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Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash, left, leads a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers including from left Chrissy Houlahan, Democratic member of House Armed Services Committee, Michael Baumgartner, Republican member of House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ro Khanna, Democratic member of House Armed Services Committee and David Perdue, US Ambassador to China for a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., Pool)
4 hours ago

US lawmakers push for military dialogue in a rare China visit

Read full article: US lawmakers push for military dialogue in a rare China visit
Guinea's interim President, Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, departs with his wife after casting his vote in the constitutional referendum in Conakry, Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
4 hours ago

Guinea votes in referendum that could allow junta leader to run for president

Read full article: Guinea votes in referendum that could allow junta leader to run for president
A man listens during a worship song before the start of a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
36 minutes ago

Trump will lead high-profile lineup honoring Charlie Kirk at Arizona service

Read full article: Trump will lead high-profile lineup honoring Charlie Kirk at Arizona service
President Donald Trump speaks during the American Cornerstone Institute's Founder's Dinner at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Mount Vernon, Va., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
15 hours ago

Trump says he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ben Carson

Read full article: Trump says he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ben Carson

President Donald Trump has announced he will award Ben Carson the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
14 hours ago

Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info

Read full article: Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info

The Pentagon is stepping up restrictions on the media by requiring journalists to sign a pledge not to report on information that has not been authorized for release, including unclassified information.

On Tuesdays, volunteers at Neighbor's Cupboard unload boxes of dry goods and sort fresh produce in Winterport, Maine, on Aug. 26, 2025. (Katherine Emery/The Maine Monitor via AP)
19 hours ago

After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America

Read full article: After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America

The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, saying it had become “overly politicized″ and ”rife with inaccuracies.

FILE - Lindsey Halligan, special assistant to the president, speaks with a reporter outside of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
15 hours ago

Trump nominates White House aide to be top US prosecutor for office probing Letitia James

Read full article: Trump nominates White House aide to be top US prosecutor for office probing Letitia James

President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Lindsey Halligan as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia.

A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty marches through Manhattan in the "Make Billionaires Pay" climate protest, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
18 hours ago

Marchers gather in worldwide protest of financial institutions 'profiting off the climate crisis'

Read full article: Marchers gather in worldwide protest of financial institutions 'profiting off the climate crisis'

On the eve of New York Climate Week, activists and members of the public have gathered to protest the financial institutions that are “making our lives more expensive while profiting off the climate crisis, war and genocide,” the organizers say.

FILE - The TikTok logo is pictured in Tokyo, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
16 hours ago

Emerging TikTok deal with China ensures US control of board and crucial algorithm, White House says

Read full article: Emerging TikTok deal with China ensures US control of board and crucial algorithm, White House says

An emerging TikTok deal with China will ensure that U.S. companies control the algorithm that powers the app's video feed and Americans will hold a majority of seats on a board overseeing U.S. operations.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, both of New York, tell reporters that they are united as the Sept. 30 funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
17 hours ago

Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

Read full article: Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

A possible federal shutdown is looming at month's end, and the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate.

FILE - President Donald Trump holds charts as he speaks about the economy in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)
22 hours ago

Trump's economic promises to Black voters fall short after a modest shift in support for him in 2024

Read full article: Trump's economic promises to Black voters fall short after a modest shift in support for him in 2024

Donald Trump warned during the campaign that Black Americans were losing jobs in large numbers and things would only worsen without his leadership.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
1 day ago

Trump's peace efforts falter as conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza escalate

Read full article: Trump's peace efforts falter as conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza escalate

President Donald Trump likes to project dominance and confidence on the world stage, but lately he's been expressing more frustration and disappointment.

Asher Rogers holds an image of Jimmy Kimmel outside El Capitan Entertainment Centre, where the late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is staged on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
1 day ago

In battles over free speech, comedians are often center stage

Read full article: In battles over free speech, comedians are often center stage

In all the stunning things about ABC’s swift removal of Jimmy Kimmel, its longtime late-night host and Oscars-hosting face of the network, perhaps the least surprising was that a comedian was again at the center of a battle over free speech.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Ill., Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
1 day ago

ICE denies using excessive force as it broadens immigration arrests in Chicago

Read full article: ICE denies using excessive force as it broadens immigration arrests in Chicago

An immigration enforcement operation in the Chicago area is troubling immigrants and activists because of what they say are increasingly aggressive tactics.

FILE - A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands watch as lawmakers leave the House of Representatives after voting at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
1 day ago

Members of Congress take steps to tighten their own security after Kirk's killing

Read full article: Members of Congress take steps to tighten their own security after Kirk's killing

Members of Congress are taking steps to tighten their own security as the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has deeply shaken lawmakers who were already concerned for their safety.

Summit attendees recite the Pledge of Allegiance during the Texas Youth Summit on Sept. 19, 2025, in The Woodlands.
18 hours ago

Young Texas conservatives say Charlie Kirk’s death is galvanizing their religion-forward politics

Read full article: Young Texas conservatives say Charlie Kirk’s death is galvanizing their religion-forward politics

Thousands gathered for the Texas Youth Summit, where speaker after speaker memorialized Kirk and encouraged young attendees to rise in his place.

President Donald Trump listens to a reporter's question in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
1 day ago

Trump says US has carried out another fatal strike targeting alleged drug-smuggling boat

Read full article: Trump says US has carried out another fatal strike targeting alleged drug-smuggling boat

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month.

FILE - Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, R.I., Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
1 day ago

Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project

Read full article: Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project

The Trump administration has moved to block a Massachusetts offshore wind farm, its latest effort to hobble an industry and technology that President Donald Trump has attacked as “ugly” and unreliable compared to fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas.

FILE - People gather to light candles in a makeshift memorial to honor Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim who were killed as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, during a candlelight vigil outside of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
1 day ago

Suspect recorded killings of 2 Israeli Embassy staffers on a body camera, prosecutors say

Read full article: Suspect recorded killings of 2 Israeli Embassy staffers on a body camera, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors say a man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington was wearing a body camera that captured video of the killings from his perspective.

FILE - Jimmy Kimmel arrives at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Sept. 12, 2022. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
1 day ago

Web of business interests shows that Kimmel's future rests on far more than his jokes

Read full article: Web of business interests shows that Kimmel's future rests on far more than his jokes

The decision about whether to keep Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night ABC show depends on far more than his jokes.

FILE - Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)
1 day ago

Judge blocks USDA from collecting data about SNAP applicants in 21 states

Read full article: Judge blocks USDA from collecting data about SNAP applicants in 21 states

A judge has temporarily stopped the federal government from collecting personal information about residents in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in 21 states and Washington, D.

FILE - People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
1 day ago

Trump administration threatens further sanctions in escalating fight with Harvard

Read full article: Trump administration threatens further sanctions in escalating fight with Harvard

The Trump administration escalated its fight with Harvard University on Friday, placing the Ivy League school under extra financial oversight and threatening sanctions if it does not provide additional data on its admissions practices.

President Donald Trump speaks as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
1 day ago

Trump signs proclamation adding $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications

Read full article: Trump signs proclamation adding $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications

President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation that will require a new, $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visa applications.

FILE - An envelope containing a 2020 census form mailed to a U.S. resident is seen in Detroit, on April 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
1 day ago

Trump appointee George Cook takes interim lead at Census Bureau amid new census push

Read full article: Trump appointee George Cook takes interim lead at Census Bureau amid new census push

A Trump appointee has been picked as the acting head of the U.S. Census Bureau.

FILE - The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington on March 28, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
1 day ago

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from Venezuelan migrants

Read full article: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from Venezuelan migrants

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order allowing it to strip legal protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants.

FILE - U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopters are pictured at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
1 day ago

Trump administration proposes selling nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel

Read full article: Trump administration proposes selling nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel

The Trump administration has told Congress it plans to sell nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Ill., Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
1 day ago

ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area as part of 'Midway Blitz'

Read full article: ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area as part of 'Midway Blitz'

Immigration enforcement officials have arrested almost 550 people in the Chicago area as part of an operation that began less than two weeks ago.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, joined by Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., center left, leads a vigil to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk who was shot and killed at an event in Utah last week, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
1 day ago

House approves resolution honoring Charlie Kirk with dozens of Democrats opposed

Read full article: House approves resolution honoring Charlie Kirk with dozens of Democrats opposed

The House has passed a resolution honoring the late Charlie Kirk over significant Democratic opposition.

FILE - White House national security adviser Mike Waltz speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, Feb. 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
1 day ago

Senate confirms Mike Waltz as Trump's ambassador to the United Nations after months of delays

Read full article: Senate confirms Mike Waltz as Trump's ambassador to the United Nations after months of delays

The Senate confirmed Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Classroom 466, where former professor Melissa McCoul taught her ENGL 360: Literature for Children class, inside the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Texas A&M University on Sept. 18, 2025 in College Station.
1 day ago

How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M

Read full article: How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M

Officials have struggled to detail the exact reasons for the A&M professor’s termination, citing a technical issue with her course description. Faculty say the move was politically motivated.

FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
1 day ago

US attorney under pressure to charge Letitia James in mortgage fraud case has resigned

Read full article: US attorney under pressure to charge Letitia James in mortgage fraud case has resigned

A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges is resigning under pressure from the Trump administration.

FILE - U.S. passports are arranged for a photograph in Tigard, Ore., Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
1 day ago

Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to enforce transgender and nonbinary passport policy

Read full article: Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to enforce transgender and nonbinary passport policy

President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it enforce a passport policy for transgender and nonbinary people requiring male or female sex designations based on birth certificates.

FILE - A waiter delivers food to patrons at a restaurant, Jan. 21, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
1 day ago

Who qualifies for 'no tax on tips' and what counts as a tip? Here are the new rules

Read full article: Who qualifies for 'no tax on tips' and what counts as a tip? Here are the new rules

The Treasury Department is moving closer to implementing President Trump's "no tax on tips" promise.

Banners are placed outside the El Capitan Entertainment Centre, where Jimmy Kimmel Live! is filmed, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
2 days ago

As controversy swirls around late-night TV, here's what a new poll shows about who still watches

Read full article: As controversy swirls around late-night TV, here's what a new poll shows about who still watches

As late-night talk shows undergo major changes and controversy, a new poll finds most Americans don’t watch them regularly and the ones who do are more likely to be Democrats.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and defended employers who take action against their workers whose comments go too far, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
1 day ago

Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1

Read full article: Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1

The Senate rejected competing measures to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date.

The Texas A&M University System officially took over the Victoria campus from the University of Houston System in September after state lawmakers approved the transfer.
2 days ago

Regents name sole finalist for president of newly acquired Texas A&M University-Victoria

Read full article: Regents name sole finalist for president of newly acquired Texas A&M University-Victoria

The selection of Christian Hardigree, regional chancellor for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, was one of several shakeups at the Texas A&M System on Thursday.

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
1 day ago

Trump says he and Xi will meet in South Korea in coming weeks and he'll later go to China

Read full article: Trump says he and Xi will meet in South Korea in coming weeks and he'll later go to China

U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a regional summit taking place in October in South Korea and will visit China early next year.

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