Takeaways from Lutnick confirmation hearing for commerce secretary
In a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee, Howard Lutnick was asked about an array of policy matters including tariffs, China, inflation, and more.
Idaho lawmakers consider requiring employers to verify immigration status of workers
Dairy farmers and agricultural organizations have opposed the program, saying it puts an unfair burden on employers and ...
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What options remain for immigrants seeking entry into the U.S. as policies rapidly change
The Trump administration has shut down or indefinitely halted most legal avenues for migrants to come to the U.S. The revoked ...
Trump’s flood-the-zone strategy delights MAGA
When a group of Senate Democrats held a press conference Tuesday to denounce President Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, ...
Trump's threat of mass deportations opens up old wounds for a Mississippi community
Hundreds of undocumented migrants were arrested in workplace raids in Mississippi in 2019. Six years later, families are ...
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'World’s largest undeveloped gold mine' faces legal challenges from Canada and Alaska tribal nations
The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission says the outcome of the Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell project, if it ...
Trump still expects to impose Feb 1 tariffs on Canada and Mexico, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to make good on his promise to issue tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday, White ...
Illegal Immigration and Fentanyl at the U.S. Northern and Southwest Borders
In recent remarks to the press, President Donald Trump restated his intention to impose 25% tariffs on U.S. imports from ...
Canada and Greenland aren’t likely to join the US anytime soon – but ‘GrAmeriCa’ is a revealing thought experiment
A ‘new’ country wouldn’t have many more people or a much higher standard of living – but it would have a lot more natural ...
US Border Patrol installs barriers in northern Maine to help curb illegal crossings
U.S. Border Patrol is beefing up security in Houlton to curb illegal entries from Canada. According to the U.S. Border Patrol ...
Northern border officials eye Trump immigration orders with hope, concern
In New York State, border encounters increased by more than 41% from 81,000 in fiscal 2022 to nearly 115,000 in fiscal 2024.