National Politics

Federal judge blocks Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students

Written by AP Education Writer Colin Biinkley As the Ivy League university fights the White House over several government fines, a federal court on ...

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Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election, reviving longstanding grievance

Written by Eric Tucker Washington (AP)On Friday, President Donald Trump reiterated his irrational assertion that the 2020 election was tainted by vast fraud and ...

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Political violence is threaded through recent US history. The motives and justifications vary

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI The assassination of one Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband, and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at ...

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The Army turns 250. Trump turns 79. Cue funnel cakes, festive bling, military might — and protest

By OLIVIA DIAZ, LEA SKENE, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and CALVIN WOODWARD WASHINGTON (AP) — There were funnel cakes, stands of festival bling and American flags ...

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Putin and Trump discussed Middle East tensions, Ukraine talks on phone call, Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a 50-minute phone call Saturday to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East ...

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