WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump this week signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag, an activity that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled is legitimate political expression protected by the U.S. Constitution. The order the president signed in the Oval Office acknowledged the [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the United States this week as part of President Donald Trump’s agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs. An executive order signed last month eliminates a widely used customs exemption for international shipments worth [...]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The prospects for additional consolidation in the rail industry derailed this week when both of CSX’s potential partners said they weren’t interested in a deal. Investors had speculated that CSX would be an acquisition target once rumors of merger talks between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern emerged over the summer because [...]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The nation’s production of crucial components in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets is set to expand rapidly in the coming years, as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to build up the critical mineral industry in the United States to work to break the chokehold that China has on the global [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced this week that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away from Amtrak, in another example of how the federal government is exerting its power over the nation’s capital. Duffy made the announcement before he joined Amtrak President Roger Harris [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Earlier this year, several environmental groups sent a petition to the federal government with a message: Ensure that water from the Colorado River is not wasted and only being delivered for “reasonable” and “beneficial” uses. The organizations urged the Bureau of Reclamation to use its authority to curb water waste in [...]
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AP) — A U.S. Air Force command says nearly all of its Sig Sauer M18 pistols can be safely carried at nuclear weapons sites after the death of an airman sparked a monthlong pause and safety inspection of the handguns. Sig Sauer is currently facing lawsuits over unintentional discharge claims [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — As armed National Guard troops patrol the nation’s capital as part of a federal takeover of Washington’s police department, handling crime is now a relative strength for President Donald Trump, according to the latest AP-NORC poll. Americans are generally not happy about the president’s handling of issues such as immigration and the [...]
Cracker Barrel said this week it’s returning to its old logo after critics, including President Donald Trump, protested the company’s plan to modernize. In a post on its website, Cracker Barrel said it will retain its old logo, which features an older man in overalls sitting next to a barrel and the words “Old Country [...]