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For César Chavez supporters, a painful question: What to do with his legacy now
Posted 1:20 PM 3/31/2026 by FERNANDA FIGUEROA and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press
Antonio Bustamante has kept a watercolor of labor leader César Chavez for more than 35 years, hanging it on the wall of his law office in Yuma, Arizona. As a young man, he was moved by Chavez and helped organize workers before joining his security team.
Like many others, Bustamante (More)
3/27/2026
'No Kings' rallies draw crowds across US, in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration
Posted 3:25 PM 3/28/2026 by MARK VANCLEAVE, STEVE KARNOWSKI, TODD RICHMOND and JOHN HANNA Associated Press
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Crowds of people protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's actions, in "No Kings" rallies across the U.S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, in what organizers expected to be mass demonstrations involving millions of people.
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Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
Posted 3:17 PM 3/27/2026 by KEVIN FREKING, LISA MASCARO and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after a deal that sought to do the same stalled in Congress.
Trump signed the action with an eye toward easing long security lines at (More)
3/25/2026
Only some driver's licenses usable for voter registration under the SAVE America Act
Posted 2:16 PM 3/26/2026 by MELISSA GOLDIN The Associated Press
As the Senate debates the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE America Act, misleading claims about the bill's impact on voter registration are spreading on social media, with elected officials on both sides of the aisle putting their own spin on it.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a (More)
3/24/2026
TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fight
Posted 4:25 PM 3/25/2026 by LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration may have to shut down operations at some airports as travelers are experiencing record waiting times, the agency's acting head said Wednesday, as the latest offer to end a funding impasse and put restraints on President Donald (More)