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The Treasury Department building is seen, March 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

U.S. freezes assets of Mexican cartel ‘narco-rapper’

The Trump administration expanded its war on Mexico's cartels Wednesday by freezing the assets of leaders of Cartel del Noreste and "narco-rapper" El Makabelico, whom U.S. authorities said uses his concerts to launder money for the designated foreign terrorist organization.

August 6, 2025
From left: French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump arrive for the family photograph during the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, June 16, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP) **FILE**

Appeals court skeptical of Trump’s tariffs

Federal appeals court judges challenged President Trump's claim of expansive emergency powers to slap tariffs on the rest of the globe, suggesting during a high-stakes hearing Thursday that he's stretching the law too far.

July 31, 2025
A general view of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark on Monday, June 16, 2025, in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, file)

Dem lawmakers sue ICE to demand access

A group of congressional Democrats filed a lawsuit Wednesday demanding unfettered access to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, saying the deportation agency is illegally blocking them from getting a first-hand look at what's going on.

July 30, 2025