U.S. government

August 8, 2026 10:20 AM

Trump administration to invest $3 billion in minerals projects to boost US defense supply chains

The U.S. government will invest $3 billion in critical minerals and battery projects as part of a push to increase domestic production and boost national security and industrial policy, President Donald Trump said on Friday. “We’re reclaiming America’s rightful place as the minerals superpower of the world,” Trump told more than 200 mining executives, educators, investors and fellow politicians at a roundtable at the State Department aimed at supporting the industry, which he said had n...

January 29, 2026 11:43 AM

U.S. review of Alex Pretti killing does not mention him brandishing firearm

An initial U.S. government review of the fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti by immigration agents in Minneapolis made no mention of him brandishing a firearm, despite initial statements by Trump officials highlighting the weapon. A preliminary review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Pretti, 37, was shot by two federal officers, a Border Patrol agent and a customs officer, after he refused to move out of the street following an order from a customs officer. In the hours after ...

October 1, 2025 10:12 AM

What would it take to end the US government shutdown?

A deep impasse between Republican President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats has triggered the 15th U.S. government shutdown since 1981. Here's a look at what it will take to reopen the government. WHAT DO REPUBLICANS WANT? Trump's Republicans control both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and they have already scored big budget wins this year. The massive legislation called the "One Big Beautiful Bill," passed in July, boosted spending for defense and immigration enforcemen...