President Trump is threatening sanctions and tariffs on Russia if Putin doesn't reach an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. Some are surprised, considering Trump's affinity for the Russian leader.

Washington is scrambling to interpret a new Trump administration memo that appears to halt funding for many programs. The impact of the short memo, released Monday, is causing widespread confusion.

A federal judge has paused a sweeping new plan from the Trump administration to halt categories of federal spending.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio reversed on Friday the last-minute decision by former President Joe Biden to remove sanctions ...

Rubio said the Trump administration would re-create the "Cuba Restricted List," which prohibits certain transactions with companies under the control of, or acting for or on behalf of, the ...

SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJAS, Cuba, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Havana Club will keep churning out its famously smooth rum even as Cuba's sugar cane harvests plummet to historic lows and tensions ratchet up ...

As President Trump seeks to remake the federal government and push the limits of executive power, nearly all of the programs funded by USAID have been halted.

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David Catanese is a national political correspondent for McClatchy in Washington. He’s covered campaigns for more than a decade, previously working at U.S. News & World Report and Politico.

David Catanese is a national political correspondent for McClatchy in Washington. He’s covered campaigns for more than a decade, previously working at U.S. News & World Report and Politico.

McClatchy News reached out to an owner of the crematory Jan. 27 but did not receive an immediate response. The crematory, which received its permit in 2016, had a history of malpractice ...