Melissa Goldin

2 weeks ago | apnews.com | Melissa Goldin |Melissa Connors

As demonstrations in Los Angeles over immigration raids unfolded in recent days, social media users falsely cited a Craigslist ad as evidence that protesters had been paid to participate. “We are forming a select team of THE TOUGHEST dudes in the area,” the ad, which is no longer live, read. “This unit will be activated only when the situation demands it — BUT YOU GET PAID EVERY WEEK NO MATTER WHAT. high-pressure, high-risk, no room for hesitation.

4 weeks ago | apnews.com | Melissa Goldin |Melissa Connors

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1 month ago | apnews.com | Melissa Goldin |Melissa Connors

FACT FOCUS: Trump claims the US is the only country with birthright citizenship. It’s not 1 of 2 |  Hannah Liu, 26, of Washington, holds up a sign in support of birthright citizenship, Thursday, May 15, 2025, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington. “This is enshrined in the Constitution. My parents are Chinese immigrants,” says Liu.

1 month ago | apnews.com | Melissa Goldin |Melissa Connors

President Donald Trump incorrectly placed the blame for high prescription drug prices in the U.S. on foreign nations, making the comments Monday when signing an executive order intended to lower their cost. The order sets a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices in the U.S. or face new limits in the future over what the government will pay. If favorable deals are not reached, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

1 month ago | apnews.com | Melissa Goldin |Melissa Connors

Newly-elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the White House on Tuesday in search of common ground during an ongoing trade war that has shattered decades of trust between the his country and the U.S. Although the conversation was civil, President Donald Trump repeated erroneous rhetoric about how the U.S. provides Canada with billions of dollars in subsidies. “It’s hard to justify subsidizing Canada to the tune of maybe $200 billion a year,” he said.