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Rep. Jamie Comer, R-Ky., looks on during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
9 hours ago

Biden's former doctor asks to delay testimony to House panel, citing patient privilege concerns

Read full article: Biden's former doctor asks to delay testimony to House panel, citing patient privilege concerns

Former President Joe Biden's physician has requested to delay his testimony to the House oversight committee.

FILE - A prisoner is moved as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours of the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
9 hours ago

Migrants deported from US to Salvadoran prison remain under US control, Salvadoran officials tell UN

Read full article: Migrants deported from US to Salvadoran prison remain under US control, Salvadoran officials tell UN

The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the Venezuelan men who were deported from the U.S. to a notorious Salvadoran prison, contradicting public statements by officials in both countries.

FILE - State Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, speaks with a colleague, Feb. 14, 2023, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
11 hours ago

Maine and a GOP lawmaker who ID'd a transgender athlete online agree lawsuit is now moot

Read full article: Maine and a GOP lawmaker who ID'd a transgender athlete online agree lawsuit is now moot

Attorneys for the state of Maine and a conservative lawmaker who identified a transgender student athlete online are in agreement that the lawmaker’s lawsuit over her loss of voting rights is now moot.

President Donald Trump walks toward the media to speak with them before boarding Air Force One, at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, July 6, 2025, en route to Washington after a weekend in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
9 hours ago

Student loan cancellation program could become Trump retribution tool, some advocates fear

Read full article: Student loan cancellation program could become Trump retribution tool, some advocates fear

President Donald Trump is revamping the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, sparking concerns it could become a tool for political retribution.

FILE - Flags for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the state of North Dakota stand in Memorial Hall of the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., on Dec. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)
12 hours ago

Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court

Read full article: Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court

A federal appeals court has upheld its decision against two Native American tribes challenging North Dakota's redistricting map.

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, center, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, joins supporters of Abrego Garcia as they 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)
11 hours ago

US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says

Read full article: US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says

A U.S. government attorney says it will initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he's released from jail before trial on human smuggling charges.

FILE - Supporters of temporary protected status immigrants hold signs and cheer at a rally before a conference announcing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to end a program letting immigrants live and work legally in the United States outside of a federal courthouse in San Francisco, March 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
10 hours ago

Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US

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The Department of Homeland Security says it's ending Temporary Protected Status for nearly 80,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans in the U.S. This status, granted after Hurricane Mitch in 1998, allowed them to live and work in the country.

Federal agents ride on and armored vehicle at MacArthur Park Monday, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
4 hours ago

Troops and federal agents briefly descend on LA's MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood

Read full article: Troops and federal agents briefly descend on LA's MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood

Dozens of federal officers in tactical gear roamed a mostly empty park in a Los Angeles neighborhood with a large immigrant population for about an hour before clearing out.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a protest against his Supreme Court trial, in which he is accused of involvement in a 2022 coup attempt, in Sao Paulo, Sunday, June, 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
12 hours ago

Trump accuses Brazilian authorities of 'witch hunt' against ex-President Jair Bolsonaro

Read full article: Trump accuses Brazilian authorities of 'witch hunt' against ex-President Jair Bolsonaro

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Brazilian authorities over what he calls “a witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
6 hours ago

Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted

Read full article: Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted

The Justice Department will not release more files related to the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
12 hours ago

Deals made by Trump since pausing his 'Liberation Day' tariffs remain sparse

Read full article: Deals made by Trump since pausing his 'Liberation Day' tariffs remain sparse

Just over three months ago, President Donald Trump unveiled his most sweeping volley of tariffs yet — holding up large charts from the White House Rose Garden to outline new import taxes that the U.S. would soon slap on goods from nearly every country in the world.

President Donald Trump meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
16 minutes ago

Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations

Read full article: Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations

President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other countries.

FILE - Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden arrives at the presentation of the Gershwin Prize, to be awarded to Joni Mitchell at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
11 hours ago

Former Librarian of Congress, fired by Trump, vows to improve public information in new Mellon role

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Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump, has joined the the country's foremost philanthropic supporter of the arts.

FILE - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, is greeted by President Donald Trump as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
7 hours ago

The Latest: Trump meets with Netanyahu for private dinner at the White House

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U.S. President Donald Trump held a private dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as families of hostages held in Gaza push for any ceasefire agreement to include the release of all remaining hostages.

In this photo provided by migrant farmworker Jos Molina-Aguilar, he works milking cows on a Vermont dairy farm on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Courtesy Jos Molina-Aguilar via AP)
15 hours ago

A Vermont dairy farm was raided. The mixed messages from Washington since then have increased fears

Read full article: A Vermont dairy farm was raided. The mixed messages from Washington since then have increased fears

The arrest of eight Vermont dairy farmers in April sent shock waves throughout New England's agriculture industry, and fears haven't eased since then.

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)
5 hours ago

Trump and Netanyahu take a victory lap to mark strikes on Iran nuclear facilities

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is telling President Donald Trump that he is nominating the U.S. leader for a Nobel Peace Prize.

From left to right, Deja Foxx, Adelita Grijalva, Patrick Harris Sr., Daniel Hernandez Jr. and Jos Malvido Jr. during the Democratic primary debate inside the Arizona Public Media studio in Tucson, Ariz., on June 10, 2025. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP)
1 day ago

Deep-blue Arizona congressional district is up for grabs. Who will fill Raúl Grijalva's shoes?

Read full article: Deep-blue Arizona congressional district is up for grabs. Who will fill Raúl Grijalva's shoes?

Five Democrats and three Republicans are running in a July 15 primary election in southern Arizona to succeed the late Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
17 hours ago

Pressure from Trump for trade deals before Wednesday deadline, but hints of more time for talks

Read full article: Pressure from Trump for trade deals before Wednesday deadline, but hints of more time for talks

The United States is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline when a tariff pause by President Donald Trump expires.

FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, left, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump attend a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
17 hours ago

Musk says he's forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law

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Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing on social media that he would form the America Party in response to the president’s sweeping tax cuts law.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, discuss the ongoing search and rescue efforts after recent flooding along the Guadalupe River during a press conference on Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)
1 day ago

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

Read full article: Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, forecasters with the National Weather Service warned people that dangerous conditions were brewing.

Men inspect a vehicle that was washed along the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic after a flash flood swept through the area Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Hill Country flooding: Here’s how to give and receive help

Read full article: Hill Country flooding: Here’s how to give and receive help

Flooding in Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country has killed at least 100 people. Rescue crews are still searching for missing people as more rain is expected. Here is a guide on how to help those affected.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at the start of a signing ceremony at the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura, in Guatemala City, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool Photo via AP)
2 days ago

US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling

Read full article: US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling

Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenge played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended destination, war-torn South Sudan.

FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer listens during a briefing, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
2 days ago

Judge briefly blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared

Read full article: Judge briefly blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared

Eight immigrants the Trump administration has been trying to send to the war-torn country of South Sudan can now be relocated after a federal judge briefly halted the action Friday.

FILE - EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attends a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
3 days ago

EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds

Read full article: EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds

The Environmental Protection Agency says the sprawling tax and policy bill should give it a victory in its fight to freeze billions in funding for a green bank for climate friendly projects.

President Donald Trump bangs a gavel presented to him by House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., after he signed his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
3 days ago

Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic

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President Donald Trump has signed his signature bill of tax and spending cuts at the White House Fourth of July picnic.

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
3 days ago

Trump says he didn't know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic

Read full article: Trump says he didn't know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic

President Donald Trump says he didn’t know that the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.