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NASA’s moon mission has begun — here’s what’s ahead for the Artemis II astronauts

By Denise Chow CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years is underway. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen launched Wednesday evening on a 10-day journey to circle Earth and the moon. “After a brief, 54-year intermission, NASA is back in the business of sending astronauts to the moon,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Wednesday at a post-launch news briefing. The launch of the Artemis II mission was the first time that NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft carried human passengers into orbit. The flight is intended as a step

Supreme Court weighs Trump’s contentious attempt to limit birthright citizenship

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON — Tackling one of President Donald Trump’s most provocative policies, the Supreme Court on Wednesday considers the lawfulness of his proposal to limit the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship for people born on U.S. soil. Announced on the first day of Trump’s second term in office as part of his hard-line immigration policy, the executive order at issue would limit birthright citizenship to people who have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident. As a result, babies born to temporary visitors who entered the country legally or to people who entered illegally would

Countdown to Artemis II: What to know about NASA’s moon mission

By Denise Chow and Tom Costello The countdown is on for the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon. At 6:24 p.m. ET Wednesday, four astronauts are scheduled to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning a 10-day journey that will take them looping around Earth and the moon. The crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — will be the first people to launch toward the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, more than 50 years ago. They will not land on the lunar surface; rather, the mission is designed

‘I blame them all’: Travelers frustrated with Washington as shutdown drags on

By Dennis Romero, Daniel Arkin, Peter Nicholas and Amanda Terkel Amid the long lines and delays at the country’s airports, travelers say they feel deeply sympathetic to the airline workers who have been caught up in the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security — and deeply frustrated with politicians in Washington for letting it all happen. “These are the people who are suffering enough,” Lizabeth Garza-García, 45, of Fort Worth, Texas, said of Transportation Security Administration agents as she was waiting in line at San Diego International Airport. “We don’t want another 9/11. … I’d like these people to get funded.” President Donald Trump signed a

ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina

By Courtney Kube and Julia Ainsley WASHINGTON — ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps. As the U.S. continues the war in Iran, the Marine Corps has boosted protection measures on bases, requiring everyone to present REAL IDs, U.S. passports or U.S. birth certificates to access any sites. Undocumented immigrants are generally ineligible for federal REAL IDs and don’t have U.S. passports or birth certificates. So people without identifying documents who arrive at the gate of Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris

Alabama HBCU leaders join push for HBCU Research Capacity Act

Leaders from Alabama’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities joined U.S. Sen. Katie Britt this week in Washington as she unveiled bipartisan legislation aimed at improving access to federal research funding. Britt (R-Montgomery) partnered with Sen. Raphael Warnock to introduce the HBCU Research Capacity Act, a bill designed to simplify how institutions identify and apply for federal grants. More than 30 HBCU presidents participated in a roundtable discussion tied to the bill’s introduction, including several from Alabama: Dr. Daniel K. Wims of Alabama A&M University, Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr. of Alabama State University, Dr. Patricia G. Sims of Drake State Community & Technical

Trump says White House ballroom plans include ‘massive’ underground military complex

By Megan Lebowitz President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that the military is building a “massive complex” under the White House ballroom. The information “has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed, but the military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that’s under construction, and we’re doing very well,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “So we’re ahead of schedule.” News outlets previously reported that a military bunker under the East Wing would be renovated. The East Wing was demolished in October to be replaced with a $400 million ballroom, which has sparked criticism from many Democrats

Are there talks to end the Iran war? Depends on which side you ask

By Abigail Williams WASHINGTON — It has been more than a week since President Donald Trump announced the U.S. was in conversation with Iran, but despite offers by Pakistan to host in-person discussions, no face-to-face meeting has been set and Iran denies negotiations are taking place. The two sides have acknowledged exchanging messages through intermediaries, and the top diplomats of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt have held talks about possible talks. But it wasn’t clear whether anything has resulted from the discussions, as thousands more U.S. troops arrive in the Middle East and Trump threatens to attack Iranian energy infrastructure. In

DHS funding lapse is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history

By Brennan Leach and Raquel Coronell Uribe The ongoing funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security crossed into new territory Sunday when it became the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. The DHS shutdown is now in its 44th day, breaking the previous record when the department and the rest of the federal government went without funding from October until mid-November. This time around, the rest of the federal agencies and departments are funded. Negotiations to reopen DHS were dealt a major setback Friday after House Republicans voted to pass a short-term funding bill that has no viable path in the Senate. That came hours after the Senate passed a

Trump’s signature to appear on paper currency in a first for a sitting president

By Raquel Coronell Uribe President Donald Trump is adding his name to U.S. dollar bills, the first time a sitting president’s signature will go on paper currency, the Treasury Department announced Thursday. Trump’s signature will go on the bills in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary, the Treasury said. Historically, paper currency carries the signatures of the treasury secretary and the treasurer. “The President’s mark on history as the architect of America’s Golden Age economic revival is undeniable,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement. “Printing his signature on the American currency is not only appropriate, but also well deserved.” U.S. paper

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