The cryptocurrency industry spent millions last year to unseat a longtime critic, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and install its allies in Washington.

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to their neighborhoods in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is now in its second day.

As the National Guard enters Memphis, some longtime residents are recalling the thousands sent there in 1968.

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who now feel they have the political will to do so.

Venezuelans in the U.S. are welcoming the news that opposition leader leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Price.

The Trump administration has provided a $300 million infusion to a food aid program for low-income mothers and children, easing concerns about funding during the government shutdown.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has showcased his military's most powerful weapons at a massive parade attended by foreign leaders.

AstraZeneca has agreed to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid under a deal with the Trump administration.

Katie Porter is fighting back.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East.

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot put conditions on grants that fund efforts to combat domestic violence or provide access to abortion resources.

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on mortgage fraud charges.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza have started moving north toward their homes, or what remains of them, after a ceasefire agreement came into effect.

Mass firings of federal workers have begun.

MIT's president said she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace efforts, despite not winning a Nobel prize, and voiced hope for securing an agreement to extend a pivotal nuclear arms pact with Washington for another year.

President Donald Trump says he’s placing an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a steep recession and financial market chaos.

Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year.

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.

House members' absence during the government shutdown is creating a political dilemma for Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and is testing his leadership.

A ceasefire has taken effect in Gaza under a breakthrough deal.

Burkina Faso said it has refused a proposal from the Trump administration to accept deportees from the United States.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are starting to walk north to return to their homes after the Israeli military said the ceasefire agreement with Hamas came into effect at noon local time and that troops were withdrawing to the agreed-upon deployment lines.

The White House is responding bitterly to President Donald Trump being passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize despite efforts from Republicans and world leaders.

A U.S. peace plan has propelled former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to the forefront of efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs higher on China.

National Guard troops are patrolling in Memphis for the first time, as part of President Donald Trump’s federal task force.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

President Donald Trump is in "exceptional health," according to his physician, who evaluated him Friday.

The Trump administration is pushing again to deport a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

The Senate has voted to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, following a House vote last month that would return the basic war power to Congress more than two decades later.

New York Attorney General Letitia James and President Donald Trump have long found themselves as legal and political foes.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded what he called his country’s fight against a U_S_-led military threat and vowed to turn North Korea into “the best socialist paradise in the world."

Cindy McCain has suffered a mild stroke this week and is said to be recovering well.

Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official.

More than half the states contributing National Guard troops to President Trump's federal law enforcement initiative in Washington, D.C. have set target dates for withdrawal later this fall.

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The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private-sector players.

Senate Republicans have voted to roll back restrictions on mining and drilling in federal land in three Western states.

The United Nations says 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid is ready to enter Gaza.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been charged as part of a mortgage fraud investigation aggressively pushed by the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump is celebrating a breakthrough in the two-year conflict in the Middle East, calling it something people said could never be done.

The U.S. Treasury has purchased Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina’s central bank.

The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay.

An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.

After months of gridlock in the Middle East, there was a turning point in talks on the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Pope Leo XIV has urged labor union leaders from Chicago to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has proposed that Qatar could mediate to end the U.S. military presence in international waters near Venezuela.

Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Indiana on Friday for a second time in recent months as the White House continues to push for redistricting.

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: How might the government shutdown affect the U.S. economy.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invited Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira to an in-person meeting.

Palestinians in Gaza have welcomed the news of an agreement on the first phase of a peace plan between Israel and Hamas.

A judge has given more time to find a new prosecutor for the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others.

Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is recovering after he fainted while driving along California’s Pacific Coast Highway and crashed his SUV into a parked car.

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a group of 50 people, companies and ships largely out of the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and China.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a breakthrough deal to pause the war in Gaza and release the remaining hostages.

A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger have faced off on the debate stage in Virginia’s high-stakes governor's race.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine's new long-range missiles and drones are causing significant gas shortages in Russia.

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in literature for work that upholds the power of art in the midst of “apocalyptic terror.”.

Israel’s Cabinet has approved President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all the remaining hostages held by Hamas, a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has destabilized the Middle East.

A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois.

World leaders have expressed hope for peace after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough deal between Israel and Hamas.

Senators are laboring to find a way to reopen the government but find themselves struggling to overcome a fundamental lack of trust between the two parties.

Federal prosecutors say no harm was done to the prospects for a fair trial when two U.S. Justice Department officials reposted potentially inflammatory comments President Donald Trump made about Luigi Mangione after his arrest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.

The State Department says it's fired a U.S. diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with a Chinese woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

A Canadian government official familiar with the matter says Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving the contentious Keystone XL pipeline project during his White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this week.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has indicated there are "signs" that a recent U.S. military boat attack off Venezuela involved Colombian citizens.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of Hamas' remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

The United Nations will begin slashing its peacekeeping force and operations, forcing thousands of soldiers in the next several months to evacuate far-flung global hotspots as a result of the latest U.S. funding cuts to the world body.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio passed President Donald Trump a note during a White House event, hinting a Mideast peace deal was close.

Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny’s music catalog has seen a jump in streams since his 2026 Super Bowl halftime performance was announced last week.

The Trump administration hasn't provided evidence to lawmakers that recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats were justified.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy says he is troubled that partisanship seemed to be “creeping its way into the court,” and that the state of political discourse in the country has gotten so vulgar and vile that he worries for the country.

Journalists who cover the U.S. military appear headed toward a showdown with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Senate Republicans have voted down legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels.

In a story published Oct. 8, 2025, about travelers’ rights if their flights are delayed or canceled, The Associated Press erroneously listed the title of Jeff Klee.

The first week is the easy one.

The Supreme Court seemed ready to revive a Republican challenge to an Illinois law that allows the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump.

A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico, initially set for next week in Chicago, has been moved to Florida.

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff says he raised more than $12 million from July through September.

Federal data shows a significant drop in international student arrivals in the U.S. this August, down 19% compared to last year.

Most members of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year, minutes from last month’s meeting showed.

The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce as part of a new contingency plan.

Bari Weiss has been unflinchingly critical of mainstream news outlets.

President Donald Trump says the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in the nation’s third-largest city.

The new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas spells trouble for rural parts of the U.S. that rely on immigrants to fill vacancies in skilled professions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a state visit to Tajikistan, a three-day trip that includes a series of meetings with leaders of other nations that once were part of the Soviet Union.

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson says he is running for a U.S. House seat representing Memphis, challenging longtime Democratic congressman Steve Cohen to represent the majority-Black city in a contest of youth versus experience.

The global economy may be holding up better than expected despite major shocks such as President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the head of the International Monetary Fund says that resilience may not last.

President Donald Trump said Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has launched her reelection campaign as her party looks to bounce back nationally from sweeping losses in 2024.

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has thanked the European Union for being a "trusted friend" and urged investment in Greenland's resources.

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown has met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.

A courtroom in Washington has become the latest battleground over President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement intervention.

President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first Phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners.

Officials say a small number of National Guard troops has started protecting federal property in the Chicago area and assisting law enforcement in Memphis.

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli have repeatedly clashed during their second and final debate in the closely watched race for New Jersey governor.

The federal judge overseeing the Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey has already handled cases in President Donald Trump’s orbit.