Texas orders flags raised for Trump inauguration; will other states do the same?
Flags have been flying at half staff to mourn Jimmy Carter for 30 days. One state has ordered that flags be raised to full ...
Gov. Greg Abbott orders all flags raised to "full-staff" in Texas for Trump's inauguration
In a statement released on Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the U.S. flag should be displayed "especially on ...
Interior secretary manages vast lands that all Americans share − and can sway the balance between conservation and development
The Interior Department manages about one-fifth of all US land. Its secretary mediates among many competing uses for it, from ...
Panama Canal administrator pushes back against Trump’s assertions of Chinese meddling
The administrator of the Panama Canal has responded to criticisms from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, denying that there ...
Biden administration's declaration of genocide in Sudan exposes glaring double standard
The horrific atrocities committed against the Sudanese should be labeled as genocide. But why is the U.S. unable to apply ...
Canada posts nine straight months of trade deficit, surplus with US widens
Canada recorded a ninth consecutive monthly trade deficit in November, albeit smaller than expected, as exports rose faster ...
Inmates Can Make Up Nearly A Third Of Those Fighting California Fires
As much as 30% of the firefighters force in California may be prison inmates, according to reports. How did we get here? And ...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on America's role in the world
After traveling more than a million miles on the job, the secretary of state discusses the Biden administration's foreign policy report card, from a reinvigorated NATO alliance and Russian aggression ...
Trump suggests renaming the Gulf of Mexico. Can he do that?
In an almost offhand digression Tuesday, president-elect Donald Trump idly mentioned he was going to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico.
Canada's Justin Trudeau urges US consumers to consider the harm of Trump's tariff threats
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suggested that President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming ...
U.S. Postal Service to close Thursday, Jan. 9 for day of mourning. Here’s what to know
Postal offices and services will be suspended for a national day of mourning following Jimmy Carter’s passing.
Column: The richest Americans finished paying their Social Security taxes last week. Most of us will pay all year
The Social Security tax cap protects the wealthy from paying their fair share. The rest of us pick up the burden ...