EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Estrella del Paso, a local immigration legal clinic that operates as a ministry of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, is accusing the federal government, specifically the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, of not paying them around $765,000 owed in reimbursements for the past six months. These reimbursements
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A new round of sweeping tariffs was announced by President Trump last week, aimed at enforcing “National Security purposes,” something borderland business and industry leaders say will not only raise prices, but also economic uncertainty as well. ABC-7 spoke with the national vice president of the Mexican Cargo Transportation Chamber (CANACAR),
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum took effect on Wednesday, a move that could increase prices and costs on electronics, cars and home goods, among other things. Since the start of President Trump’s second term, he has threatened countries with imposing tariffs on various goods, with a focus on steel
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, Jennifer Hansler and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime authority to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge in the coming days, according to four sources familiar with the discussions. The little-known 18th-century law, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, gives the president
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A new lawsuit from Democratic attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia alleges this week’s mass layoffs at the Department of Education are gutting the agency as a way to implement an unlawful plan by President Donald Trump to dismantle the department. The states accuse the
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Ibrahim Dahman and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s plans for the future of Gaza were further shrouded in confusion on Wednesday when he told reporters that “nobody is expelling any Palestinians” from the enclave – an apparent climbdown from his previous proclamations that its population should be
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By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — At a White House summit last week, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick spoke passionately about the Trump administration’s plans to embrace cryptocurrencies, a largely unregulated industry that has historically operated on the fringes of finance. “Technology is at the foundation of the Trump presidency,” Lutnick said, addressing two
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MERIDA, YUCATAN MEXICO- (KVIA) – Tonight’s ABC-7’s Listens deals with e-mail and social media reactions to KVIA story from Yucatan Peninsula & how Americans living in Mexico are reacting to tariffs that’ll affect -them- and their neighbors in Mexico. Tune in to ABC-7 at 10 pm tonight to see the ABC-7 Listen’s segment. ———– Scores
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s firing of the former chairwoman of the National Labor Relations Board was an “illegal act,” a federal judge ruled Thursday, overturning her ousting in a decision that was highly critical of Trump’s “intent on pushing the bounds of his office.” The ruling from US District
Continue Reading By Brianna Keilar, CNN (CNN) — When the Department of Government Efficiency swings an axe, it’s bound to hit a veteran who voted for President Donald Trump. Veterans make up thirty percent of the federal workforce and more than sixty percent of veterans said Trump was their candidate, according to a Pew Research survey conducted
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Hampton Dellinger says he is dropping his lawsuit to try to keep his job after President Donald Trump fired him. His decision comes a day after the federal appeals court in Washington temporarily removed him from the position and ends what was poised to be a major
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 06 MAR 25 10:16 ET Updated: 06 MAR 25 11:51 ET By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a nearly one-month tariff delay on all products from Mexico that are covered by the USMCA free trade treaty, a significant walkback of the administration’s signature economic plan that has
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 06 MAR 25 06:47 ET Updated: 06 MAR 25 08:47 ET By Kevin Liptak and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump could decide this week to take the first steps to eliminate the Department of Education, people familiar with the matter said, as he looks to dramatically shrink the size of the
Continue ReadingCTV-NETWORK, CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s blanket 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, an extraordinary action aimed at bringing America’s top trading partners to heel. But it threatens to weaken the North American economy, including that of the United States, at a time of significant stress
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is going to bat for an avowed election denier who’s in prison for tampering with Colorado voting machines after the 2020 election. In a highly unorthodox court filing, senior Justice Department officials encouraged a federal judge to consider releasing former Mesa County clerk Tina
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The chairwoman of a critical agency that reviews federal employee firings can stay on the job, a judge ruled Tuesday, formally reversing President Donald Trump’s “unlawful” decision to fire her. District Judge Rudolph Contreras handed a major victory to Cathy Harris, chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board, an
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, Samantha Waldenberg and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is ordering a pause on shipments of US military aid to Ukraine after his heated Oval Office argument with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week, a White House official told CNN Monday. The halt in aid, which came after Trump
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — MANA Nutrition makes a special kind of peanut butter paste that many humanitarian aid workers are familiar with. It is fortified with milk and essential vitamins, packed with calories and sent to severely malnourished children around the world, including some countries in Africa. On Wednesday afternoon, Mark Moore, the
Continue Reading By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Egg prices are surging so high that the Trump administration is pledging to step in and solve the crisis — but don’t expect relief the next time you go grocery shopping. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on Wednesday a plan to invest $1 billion in strategies to
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is already exerting his influence over the 2026 midterm elections, endorsing two close allies in open gubernatorial contests in the past week and privately signaling plans to shape the Republican ticket in more key races next year, according to people familiar with the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — If anyone was still in doubt where the power lies in President Donald Trump’s new administration, Wednesday’s first Cabinet meeting made clear it wasn’t in the actual Cabinet. Most of the Senate-confirmed, top-ranking agency heads sat around the table mostly silent during the more than an
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration wants to roll back virtually all of former president Joe Biden’s policies. So it may come as a surprise that the Trump administration is keeping a key Biden framework designed to rein in Corporate America. New Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson said
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — As the long-fraught relationship between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky ripped apart Wednesday, a question that lingered among allies of both men was whether the fight would dash hopes for a US-brokered peace — or, potentially, help it along. Firing
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — An appeals court will not allow the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship for certain children of immigrants, in a ruling that could propel the issue to the Supreme Court. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday declined an emergency Justice Department request that it lift the
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, TRUTH SOCIAL By Elisabeth Buchwald and David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump doubled down on his extraordinary push for more balanced trade, ordering on Thursday that agencies should investigate plans for new reciprocal tariffs that could boost America’s revenue — but could also ignite a global trade war and add to
Continue Reading By Paula Reid, Tami Luhby and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to move forward for the moment with its deferred resignation offer for federal employees. US District Judge George O’Toole said federal employee unions, which brought a lawsuit on behalf of their members, are
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the Ukraine war will start “immediately” after holding a “lengthy and highly productive” telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday morning. The call, which is the first known conversation between the presidents since Trump assumed office last
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Eight inspectors general whom Donald Trump fired from their federal agency watchdog posts are suing for their jobs back, adding to the legal scrutiny over Trump’s first weeks of decisions in the White House and raising questions about his political intentions. They say that Trump shouldn’t
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 10 FEB 25 17:09 ET Updated: 10 FEB 25 19:06 ET By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump removed the head of the Office of Government Ethics from his post, the agency said Monday – the latest example of Trump acting against a government watchdog. The agency’s director, David Huitema, was confirmed to
Continue ReadingPresident Trump signed an order to impose 25% tax on all imported steel and aluminum. Borderplex Alliance CEO, Jon Barela told ABC-7 taxing imported steel and aluminum would likely raise costs for people and companies that purchase those metals. He said that El Paso would feel a “dramatic and negative” impact of these imposed tariffs.
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