By Abha Bhattarai · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Many Americans say they voted for Donald Trump because he promised to defeat inflation. So it’s no surprise that Trump’s first actions included directives aimed at “emergency price relief” for housing, food, gas and other basics, which remain up by double-digit percentages from 2019. He ordered government officials […]
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Trump wants to tackle inflation. Will these top actions bring prices down?
By Abha Bhattarai · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Many Americans say they voted for Donald Trump because he promised to defeat inflation. So it’s no surprise that Trump’s first actions included directives aimed at “emergency price relief” for housing, food, gas and other basics, which remain up by double-digit percentages from 2019. He ordered government officials […]
Trump immigration raids alarm cities, but ICE arrests fewer than in 2017
By Maria Sacchetti, Nick Miroff, Dan Lamothe · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration circulated photos Friday showing U.S. troops loading shackled detainees onto a military cargo plane, as the White House declared a start to the mass deportation campaign the president promised along the campaign trail. The White House said immigration agents have arrested 538 undocumented […]
Trump immigration raids alarm cities, but ICE arrests fewer than in 2017
By Maria Sacchetti, Nick Miroff, Dan Lamothe · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration circulated photos Friday showing U.S. troops loading shackled detainees onto a military cargo plane, as the White House declared a start to the mass deportation campaign the president promised along the campaign trail. The White House said immigration agents have arrested 538 undocumented […]
Trump signs executive order on declassifying files on JFK, RFK and King assassinations
By Praveena Somasundaram · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the declassification of records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, former U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. “That’s a big one, huh?” he said while signing the order in the Oval Office. For […]
Trump signs executive order on declassifying files on JFK, RFK and King assassinations
By Praveena Somasundaram · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the declassification of records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, former U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. “That’s a big one, huh?” he said while signing the order in the Oval Office. For […]
Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’
By MORGAN LEE and STEPHEN GROVES , Associated PressSANTA 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. The Trump administration has not publicly said how many immigration detention beds it needs to achieve its […]
Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’
By MORGAN LEE and STEPHEN GROVES , Associated PressSANTA 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. The Trump administration has not publicly said how many immigration detention beds it needs to achieve its […]
DOJ focus on ‘sanctuaries’ follows threats of ‘prison’ by Miller’s group
By Steve Thompson, Emma Uber, Dana Munro · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Before the Trump administration this week directed federal prosecutorsto investigate and potentially prosecute state and local officials who don’t cooperate with mass deportations, nearly 250 letters warning of such prosecutions were sent in late December to local officials across the country. At the time, the letters […]
DOJ focus on ‘sanctuaries’ follows threats of ‘prison’ by Miller’s group
By Steve Thompson, Emma Uber, Dana Munro · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Before the Trump administration this week directed federal prosecutorsto investigate and potentially prosecute state and local officials who don’t cooperate with mass deportations, nearly 250 letters warning of such prosecutions were sent in late December to local officials across the country. At the time, the letters […]