LaToya is among more than 400 institute employees caught up in President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the United States Institute of Peace.
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‘There’s nothing left of the Republican Party’: Maryland veterans join pro-Ukraine GOP group
WASHINGTON – In the depths of the ocean, a young submarine officer spent his part of the Cold War on the USS Bluefish (SSN-675), a Sturgeon-class fast-attack submarine built to track and sink Soviet ballistic missile subs. That officer was…
Port of Baltimore unlikely to see tariff impacts until next month
BALTIMORE – It is still too early to gauge the impacts of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs on imported goods on the Port of Baltimore, despite other ports experiencing changes. “We expect to see impacts with our container business, especially…
DC area food industry shaken after DHS visits more than 100 businesses
WASHINGTON – Department of Homeland Security agents visited more than 100 businesses in the Washington area last week, including nearly a dozen popular restaurants, leaving owners and staff on edge. “For the community as a whole, throughout the entire D.C.…
Visitors, workers – and Democrats – dismayed at sudden firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
WASHINGTON – In the Library of Congress, visitors from across the country, some stepping inside the ornate, Beaux-Arts building for the first time, reacted with anger and dismay to President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden,…
Maryland lawmakers decry possible Medicaid cuts amid 24-hour protest near US Capitol
WASHINGTON – Nicole Jorwic hadn’t slept in 30 hours by the time the 24-hour vigil protesting proposed Medicaid cuts ended Thursday afternoon on the National Mall. The Chicago-based organizer and chief program officer for the advocacy group Caring Across Generations…
Trump is following the ‘universal autocrats playbook,’ US diplomats warn
Former U.S. ambassadors warned that democracy is at serious risk under the Trump presidency.
Photo Gallery: Trump’s first 100 days in office
These photos, captured by CNS photographers and reporters, offer a glimpse into the impact of Trump’s election and his actions in office.
Returning from El Salvador, Van Hollen says ‘we need to bring Mr. Abrego García home’
DULLES, Va. — Handcuffed, shackled and unable to see out the plane windows or know where they were headed, Kilmar Abrego García and others were flown to El Salvador. Authorities placed him in a cell with around 25 others at…
U.S. dominance in science at risk with Trump cuts, scientists warn
The United States has been the world leader in science for decades, but the Trump administration has made plans to cancel or freeze federal grants that fund scientific institutions and universities and shrink or abolish federal scientific agencies.