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FILE - Hunter Biden listens while his father, President Joe Biden, speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
7 hours ago

Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract 'extremely salacious' Epstein comments

Read full article: Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract 'extremely salacious' Epstein comments

First lady Melania Trump is demanding that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

FILE - Protesters stand off against California National Guard soldiers at the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles during a "No Kings" protest, June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
10 hours ago

Judge weighs whether Trump violated federal law by deploying National Guard to Los Angeles

Read full article: Judge weighs whether Trump violated federal law by deploying National Guard to Los Angeles

A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids in Southern California.

Stephanie W., 28, who is homeless, rests on a foam mattress as a United States Park Police vehicle drives past, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in northwest Washington near the Kennedy Center. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
14 hours ago

Trump pledged to move homeless people from Washington. What we know and don't know about his plans

Read full article: Trump pledged to move homeless people from Washington. What we know and don't know about his plans

President Donald Trump has announced plans to move homeless people away from the nation's capital as part of a crime crackdown in Washington.

FILE - People walk between buildings on Harvard University campus, Dec. 17, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
16 hours ago

Harvard and the Trump administration are nearing a settlement including a $500 million payment

Read full article: Harvard and the Trump administration are nearing a settlement including a $500 million payment

Harvard University and the Trump administration are getting close to an agreement that would require the Ivy League university to pay $500 million to regain access to federal funding and to end investigations, according to a person familiar with the matter.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
14 hours ago

An appeals court lets the Trump administration suspend or end billions in foreign aid

Read full article: An appeals court lets the Trump administration suspend or end billions in foreign aid

A divided panel of appeals court judges says the Trump administration can suspend or terminate billions of dollars of congressionally appropriated funding for foreign aid.

FILE - President Donald Trump waves after greeting troops at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for a refueling stop en route to Japan, May 24, 2019, in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Trump and Putin will meet at an Alaska military base long used to counter Russia

Read full article: Trump and Putin will meet at an Alaska military base long used to counter Russia

President Donald Trump's meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is set for a military base in Alaska that was crucial to countering the Soviet Union during the height of Cold War and still plays a role today.

FILE - Work progresses on the Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Florida Everglades, July 4, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, file)
13 hours ago

Environmental concerns could halt construction at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration jail

Read full article: Environmental concerns could halt construction at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration jail

The fate of a makeshift immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” hangs in the balance, as a federal judge considers whether building on sensitive wetlands violated environmental laws.

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of the press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
16 hours ago

Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine is latest chapter in Alaska's long history — and tension — with Russia

Read full article: Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine is latest chapter in Alaska's long history — and tension — with Russia

When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapter in the 49th state’s long history with Russia — and with international tensions.

FILE - People visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, April 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
1 day ago

White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums ahead of nation's 250th birthday

Read full article: White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums ahead of nation's 250th birthday

The White House is ordering a review of the Smithsonian museums to align content with President Donald Trump's interpretation of American history.

FILE - Mexican federal police escort who they identify as Servando "La Tuta" Gmez," leader of the Knights Templar cartel, as he sits inside helicopter at a Federal hanger in Mexico City, Feb. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
1 day ago

Mexico transfers 26 cartel figures wanted by US authorities in deal with Trump administration

Read full article: Mexico transfers 26 cartel figures wanted by US authorities in deal with Trump administration

Mexico is sending 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a high-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State solution at United Nations Headquarters, on Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
1 day ago

Israel rejects UN allegations that its forces have sexually abused detained Palestinians

Read full article: Israel rejects UN allegations that its forces have sexually abused detained Palestinians

The U.N. chief has warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible information” of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians.

Part of an email to Bureau of Labor Statistics employees from William Wiatrowski, obtained by The Associated Press, is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
1 day ago

‘Crazy!!’: How Labor Statistics staff reacted to Trump firing commissioner after dismal jobs report

Read full article: ‘Crazy!!’: How Labor Statistics staff reacted to Trump firing commissioner after dismal jobs report

Staff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics called President Donald Trump's firing of its commissioner “depressing” and “CRAZY.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and his wife, Elaine Chao, wave to the crowd at the annual Fancy Farm picnic Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
1 day ago

Sen. McConnell and wife join Kentucky ceremony marking expansion of their archives

Read full article: Sen. McConnell and wife join Kentucky ceremony marking expansion of their archives

Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao’s status as a powerhouse couple was on display as they attended a ceremony in Kentucky for the archives that will catalogue their careers.

FILE - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally, Oct. 5, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)
1 day ago

Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s highest-profile Democrat, expected to seek a return to the US Senate in 2026

Read full article: Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s highest-profile Democrat, expected to seek a return to the US Senate in 2026

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the Senate next year as Democrats wage an uphill fight to win control of the chamber.

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
1 day ago

Andrew Cuomo swipes at Zohran Mamdani over a classic New York topic: rent

Read full article: Andrew Cuomo swipes at Zohran Mamdani over a classic New York topic: rent

As he seeks to boost his campaign for New York City mayor, Andrew Cuomo is proposing an overhaul to New York City’s rent laws and escalating his attacks on the frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani.

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
1 day ago

Trump administration calls out human rights records of some nations accepting deported migrants

Read full article: Trump administration calls out human rights records of some nations accepting deported migrants

The Trump administration's new human rights reports for countries worldwide eliminate mentions of discrimination faced by LGBTQ people and reduce a previous focus on reproductive rights.

FILE - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
1 day ago

Trump ally Ken Paxton escalates Texas redistricting fight with call for Beto O'Rourke to be jailed

Read full article: Trump ally Ken Paxton escalates Texas redistricting fight with call for Beto O'Rourke to be jailed

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is escalating the partisan redistricting fight by asking a judge to hold progressive activist Beto O'Rourke in contempt.

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1 day ago

Politics & Power: Trump makes ‘Orwellian’ moves, touts tariffs; DeSantis faces friction among Trump’s inner circle

Read full article: Politics & Power: Trump makes ‘Orwellian’ moves, touts tariffs; DeSantis faces friction among Trump’s inner circle

Political analysts express concern over President Donald Trump's recent actions and their implications for U.S. economic policy and GOP dynamics. At the same time, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is maneuvering within the GOP for future aspirations.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi look on. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
1 day ago

The Latest: Mexico expels 26 high-ranking cartel figures to US in deal with Trump administration

Read full article: The Latest: Mexico expels 26 high-ranking cartel figures to US in deal with Trump administration

Mexico is expelling 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the President Donald Trump‘s administration.

FILE - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth belongs to an archconservative church network. Here's what to know

Read full article: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth belongs to an archconservative church network. Here's what to know

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has expressed pride in being part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, a conservative Christian network.

FILE - Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan delivers a speech during the Computex 2025 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
1 day ago

Trump says Intel CEO has an 'amazing story' days after calling for his resignation

Read full article: Trump says Intel CEO has an 'amazing story' days after calling for his resignation

Less than a week after President Donald Trump called for the resignation of Intel’s CEO, shares of the chipmaker are rising after Trump said he had a “very interesting” meeting with Lip-Bu Tan.

Jacksonville mom helped push for new law to protect children like her own
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New Florida law requires schools to train employees to recognize allergic reactions & administer life-saving medication

Read full article: New Florida law requires schools to train employees to recognize allergic reactions & administer life-saving medication

A new Florida law now mandates that school boards require public and charter elementary schools to train employees in how to recognize whether a student might be having a life-threatening allergic reaction -- and how to administer medication to treat it.

FILE -In this frame grab from a video released by the Baluchistan Liberation Army shows people outside the a train after being attacked by the BLA on its transit from Quetta to the northern city of Peshawar, in Bolan district, Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, March 12, 2025..(BLA via AP, File)
1 day ago

US designates Baloch separatists as a terror group over role in attacks in Pakistan

Read full article: US designates Baloch separatists as a terror group over role in attacks in Pakistan

Pakistani officials have welcomed the U.S. State Department's decision to designate the separatist Balochistan Liberation Army as a foreign terrorist organization.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, left, and Attorney General Pam Bondi look on. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
1 day ago

Trump's rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime

Read full article: Trump's rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime

President Donald Trump's rhetoric in his federal takeover of Washington police echoes that of conservative politicians going back decades who've denounced American cities with majority non-white populations or progressive leaders as crime-ridden and in need of outside intervention.

A member of the District of Columbia National Guard arrives at the District of Columbia National Guard Headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Trump's takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive

Read full article: Trump's takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive

Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by the Trump administration to assist with law enforcement have begun arriving in Washington, D.

FILE- Shipyard workers at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., prepare a submarine for float-off, July 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
2 days ago

Republicans, Democrats alike exhort Trump: Keep security pact with Australia and UK alive

Read full article: Republicans, Democrats alike exhort Trump: Keep security pact with Australia and UK alive

U.S. lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to maintain a security partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom to supply nuclear-powered submarines.

FILE - Traditional Russian wooden dolls called Matryoshka depicting China's President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
1 day ago

US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world's largest economies

Read full article: US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world's largest economies

President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world’s two biggest economies.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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US inflation held steady as mild tariff hit offset by cheaper gas, food

Read full article: US inflation held steady as mild tariff hit offset by cheaper gas, food

U.S. inflation was unchanged in July as rising prices for some imported goods were balanced by falling gas and grocery prices, leaving overall prices modestly higher than a year ago.