Politics

FILE - A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Net...

US hits International Criminal Court with sweeping sanctions as part of drive to dismantle tribunal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle the tribunal over investigations into the United States and its allies, including Israel. The move drew immediate rebukes from around the world, including from U.S. allies. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced […]
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign rally in support of California Proposition 40,...

Top Democrats join the wealthiest in fighting a California tax increase on billionaires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It is not just tech moguls and venture capitalists fighting a California proposal to tax the net worth of billionaires, even though they are putting up the majority of the money in one of the most expensive ballot fights in state history. Lining up alongside them is a coalition of prominent […]
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ICE officers shot New York man because they believed they were in danger

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration officers opened fire on a Dominican man whom they were trying to arrest in New York because they believed their lives were in danger, a senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said Friday. Marcos Charles made the comments Friday alongside U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and other immigration officials […]
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Crew members work on deck after hauling in a catch aboard the F/V Progress in the Bering Sea off th...

Takeaways from AP’s report on Alaska’s growing fight over trawling and bycatch

THE BERING SEA (AP) — Alaska pollock is the second-largest fishery on Earth and supplies everything from McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwiches to fish sticks and imitation crab. The fishery uses methods that it — catch other marine life, too. That bycatch — the marine life caught unintentionally while fishers target something else — has become especially […]
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Crew members haul in a catch aboard the F/V Progress in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska, Wed...

The fish behind America’s fish sticks is fueling a fight over trawling in Alaska

THE BERING SEA (AP) — The net rose from the heaving Bering Sea swells, packed so tightly with Alaska pollock that their heads squeezed through the webbing. As the catch spilled onto the deck, other dead marine life came with it: a skate, crabs, jellyfish and, among the most consequential, salmon — the fish at […]
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani talks during a news conference near the scene of a shooting on T...

The Latest: NYC Mayor Mamdani calls on Trump to halt ICE operations in the city after man is shot

A federal immigration officer shot a Dominican man in the neck as he drove in a car with a 5-year-old boy Thursday afternoon, officials said. An irate New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the shooting an outrage, and spent two hours Thursday night pressing President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to release […]
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York speaks during a news conference at the Capitol ...

Democrats eye return to power with many of the same faces crafting their agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats hope to bring a new agenda to the House next year if they take the majority, but they will most likely do so with many of the same faces that have steered their party’s legislative work for a decade or more. Potential committee chairs in the next Congress include Rep. Bennie […]
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In New York governor’s race, a Republican rallies with Trump and leans into his political playbook

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — In his campaign to become the next governor of New York, Republican Bruce Blakeman has suggested Democrats might steal the election, played up fears about immigrant criminals and posted AI-generated videos depicting the state as dangerous and unaffordable. And on Friday night, he’ll rally with President Donald Trump in Syracuse. It […]
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The midterms stakes are high for these 2028 presidential prospects

NEW YORK (AP) — As most of the political world focuses on next month’s midterm elections, the shadow primary for the 2028 presidential contest is quietly playing out in public view. Democratic and Republican presidential prospects have been crisscrossing the country, raising money and tapping their political connections to help boost their parties’ candidates — […]
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PHOTO ESSAY: A border wall rises in Texas’ Big Bend region but opponents push back

TERLINGUA, Texas (AP) — A tall steel barrier rises over the brush in Texas’ Hudspeth County. Erected in mid-September, it is the first piece of border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region, a remote stretch of territory where landowners have mounted a major fight against President Donald Trump’s signature infrastructure project. Landowners worry that the […]
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Goats graze along the Pecos river near it's confluence with the Rio Grande river at the border with...

How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump’s border wall

RUIDOSA, Texas (AP) — The message from the Trump administration has been clear: It is moving ahead with a $46 billion border wall project stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. But in Texas’ Big Bend region, the administration has run up against intense opposition from landowners, many of whom are unwilling […]
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In this photo released by the Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, shakes han...

EU and China strike interim trade deal that could cut Chinese hybrid exports, EU envoy says

HONG KONG (AP) — The top trade envoys for China and the European Union agreed Friday on a broad initial deal following two days of talks aimed at calming escalating tensions over trade imbalances, the EU trade commissioner said. Neither side provided clear details on the preliminary deal, but European Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic […]
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FILE - U.N. human rights chief Navanethem Pillay prior to the opening of a session of the Human Rig...

Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Former U.N. human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway. The South Africa-born Pillay, 85 years old, was recognized for her efforts to promote peace and international law, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the […]
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President Donald Trump greets Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at...

Trump wants Talarico and Paxton to debate. Talarico couldn’t be happier

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Democratic nominee James Talarico stopped holding campaign events in the Texas Senate race, his Republican opponent Ken Paxton saw an opening to pounce. “Where is James Talarico?” he called out Wednesday during a rally with President Donald Trump in San Antonio. But that night, while flying back to Washington on Air […]
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Arizona congressional candidate says she was sexually assaulted when repairing campaign signs

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona congressional candidate says she was knocked unconscious and sexually assaulted this summer while she was repairing campaign signs overnight. Bernadette Greene-Placentia told investigators that two men raped her, and she kicked her feet up at one point to try to fight back. She said she felt the weight of one […]
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President Donald Trump, center, next to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, left, and Elon Musk, right, speaks...

Trump plans to honor Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the company

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump planned to celebrate tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday, only to get upstaged hours before the event when Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft was being suspended from a program that allows companies to apply for green cards for skilled foreign workers with H-1B […]
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Family of Mexican father shot dead by ICE in Chicago files claim over ‘unlawful’ shooting

CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a man shot dead by an immigration enforcement agent in the Chicago area last year moved to sue the government on Thursday for a shooting that they allege was unlawful and could have been prevented, according to attorneys for the family. Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, a 38-year-old Mexican national who […]
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends a vigil marking the third anniversary of the October 7 a...

Mamdani’s Oct. 7 commemoration outrages supporters and critics of Israel

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tried to thread a needle on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks by condemning Hamas’ “horrific war crimes” and denouncing Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza. It did not go well. Instead, his comments further angered some Jewish critics who consider his strong opposition to […]
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US, Zambia sign $2.49B health financing pact after removing data and specimen-sharing terms

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — The U.S. government and Zambia signed a health financing deal on Thursday after agreeing to remove specimen-sharing and patient-data clauses that had stalled the conclusion of the pact. The Zambian government also said that the deal does not contain any clauses linked to the country’s abundant mineral resources, which will be […]
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Sandwiches to socialism: How a DSA chapter in Austin is building political power

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When the socialists filed into the pews of a church sanctuary in Texas, there were far more than would have attended just two years ago. But that was before members of the Democratic Socialists of America were winning congressional primaries, and the acronym “DSA” became a fixture on television news chyrons. […]
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President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Wednesday...

The Latest: Trump interrupted by protesters as he campaigns for Paxton in US Senate race in Texas

President Donald Trump, facing protesters and a poor political climate, fought to rally Texas voters behind Senate candidate Ken Paxton on Wednesday night in a bid to stave off sweeping Democratic victories in the nation’s most populous red state. The president’s message was interrupted repeatedly by protesters, including by one who appeared to be close […]
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The cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access when a customs rule goes into effect later this month, a change that has sparked opposition from Democrats and some Republicans with the cost of living a top issue for voters ahead of midterm elections. The rule applies to […]
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Most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast, a new AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Worries around artificial intelligence cross party lines, with the vast majority of Americans saying the U.S. government should prioritize keeping AI under human control and protecting workers. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that most Americans, 64%, think AI is developing “too fast,” while 27% […]
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Crew members prepare the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for return on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, to ...

The long-deployed USS Lincoln is returning home to San Diego

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth flew out to the carrier on Wednesday to give the crew […]
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