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- Evacuations ordered as wildfire blazes California’s famed Napa Countyby Alana Wise on August 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Firefighters are working to contain a blaze currently tearing through California’s beloved wine country.
- Trump administration halts work on an almost-finished wind farmby Michael Copley on August 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Revolution Wind farm was slated to start sending power to homes and businesses in Rhode Island and Connecticut starting next year.
- US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Ugandaby The Associated Press on August 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he declined an offer to be deported to Costa Rica, according to a Saturday court filing.
- Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again and shoots lava for 31st time since Decemberby The Associated Press on August 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor.
- Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding over ‘sanctuary’ policiesby The Associated Press on August 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
A judge ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.
- As Trump touts D.C. arrests, experts caution they’re not the best indicator of public safetyby Meg Anderson on August 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Trump administration says it has arrested more than 700 people in Washington, D.C., in its mission to crack down on crime. Experts say it’s difficult to draw conclusions from that about public safety.
- N.Y. tour bus crash leaves 5 passengers dead and many others injuredby The Associated Press on August 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 people on board crashed and rolled on a highway near Pembroke, killing five passengers and injuring many others, authorities said.
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from federal custody pending criminal trialby Ximena Bustillo on August 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The case of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man originally from El Salvador, raised basic questions of due process in Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants after he was arrested and sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, violating a U.S. immigration judge’s 2019 order prohibiting his deportation to his home country.
- Justice Department releases transcripts from its conversations with Ghislaine Maxwellby Carrie Johnson on August 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Maxwell, the longtime partner of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, spoke with top Justice Department officials over the course of two days in late July.
- Latino residents of D.C. neighborhood feel they are paying the price for Trump’s “crime emergency”by Jennifer Ludden on August 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Residents say they support the goal of reducing violent crime. But after seeing teams of federal agents sweep in to arrest people off the street some are afraid to venture outside.
- Joe Gruters, a Trump ally, elected new head of Republican National Committeeby Stephen Fowler on August 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Joe Gruters, a Trump-backed Florida state senator, was elected on Friday to serve as the Republican Party’s new chairman. Former chair Michael Whatley is running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
- She’s bracing and saving to pay $2,800 a month for ACA health insurance next yearby Selena Simmons-Duffin on August 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Raiding retirement savings. Pondering job changes or even marriage. People who buy their own health insurance are strategizing ahead of major price hikes in 2026. Open enrollment starts Nov. 1.
- FBI searches home of former Trump adviser John Boltonby Ryan Lucas on August 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The FBI said its search of Bolton’s home was authorized by a court, but declined to provide further details. Bolton is a frequent critic of the president.
- These programs help poor students with college. Trump wants to pull the fundingby Michael Vasquez on August 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
For 60 years, TRIO has helped millions of people along the path to a degree, but the administration says it is no longer needed.
- After a few chilly years, the real estate market is looking a little warmerby Laurel Wamsley on August 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
High mortgage rates cooled home sales over the last few years. But data released this week shows signs that things may be thawing a bit.
- She’s cared for America’s elderly for decades. Trump wants her gone by Sept. 8by Andrea Hsu on August 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Trump administration has moved to end temporary protected status for immigrants from Honduras and other countries. Among them are health care workers tending to older and disabled people.
- Timeline: Trump administration’s words as critics press for Epstein recordsby Bill Chappell on August 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Trump administration has shifted its tone and message in response to persistent pressure about the Epstein records — especially from supporters who see the unreleased files as an unfulfilled promise.
- Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge saysby The Associated Press on August 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday halting further expansion and ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades.
- Supreme Court allows NIH to stop making nearly $800M in research grants for nowby Nina Totenberg on August 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
But the court, in its emergency docket order, also left in place by a 5-4 order a lower court ruling that threw out NIH memos that enforced the administration’s policies.
- Trump says he’s going on patrol in DC with the National Guardby Franco Ordoñez on August 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
President Trump says he wants to see for himself how National Guard soldiers and police officers are cracking down on what he has described as rampant crime in Washington, D.C.