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FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event on May 31, 2023, in Salix, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
3 hours ago

DOGE sprouts in red states, as governors embrace the cost-cutter brand and make it their own

Read full article: DOGE sprouts in red states, as governors embrace the cost-cutter brand and make it their own
Georgia Congressional candidate Everton Blair, a Democrat, poses for a photo in Lilburn, Ga., on July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)
2 hours ago

Young Democrats have called for a rebrand. They're vying to replace the party's old guard

Read full article: Young Democrats have called for a rebrand. They're vying to replace the party's old guard
People wait outside of Glass House Farms, a day after an immigration raid on the facility, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Camarillo, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
4 hours ago

Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California

Read full article: Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California
FILE - David Gergen answers a reporter's question in the briefing room of the White House in Washington on June 7, 1993. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
9 hours ago

David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, has died

Read full article: David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, has died

David Gergen, a veteran of Washington politics and an adviser to four presidents in a career spanning decades in government, academia and media, has died.

FILE - Daniel Bongino speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 10, 2020, in Washington. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP, File)
5 hours ago

Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at the Justice Department

Read full article: Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at the Justice Department

The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trump’s base.

The office of First Liberty Building and Loan, which federal officials allege was a Ponzi scheme, is shown on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Newnan, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
11 hours ago

Georgia Republican apologizes for $140M Ponzi scheme as judge freezes assets

Read full article: Georgia Republican apologizes for $140M Ponzi scheme as judge freezes assets

A prominent Georgia Republican accused of running a $140 million Ponzi scheme has publicly apologized.

Supporters of Kilmar Abrego Garcia rally outside of the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., where a hearing was scheduled to be held on returning him to Maryland, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
13 hours ago

Judge scolds Justice Department for 'refusal' to detail deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Read full article: Judge scolds Justice Department for 'refusal' to detail deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A federal judge in Maryland has scolded the Trump administration for its “utter refusal” to detail deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

FILE- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan, March 1, 2003, in this photo obtained by the Associated Press. (AP Photo, File)
10 hours ago

Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks

Read full article: Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks

A divided federal appeals court has thrown out an agreement that would've allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks.

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
11 hours ago

AG Ken Paxton announces $2.9 million fundraising haul in first 12 weeks of Senate campaign

Read full article: AG Ken Paxton announces $2.9 million fundraising haul in first 12 weeks of Senate campaign

Paxton’s GOP primary opponent, Sen. John Cornyn, has yet to release his fundraising numbers but is starting with a deeper campaign war chest.

A District of Columbia Board of Elections sign advertising a special election in the city's 8th Ward is pictured near the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in southeast Washington, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)
17 hours ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Washington, DC, city council special election

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Washington, DC, city council special election

Voters in southeast Washington, D.

President Donald Trump, left, speaks as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott listens during a roundtable discussion with first responders and local officials at Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, during a tour to observe flood damage, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
5 hours ago

The Latest: Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate ICE arrests in California

Read full article: The Latest: Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate ICE arrests in California

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles.

A man hugs former Foreign Service employee Bob Gilchrist, of Washington, left, as he holds a sign reading "Thank You America's Diplomats" outside the State Department headquarters, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein).
5 hours ago

State Department lays off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan

Read full article: State Department lays off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan

The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year.

Immigration advocates protest recent detentions by ICE outside the immigration court in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
13 hours ago

How US views of immigration have changed since Trump took office, according to Gallup polling

Read full article: How US views of immigration have changed since Trump took office, according to Gallup polling

A Gallup poll shows a substantial jump in the share of Americans who view immigration as positive for the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, hands President Donald Trump a folder during a meeting in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
20 hours ago

As Trump seeks to be a peacemaker, Netanyahu leaves Washington without breakthrough on Gaza deal

Read full article: As Trump seeks to be a peacemaker, Netanyahu leaves Washington without breakthrough on Gaza deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington this week did not result in a ceasefire deal for the Gaza war, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts.

First lady Melania Trump, from left, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump are briefed on flood damage in Kerrville, Texas, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
5 hours ago

President Donald Trump speaks after surveying flood damage in the Hill Country

Read full article: President Donald Trump speaks after surveying flood damage in the Hill Country

President Donald Trump toured the devastation from catastrophic flooding in Texas and lauded local officials amid mounting criticism that they failed to warn residents quickly enough that a deadly wall of water was coming their way.

The office of First Liberty Building and Loan, which federal officials allege was a Ponzi scheme, is shown on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Newnan, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
1 day ago

Federal officials say a prominent Georgia Republican was running a $140 million Ponzi scheme

Read full article: Federal officials say a prominent Georgia Republican was running a $140 million Ponzi scheme

Federal officials are accusing Georgia Republican Brant Frost IV of running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of $140 million.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a media briefing during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)
1 day ago

State Department tells staffers that layoff notices are coming soon

Read full article: State Department tells staffers that layoff notices are coming soon

The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.

U.N. Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese talks to The Associated Press at the Sarajevo airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thursday, July 10, 2025, on her way to events commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
1 day ago

UN investigator and critic of Israel's actions in Gaza tells AP she was shocked by US sanctions

Read full article: UN investigator and critic of Israel's actions in Gaza tells AP she was shocked by US sanctions

An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza said “it was shocking” to learn that the Trump administration had imposed sanctions on her.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney walks with President Donald Trump after a group photo at the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
10 hours ago

Trump plans to hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%

Read full article: Trump plans to hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will keep working toward a new trade framework with the United States despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying he'll raise taxes on many imported goods from Canada to 35%.

A protester runs from tear gas tossed by federal immigration agents to clear a path for the vehicles during a raid in the agriculture area of Camarillo, Calif., Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
1 day ago

Protesters and federal agents clash during raid at Southern California farm

Read full article: Protesters and federal agents clash during raid at Southern California farm

A confrontation erupted between protesters and federal agents outside a Southern California farm while a raid took place Thursday.

FILE - The United Nations flag flies on a stormy day at the U.N. during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
1 day ago

ICC believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place now in Sudan's Darfur region

Read full article: ICC believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place now in Sudan's Darfur region

The International Criminal Court believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are continuing in Sudan’s vast western Darfur region where civil war has raged for more than two years, the tribunal’s deputy prosecutor says.

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Sunday, June 22, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel's effort to destroy the country's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
1 day ago

Israel says Iran could reach enriched uranium at a nuclear site hit by US

Read full article: Israel says Iran could reach enriched uranium at a nuclear site hit by US

A senior Israeli official says Israel believes deeply buried stocks of enriched uranium at one Iranian nuclear facility hit by the U.S. military are potentially retrievable.

FILE - Children play during aftercare for the Head Start program at Easterseals South Florida, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
1 day ago

Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says

Read full article: Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says

The Trump administration says it will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program.

FILE - Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, speak during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko, File)
1 day ago

US senators pushing bipartisan bill on new Russia sanctions brief European allies and Ukraine

Read full article: US senators pushing bipartisan bill on new Russia sanctions brief European allies and Ukraine

The co-sponsors of new bipartisan U.S. sanctions package targeting Russia have briefed European allies and Ukraine on the legislation.

President Donald Trump, left, meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, as CIA Director John Ratcliffe, from second left, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, and from second right, Netanyahu's wife Sara Netanyahu, Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, Israel's National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi, obstructed, and Israel's Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs listen in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
1 day ago

The newest way to influence Trump: Nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize

Read full article: The newest way to influence Trump: Nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize

Leaders, lawmakers and others are using a new strategy to stay on President Donald Trump’s good side: Nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize and let him know it.

FILE - Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
1 day ago

Years later, key figures in Russia investigation face new scrutiny from Trump administration

Read full article: Years later, key figures in Russia investigation face new scrutiny from Trump administration

The Justice Department appeared to acknowledge in an unusual statement this week the existence of investigations into former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan.

Protesters hold up an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump in response to Trump's announcement of 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods, in Sao Paulo, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
1 day ago

Brazil vows retaliatory tariffs against US if Trump follows through on 50% import taxes

Read full article: Brazil vows retaliatory tariffs against US if Trump follows through on 50% import taxes

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge to boost import taxes by 50%.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
1 day ago

George Mason University faces investigation in Trump administration's anti-DEI crackdown

Read full article: George Mason University faces investigation in Trump administration's anti-DEI crackdown

The Trump administration on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign against diversity policies to Virginia’s largest public university.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
1 day ago

White House escalates pressure campaign on Fed chair by targeting its headquarters renovation

Read full article: White House escalates pressure campaign on Fed chair by targeting its headquarters renovation

President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign to get the Federal Reserve chairman to either lower interest rates or quit his post by targeting the expensive renovation at the central bank’s headquarters.

President Donald Trump signs his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Washington, surrounded by members of Congress. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
1 day ago

Senate Republicans block attempt to roll back massive tax hike on professional gamblers

Read full article: Senate Republicans block attempt to roll back massive tax hike on professional gamblers

Senate Republicans are rejecting an attempt to reverse a provision from their new tax law that changes the taxation of gambling winnings.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
1 day ago

As Netanyahu wraps Washington visit, progress on a Gaza ceasefire remains murky

Read full article: As Netanyahu wraps Washington visit, progress on a Gaza ceasefire remains murky

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attended a memorial service for two slain Israeli Embassy staffers at the end of his trip to Washington.

President Donald Trump holds his signed signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Washington, as House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., left, watches and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., takes a photo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
1 day ago

House Democrats decry health cuts in GOP tax law during town hall that previews midterms messaging

Read full article: House Democrats decry health cuts in GOP tax law during town hall that previews midterms messaging

Democrats are using a Louisiana town hall to preview one of their main strategies for attempting to retake the U.S. House next year, ripping into the health care changes in the just-passed Republican tax and spending bill.

Ken Paxton takes the oath of office to begin his third term as attorney general from Gov. Greg Abbott, as his wife, state Sen. Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, holds the Sam Houston Bible.
1 day ago

Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Attorney General Ken Paxton

Read full article: Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Attorney General Ken Paxton

In a statement, Angela Paxton said she moved to end her 38-year marriage “on biblical grounds,” citing “recent discoveries.”

Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil poses for a portrait during an interview, July 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
1 day ago

Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration

Read full article: Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose role in campus protests against Israel led to his detention for over three months in immigration jail, is now seeking $20 million in damages from the Trump administration.

Supporters of Kilmar Abrego Garcia rally outside of the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., where a hearing was scheduled to be held on returning him to Maryland, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
1 day ago

Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be deported to Mexico or South Sudan, ICE official tells judge

Read full article: Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be deported to Mexico or South Sudan, ICE official tells judge

The Trump administration hasn’t decided where it would deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he is freed from a Tennessee jail.

U.N. Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese talks to The Associated Press at the Sarajevo airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thursday, July 10, 2025, on her way to events commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
1 day ago

Things to know about the UN special rapporteur sanctioned by the US

Read full article: Things to know about the UN special rapporteur sanctioned by the US

An independent investigator is being sanctioned by the United States over her work scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territory.

President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
1 day ago

The Latest: Trump says Canada’s role in US fentanyl crisis justifies 35% tariffs on Canadian goods

Read full article: The Latest: Trump says Canada’s role in US fentanyl crisis justifies 35% tariffs on Canadian goods

President Donald Trump has announced in a letter on social media that Canadian goods will be subject to a 35% tariff rate starting Aug. 1.

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