Louisiana Police Chiefs Accused of Fabricating Robberies in Immigrant Visa Scheme
Prosecutors said the chiefs and other officials exploited a program that offers immigrant victims of violent crime a pathway to residency and citizenship.Read More
Congress Was Supposed to Vote on 3 Crypto Bills This Week
The crypto industry was headed for a landmark moment in the House with three bills that it helped push going to a vote. But a coalition of ultraconservative House Republicans staged a mutiny.Read More
Carney Moves to Reduce Canada’s Chinese Steel Imports in Response to Trump’s Tariffs
Canada’s steel industry fears that Chinese steel facing steep tariffs in the United States will be sent north and overwhelm the Canadian market.Read More
Republican Tax Bill Is a Losing Deal for Gamblers
The law is creating backlash from the gambling industry and bettors who could owe taxes even if they break even.Read More
Public Views of the Fed Chair Are Polarized as Trump Mulls His Firing
Few Americans have confidence in the chairman, Jerome Powell, to do the right thing on the economy, though attitudes are deeply partisan.Read More
The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
Several immigrant detainees described high tension and anxiety at the remote, hastily constructed facility over a lack of information, recreation and access to medication.Read More
Mike Huckabee Visits Netanyahu’s Trial in Israel
A highly unusual appearance from Mike Huckabee comes as President Trump has called for the long-running legal case to be canceled.Read More
At Least 20 Killed in Stampede Outside a Gaza Aid Site
There were conflicting accounts from Palestinian and aid officials over what happened at the food distribution hub run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.Read More
Israel Strikes Syria’s Capital, Sending Warning to Government
Israel threatened to escalate attacks on Syrian government forces unless they withdrew from Sweida, a southern province dominated by the country’s Druse minority.Read More
How Republicans Supersized Silicon Valley’s Favorite Tax Break
Tucked into the huge set of tax cuts that Republicans passed into law this month was the expansion of an unusually valuable tax break for start-up investors.Read More