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POLITICS


FILE - Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
31 minutes ago

Most Americans are concerned about higher health care costs next year, an AP-NORC poll finds

Read full article: Most Americans are concerned about higher health care costs next year, an AP-NORC poll finds
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, accompanied by his wife Lori Shapiro, speaks during a news conference after Cody Balmer plead guilty to attempted murder and other charges, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
6 minutes ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's memoir is coming out in January

Read full article: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's memoir is coming out in January
Presidential candidate Simone Ehivet Gbagbo and her team attend a rally in Guiberoua, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025. (AP Photo/ Marine Jeannin)
2 hours ago

Simone Gbagbo, Ivory Coast’s iron lady, eyes presidential palace in unlikely comeback bid

Read full article: Simone Gbagbo, Ivory Coast’s iron lady, eyes presidential palace in unlikely comeback bid
FILE - Former U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled conference in Chicago, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
7 hours ago

House Republicans preparing report on Biden's use of autopen after months of investigation

Read full article: House Republicans preparing report on Biden's use of autopen after months of investigation

House Republicans are preparing to release a report about President Joe Biden's mental state and the alleged misuse of the presidential autopen during his term.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pauses in his office doorway to speak to reporters on day 20 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
7 hours ago

Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown

Read full article: Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse to negotiate on any Democratic demands.

Lawmakers applaud as Sanae Takaichi, center, is elected as Japan's new prime minister during the extraordinary session of the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
2 hours ago

Japan's parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation's first female prime minister

Read full article: Japan's parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation's first female prime minister

Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday.

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an event to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
3 hours ago

Trump is going to Asia — what happens next is anyone's guess

Read full article: Trump is going to Asia — what happens next is anyone's guess

President Donald Trump is preparing for a significant trip to Asia, aiming to address international trade tensions.

FILE - Former President Joe Biden speaks during the National Bar Association's 100th Annual Awards Gala in Chicago, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
11 hours ago

Biden completes a round of radiation therapy as part of his prostate cancer treatment

Read full article: Biden completes a round of radiation therapy as part of his prostate cancer treatment

A spokesperson for Joe Biden says the former Democratic president has completed several weeks of radiation therapy to treat an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

North Carolina state Sen. Warren Daniel, R-Burke (left and standing), presides over the Senate Committee on Elections while it considers legislation to redraw the state's U.S. House district map at the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh N.C., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)
9 hours ago

North Carolina GOP advances congressional map to secure another House seat for Trump

Read full article: North Carolina GOP advances congressional map to secure another House seat for Trump

North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature has formally begun redrawing the state's congressional district map.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to welcome the 2025 LSU and LSU-Shreveport national champion baseball teams in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
14 hours ago

Trump honors 2025 college baseball champs LSU and LSU-Shreveport

Read full article: Trump honors 2025 college baseball champs LSU and LSU-Shreveport

President Donald Trump has honored NCAA baseball champs Louisiana State University and NAIA champs Louisiana State University-Shreveport with a joint White House celebration to mark their stellar 2025 seasons.

Law enforcement officers watch as the gates close at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility as people protest outside on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
10 hours ago

US appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon troops though deployment blocked for now

Read full article: US appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon troops though deployment blocked for now

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can take command of 200 Oregon National Guard troops.

FILE - Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill Washington, Dec. 17, 2018. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
13 hours ago

Comey's lawyers say case against him is driven by Trump's 'personal animus' and must be thrown out

Read full article: Comey's lawyers say case against him is driven by Trump's 'personal animus' and must be thrown out

Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey are urging a judge to dismiss the case against him.

Work begins on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
10 hours ago

The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom

Read full article: The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom

The White House has started tearing down part of the East Wing to build the ballroom President Donald Trump wants added to the building.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as he returns from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
13 hours ago

Trump vows to reach a 'fantastic deal' with China after future meeting with Xi

Read full article: Trump vows to reach a 'fantastic deal' with China after future meeting with Xi

President Donald Trump has expressed confidence in reaching a "fantastic deal" with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The American flag flies atop the Capitol Building, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
12 hours ago

Maine Democrat running to unseat Susan Collins to stay in race after discovery of Reddit postings

Read full article: Maine Democrat running to unseat Susan Collins to stay in race after discovery of Reddit postings

The national chair of the Democratic Party says online comments made by a Senate candidate in Maine in which the candidate appeared to endorse political violence, criticize police officers, and express other controversial views were wrong, but not disqualifying from office.

Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie speaks to a crowd gathered in Shelbyville, Ky., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)
13 hours ago

Trump backs retired Navy SEAL in his quest to oust Kentucky Rep. Massie in Republican primary

Read full article: Trump backs retired Navy SEAL in his quest to oust Kentucky Rep. Massie in Republican primary

President Donald Trump has encouraged a retired Navy SEAL to challenge Republican Rep. Thomas Massie in next year’s Kentucky primary.

FILE - Olivia Starr clings to her father, Thaxter Hall, as Associate Educator Jessica Clark works to comfort her as she is dropped off for the last day of school at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning, a Head Start center, May 8, 2024, in Wasilla, Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
16 hours ago

Government shutdown imperils dozens of Head Start preschool programs

Read full article: Government shutdown imperils dozens of Head Start preschool programs

Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright comments on the National Nuclear Security Administration furloughing 1,400 federal workers as part of the shutdown which began Oct. 1, during a news conference at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) in Las Vegas on Monday Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)
13 hours ago

Nuclear security agency begins furloughing workers as part of shutdown, energy secretary says

Read full article: Nuclear security agency begins furloughing workers as part of shutdown, energy secretary says

Furloughs have begun at the federal agency tasked with overseeing the U.S. nuclear stockpile.

FILE - The Vermont Statehouse is shown Jan. 2, 2024, in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke, file)
19 hours ago

Vermont state senator who took part in 'deeply disturbing' Young Republicans group chat resigns

Read full article: Vermont state senator who took part in 'deeply disturbing' Young Republicans group chat resigns

A Vermont state senator who took part in a Young Republicans group chat on Telegram in which members made racist comments and joked about rape and gas chambers has resigned.

FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
3 hours ago

US and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China

Read full article: US and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House.

FILE - The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
19 hours ago

Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns

Read full article: Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns

The Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as he returns from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
9 hours ago

The Latest: Trump signs $8.5 billion rare earths deal with Australian prime minister

Read full article: The Latest: Trump signs $8.5 billion rare earths deal with Australian prime minister

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a critical minerals deal.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani speaks at his political block campaign rally before the parliamentary elections in Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
21 hours ago

Iraq says some US military advisers will stay due to IS threat in Syria

Read full article: Iraq says some US military advisers will stay due to IS threat in Syria

Iraq’s prime minister says a small group of U.S. military advisers will stay in the country to coordinate with U.S. forces in neighboring Syria against the Islamic State group.

This combo image shows Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, left, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, right. (AP Photo)
19 hours ago

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger spar over abortion in Virginia

Read full article: Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger spar over abortion in Virginia

Virginia is the last Southern state that has not passed new abortion restrictions since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a national constitutional right to the procedure.

President-elect Rodrigo Paz gives a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
8 hours ago

Bolivia's first conservative president in 20 years promises warmer US ties

Read full article: Bolivia's first conservative president in 20 years promises warmer US ties

Bolivia’s first conservative president-elect in 20 years, Rodrigo Paz, has injected a sharp note of realism into his plan for solving Bolivia’s worst economic crisis in four decades.

FILE - Alina Habba speaks after being sworn in as interim US Attorney General for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on March 28, 2025. (Pool File via AP, file)
15 hours ago

Appellate judges question moves to keep Alina Habba in place as top New Jersey prosecutor

Read full article: Appellate judges question moves to keep Alina Habba in place as top New Jersey prosecutor

Federal appeals court judges questioned the Trump administration’s maneuvers to keep the president’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, in place as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House, on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
21 hours ago

Ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi on track to become Japan's first female prime minister

Read full article: Ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi on track to become Japan's first female prime minister

Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan's first female prime minister after her party secured a crucial coalition partner.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as he returns from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
20 hours ago

Trump suggests US will buy Argentine beef to bring down prices for American consumers

Read full article: Trump suggests US will buy Argentine beef to bring down prices for American consumers

President Donald Trump says the United States could buy Argentine beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attends the ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo)
1 day ago

To hit back at the United States in their trade war, China borrows from the US playbook

Read full article: To hit back at the United States in their trade war, China borrows from the US playbook

China has expanded its export rules on rare earths, requiring foreign firms to get approval for exporting products containing even small amounts of China-originated materials.

FILE - Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., talks to reporters as House Republicans hold a caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)
13 hours ago

George Santos says he's humbled but dismisses 'pearl clutching' critics

Read full article: George Santos says he's humbled but dismisses 'pearl clutching' critics

Freed from the prison where he had been serving time for ripping off his campaign donors, former U.S. Rep. George Santos says he’s humbled by his experience behind bars.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as he returns from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
1 day ago

Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and announces tariffs and an end to US aid

Read full article: Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and announces tariffs and an end to US aid

It's a war of words between President Donald Trump and Colombian leader Gustavo Petro over illegal drugs, with hundreds of millions of dollars in American aid hanging in the balance.

President Donald Trump waves after arriving on Air Force One, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
1 day ago

How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC poll

Read full article: How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC poll

Americans are increasingly worried about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump.

FILE - Homeowner Daniel Olivas hugs Lorrie McMillan, a chaplain with Texans on Mission Disaster Relief, as he clears debris from his home, which was heavily damaged from flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
1 day ago

State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk

Read full article: State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk

State emergency management officials say they're facing funding challenges from the federal government that threaten the country's ability to respond to crises.

Turkish Cypriot newly elected leader Tufan Erhurman waves to supporters after winning the leadership election in the Turkish occupied northern part of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)
1 day ago

Turkish Cypriots elect new leader, reigniting hopes for renewed talks to heal Cyprus' ethnic split

Read full article: Turkish Cypriots elect new leader, reigniting hopes for renewed talks to heal Cyprus' ethnic split

Hopes for a resumption of long-stalled talks to heal Cyprus’ decades-old ethnic rift have been buoyed after Turkish Cypriots elected a leader who campaigned on getting back to negotiating a two-zone federation with rival Greek Cypriots after an eight-year stalemate.

Presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz waves to supporters after preliminary results showed him leading in the presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo//Natacha Pisarenko)
22 hours ago

Rodrigo Paz wins presidential runoff, becoming Bolivia's first conservative leader in decades

Read full article: Rodrigo Paz wins presidential runoff, becoming Bolivia's first conservative leader in decades

Preliminary results show that Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator who was never a nationally prominent figure until now, has won Bolivia’s presidential election, galvanizing voters outraged by the country’s economic crisis and frustrated with 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
2 days ago

US warns Hamas planning attack on Palestinian civilians in apparent violation of Gaza ceasefire

Read full article: US warns Hamas planning attack on Palestinian civilians in apparent violation of Gaza ceasefire

The U.S. State Department says it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
2 days ago

US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump says

Read full article: US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump says

The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries.

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