WARREN, Mich. (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Michigan on Tuesday to mark the first 100 days of his second term, staging his largest public event since returning to the White House in a state that has been especially rocked by his steep trade tariffs and combative attitude toward Canada. Trump […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Trump administration has frozen, stalled or otherwise disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds 鈥� from disease research to Head Start for children to disaster aid 鈥� in what top Democrats say is an 鈥渦nprecedented and dangerous” assault on programs used by countless Americans. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington and Rep. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) 鈥� Voters in Wisconsin could be seeing double on Election Day if the practice of fusion voting 鈥� which allows the same candidate to appear on the ballot under multiple party lines 鈥� makes a comeback in the battleground state. A lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to legalize the practice, saying it would […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) 鈥� U.S. Rep. Angie Craig on Tuesday became the latest Minnesota Democrat to enter the increasingly competitive race for a U.S. Senate seat currently held by the retiring Sen. Tina Smith. In her launch video, Craig vows to 鈥渂reak through the chaos鈥� and fight back against 鈥渁 president trampling our rights and freedoms […]
ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� After leading Atlanta out of the COVID-19 pandemic and a coinciding crime spike, Mayor Andre Dickens believes he deserves a second term as the city hosts its most high-profile event since the 1996 Olympics. Dickens recently launched his reelection campaign with $1.4 million in the bank and support from Atlanta’s business and […]
Prime Minister Mark Carney鈥檚 Liberal Party has won Canada鈥檚 federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 threats to Canada鈥檚 economy and sovereignty. The Liberals are projected to win more of Parliament鈥檚 343 seats than the Conservatives in Monday鈥檚 contest. It isn鈥檛 clear yet if they will win an […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Catholic Church in Oklahoma wants taxpayers to fund an online charter school that 鈥渋s faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.鈥� The Supreme Court could well approve. St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would be the nation’s first religious charter school. A ruling from the high court allowing public money […]
LONDON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump is pushing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia to end the war, threatening to walk away if a deal becomes too difficult 鈥� and causing alarm bells in Europe about how to fill the gap. Ukraine’s European allies view the war as fundamental to the continent’s security, and pressure […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the 鈥淪ix Triple Eight,鈥� were honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize their efforts. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was credited with solving a growing mail crisis during its […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) 鈥� New York state would ban cellphones in public schools 鈥渂ell to bell鈥� beginning with the next school year under an agreement announced late Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. 鈥淲e’ve protected our kids before from cigarettes, alcohol, and drunk driving, and now we’re protecting them from addictive technology designed to hijack their […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) 鈥� Mexico and the United States said Monday they had reached an agreement that involves Mexico immediately sending more water from their shared Rio Grande basin to Texas farmers after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs and sanctions earlier this month. 鈥淢exico has committed to make an immediate transfer of water from […]
Canadians decide Monday if new Prime Minister Mark Carney will extend the Liberal Party鈥檚 decade in power or pick the opposition Conservatives’ populist leader Pierre Poilievre to lead the country. The Liberals looked headed for defeat after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepped down earlier this year amid rising food and housing prices and soaring immigration. […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) 鈥� The man who has led South Carolina prisons for more than a decade was named as the top federal prosecutor for the state on Monday. Bryan Stirling took the oath of office in a private ceremony at the federal courthouse in Columbia, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a statement. Stirling […]
Writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer of The Atlantic say they’ve learned one thing during their years of covering President Donald Trump: His first word is rarely his last one. That’s obvious from their circuitous journey in landing interviews with the Republican president, which included an apparent late-night 鈥渂utt dial鈥� and Trump’s unexpected invitation to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S. Secretary of Labor and a fierce advocate for workplace equality. She died on Friday at the age of 77. Herman broke many barriers in her prolific career, and the outpouring of praise since her […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A man accused of stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was charged Monday in federal court with aggravated identity theft, robbery and fraud. Video captured Mario Bustamante Leiva taking Noem’s purse while she dined at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., on April 20 under the protection of Secret Service […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump is hosting the 2025 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at the White House on Monday, but several players, including quarterback Jalen Hurts, are skipping the celebration. Hurts and other players cited scheduling conflicts as the reasons for their absences, according to a White House official who was not authorized […]
BOSTON (AP) 鈥� The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration’s freeze on its $2.2 billion in grants will head into the summer. A federal judge on Monday scheduled arguments for July 21 over the university’s lawsuit against the government, after both sides met in court for the first time in a brief hearing. […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Major orders canceled. Containers of products left stranded overseas. No roadmap for what comes next. The Trump administration raised tariffs on goods from China to 145% in early April. Since then, small business owners who depend on imports from China to survive have become increasingly desperate as they eye dwindling inventory […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� An F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hanger deck of an aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East, as sailors were towing the aircraft into place in the hangar bay of the USS Harry S. Truman on Monday, the Navy said. The crew members who were in the pilot seat of the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The White House on Monday opened a weeklong celebration of Donald Trump鈥檚 first 100 days in office by focusing on his border crackdown, an area of relative strength for the president at a time when there are red flags for him in the latest round of polling. Yard signs with mugshots of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A former career Justice Department prosecutor is challenging his firing by the White House, saying it was for 鈥渦nprecedented partisan and political reasons鈥� and undermines a 鈥渂edrock principle鈥� of the justice system after he was dismissed following a post by right-wing activist Laura Loomer. Adam Schleifer, an assistant U.S. attorney in Los […]
ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms took a big step Monday toward running for governor of Georgia in 2026, about four years after the Democrat broke Atlanta tradition by skipping a second mayoral run. Although she hasn鈥檛 officially announced she鈥檚 entered the race, Bottoms filed the necessary paperwork Monday to raise money […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia announced on Monday he is stepping down as the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee and will not be seeking reelection next year due to his cancer returning, ending his long career in public life. 鈥淭he sun is setting on my time in public service,鈥� […]
