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Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?

Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?

An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump's hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada's rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to accelerate natural resource projects.
250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacy

250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacy

NEW YORK (AP) — The American Revolution began 250 years ago, in a blast of gunshot and a trail of colonial spin.
Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring local officials to help with federal immigration efforts

Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring local officials to help with federal immigration efforts

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday vetoed a Republican-backed bill intended to support the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown by requiring local and state officials in Arizona to cooperate with federal enforcement efforts.
US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man

US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man

WASHINGTON (AP) — The dispute over the wrongful deportation and imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia “is not only about one man” but about Donald Trump's disregard of the American judicial system as well, Sen.
Judge orders Trump administration to tell fired workers they were not let go for poor performance

Judge orders Trump administration to tell fired workers they were not let go for poor performance

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S.
Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans

Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday partially blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers. U.S.
The Latest: Class action lawsuit challenges Trump’s crackdown on student visas

The Latest: Class action lawsuit challenges Trump’s crackdown on student visas

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen spoke about his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia , a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. He read from a U.S.
Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'

Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — In the summer of 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James helped her niece buy a modest house in Norfolk, Virginia, by becoming a co-borrower on the mortgage loan.
Judge says detained Tufts student must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont

Judge says detained Tufts student must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont

A Tufts University student from Turkey being held in a Louisiana immigration facility must be returned to New England no later than May 1 to determine whether she was illegally detained for co-writing an op-ed piece in the student newspaper, a federa
FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates revenue from tariffs

FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates revenue from tariffs

President Donald Trump makes no secret of his love of tariffs. He heralds them as a way of bringing in revenue, striking back at countries he sees as taking advantage of the U.S. in trade, and as a cudgel to push countries to do what he wants.
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