Capitol Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.

Governor, House Speaker say WA is preparing to respond to Trump’s deportation plans

Governor-elect Bob Ferguson speaks during a legislative session preview at the Capitol Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.

January 23, 2025, 7:43am Latest News

After a Justice Department memo indicated President Donald Trump wants to target deportation efforts in sanctuary states such as Washington, officials and advocates across the state are preparing for a federal crackdown on local immigrants. Read story