Nathalie Baptiste

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Nathalie Baptiste

This article is part of HuffPostā€™s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. The Trump administration released bad news about the economy on Wednesday: According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the economy shrank for the first time since 2022 in what is likely the first tangible sign for everyday Americans of the impact of President Donald Trumpā€™s policies.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Nathalie Baptiste

5 hours agoThere are several other peer-to-peer payment options if you need to send or receive money. Zelle is experiencing an outage affecting the ability of users to send money transfers through their banks. There were 877 reports of the digital payment service's network being down as of May 2 at 1:20 pm ET, …

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Nathalie Baptiste

The Trump administration labeled Haitian gangs Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as foreign terrorist organizations on Friday after notifying Congress last month about its intentions. The move comes after the administration labeled several Latin American gangs, including Tren de Aragua based in Venezuela, as terrorist organizations. The goal was to use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, a law that gives the president broad powers to detain and deport foreigners, as justification to deport Venezuelans.

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Nathalie Baptiste

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear oral arguments in a case that could determine whether taxpayers have to fund religious schools. The Oklahoma state Supreme Court ruled last year that the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma could not establish a virtual public religious charter school. The school board that governs both brick-and-mortar and virtual charter schools in the state is now asking the high court to strike down that decision. Oklahoma State Charter School Board v.

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Nathalie Baptiste

This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. Last month, 14 tornadoes struck Arkansas over the course of two days, killing three people and leaving 32 more injured. The deadly outbreak damaged or destroyed 500 homes, cars and businesses, leaving behind more than $8.8 million of storm damage. As is customary, Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked the federal government for help.