(WBAP/KLIF) – The US Department of Transportation is pulling millions of federal dollars earmarked to develop high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston. Amtrak had previously received a nearly $64 million dollar grant for the proposed 240-mile rail line, but will now spend the money on other projects. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the high-speed rail…… MORE
El Salvador President Bukele Says He Won’t Be Releasing A Maryland Man Back To The US
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top advisers and El Salvador president Nayib Bukele say that they have no basis for the small Central American nation to return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month. Trump administration officials are emphasizing that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious gang prison…… MORE
Judge Denies Bail For Man Accused Of Setting Fire At Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Residence
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who allegedly scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion has been denied bail Monday after a brief court appearance. Cody Balmer did not enter a plea to charges that include attempted homicide, terrorism and arson.…… MORE
Trump Administration Freezes $2.2 Billion In Grants To Harvard Over Campus Activism
BOSTON (AP) — The federal government says it is freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and contracts to Harvard University. The institution says Monday it won’t comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as part of its campaign against antisemitism. The list at Harvard was updated Friday, and includes government and…… MORE
US Army To Control Land On Mexico Border As Part Of Base, Migrants Could Be Detained, Officials Say
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, a move that could allow troops to detain any trespassers, including migrants. That’s according to U.S. officials who spoke…… MORE