National Politics

Trump comes to Bondi’s defense amid uproar from his base over Jeffrey Epstein files flop

By Associated Press’s Eric Tucker WASHINGTON (AP) — In the face of growing criticism from conservative online personalities and far-right influencers over the Justice ...

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Trump caught off guard by Pentagon’s abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say

By Tara Copp, AAMER MADHANI, and SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — According to three people familiar with the situation, President Donald ...

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Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era asbestos ban

By Associated Press’s Michael Phillips and Alexandra St. John Washington (AP) Following an uproar from opponents of asbestos, the Trump administration is abandoning plans ...

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Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce

By Associated Press’s Mark Sherman Washington (AP) Despite concerns that hundreds of thousands of federal employees would lose their jobs and that vital government ...

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Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ with Putin and blames him for ‘killing a lot of people’ in Ukraine

By Associated Press’s WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump expressed his displeasure with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, claiming that Moscow’s ...

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Elon Musk says he’s formed a new political party. But it’s not clear if he actually has

Written by Associate Press’s MEG KINNARD Although Elon Musk has declared that he has established a new political party, it is unclear what actions ...

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RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed

By Joel Aleccia and Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Washington (AP) A company that produces $7 meals per person that are delivered straight to the ...

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Takeaways as Congress sends tax and spending cuts bill to Trump’s desk

Written by Mary Clare Joel Washington (AP) A day ahead of the deadline he set for July 4, the House passed a comprehensive tax ...

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What’s in Trump’s big bill that passed Congress and will soon become law

By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking Washington (AP) In order to deliver President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cut plan to his desk by ...

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Honduran family freed from detention after lawsuit against ICE courthouse arrests

Written by Jim Vertuno Texas’s Austin (AP) Civil rights organizations and the family’s lawyers announced Thursday that a mother and her two young Honduran ...

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