Politics

President Donald Trump speaks during an event signing a proclamation honoring the fourth anniversar...

Court throws out lawsuit by Trump administration against all Maryland federal judges

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals. U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen ranted a request by the judges to toss the case. Cullen was nominated to […]
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Harjinder Singh is escorted to an airplane by Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and law enforcement on T...

Trump threatens some California, Washington, New Mexico funding over enforcing trucker English rules

California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn earlier this month found what Duffy called […]
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The Latest: Fed governor won’t leave, saying Trump lacks authority to fire her

Shares in stock markets around the globe were sinking Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. But Cook said she’s not […]
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President Donald Trump speaks during an event signing a proclamation honoring the fourth anniversar...

Why Trump is railing against the Senate’s blue slip tradition for nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the Senate’s century-old tradition of allowing home state senators to sign off on some federal judge and U.S. attorney nominees is “old and outdated.” Republican senators disagree. Trump has been complaining about what’s called the blue slip process for weeks and has pushed Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck […]
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Ugandan opposition figures question deal to receive deportees from the US

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Opposition figures and others in Uganda on Tuesday criticized an agreement with the United States to receive deported migrants, questioning the lack of parliamentary approval and charging that the deal eases political pressure on the country’s authoritarian president. After facing U.S. sanctions that have targeted many government officials, including the parliamentary […]
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FILE - Utah Senate floor is shown, Nov. 10, 2021, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. (AP...

Judge rules Utah’s congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body drew them in violation of voters’ rights. The current map, drawn in 2021, divides Salt Lake County — the state’s population center and a Democratic stronghold — among the […]
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Trump fires Fed governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for control over central bank

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook late Monday, a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. Trump said in a letter posted on his Truth Social platform that he is firing Cook because of allegations […]
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License plate camera company halts cooperation with federal agencies among investigation concerns

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — One of the nation’s leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems announced Monday it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and concern — including in Illinois — about the purpose of their investigations. Flock Safety, whose cameras are mounted in more than 4,000 communities nationwide, put a […]
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New top admiral takes over the US Navy amid military firings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adm. Daryl Caudle took over as the Navy’s highest-ranking officer Monday, ending a six-month vacancy created by the Trump administration’s firing of his predecessor. Caudle became chief of naval operations as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted a growing list of military leaders with little or no explanation. Remarks at a swearing-in […]
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Jennifer Vasquez Sura, front left, and her husband Kilmar Abrego Garcia, front center, attend a pro...

What to know about Trump deportation policies that could send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda

HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts by U.S. immigration officials to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, a country to which the Salvadoran national has no ties, has again focused attention on efforts by the Trump administration to send people to countries other than their own. The administration’s agreements with so-called third countries have been contested in […]
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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to reporters as he arrives for a depo...

House committee subpoenas Epstein’s estate for documents, including birthday book and contacts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein on Monday as congressional lawmakers try to determine who was connected to the disgraced financier and whether prosecutors mishandled his case. The committee’s subpoena is the latest effort by both Republicans and Democrats to respond to public clamor for more […]
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Attorney General Pam Bondi listens as President Donald Trump holds an executive order signing cerem...

What to know about cashless bail after Trump’s executive order

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday threatening to withhold or revoke federal funding to local and state governments that offer cashless bail, arguing that it is a threat to public safety. “No cash. Come back in a couple of months, we’ll give you a trial. You never see the person again,” he […]
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Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A network of clinics in Maine will not resume getting Medicaid funds to treat thousands of low-income patients during its lawsuit over Trump administration cuts to abortion providers, a judge ruled Monday. President Donald Trump’s policy and tax bill, known as the “ big beautiful bill,” blocked Medicaid money from flowing […]
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Schools reopen in Washington with parents on edge over Trump’s armed patrols

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public schools reopened Monday in the nation’s capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands of National Guard troops, some armed, and federal law enforcement officers. Even as President Donald Trump again touted a drop in crime that he attributed to his extraordinary effort to take over policing in Washington, […]
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President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order requiring the Justice Department to invest...

Trump moves to ban flag burning despite Supreme Court ruling that Constitution allows it

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag, an activity that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled is legitimate political expression protected by the U.S. Constitution. The order the Republican president signed in the Oval Office acknowledged […]
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, right, and his brother Cesar Abrego Garcia, center, arrive at the Immigration...

Photos of Abrego Garcia turning himself in at ICE office surrounded by family and supporters

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia turn himself in at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore on Monday. He was accompanied by his wife, brother and supporters who were protesting the Trump administration’s plan to deport him to Uganda. Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported to a prison in his native El […]
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Some FEMA staff call out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent

More than 180 current and former employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Hurricane Katrina. “Our shared commitment to our country, our oaths of office, and our mission of helping people before, during, and after disasters compel us to warn Congress and the American people of the cascading effects of decisions made by the current […]
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Trade and defense on the agenda as President Donald Trump hosts South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hosting Lee Jae Myung, the new president of South Korea, at the White House on Monday for talks expected to center on trade and defense. The first in-person meeting between the two leaders could help flesh out details of a July trade deal between the two countries that […]
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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Wash...

The Latest: Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he surrenders to ICE office

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose arrest and fight to stay in the U.S. has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump ’s immigration crackdown, surrendered Monday morning to U.S. immigration authorities in Baltimore. He faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him to Uganda. The 30-year-old Salvadoran national was wrongfully deported in March to […]
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Jennifer Vasquez Sura, front left, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, attends a protest rally at the Imm...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrenders to ICE in Baltimore, faces possible deportation to Uganda

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrendered to U.S. immigration authorities in Baltimore Monday and faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him to Uganda, an African country with documented human rights abuses and a language he doesn’t speak. The Maryland construction worker became the face of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies […]
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A torn missing person flyer, for an immigrant believed to be detained by ICE, is posted on a pole i...

PHOTO ESSAY: Life in LA swings between courage and caution for thousands after immigration raids

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three months after aggressive immigration raids began in Southern California, everyday life has shifted. Masked agents pull up, and neighbors mount quick protests. Priests bring Communion to homes. Children log on to class instead of walking to school. Still, people step out — the rent is due. Work doesn’t pause. The […]
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia , second right, leaves the Putnam County Jail, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Cooke...

Back home in Maryland, Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he reports to ICE office

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was expected Monday to report to U.S. immigration officials in Maryland as the Trump administration says it intends to deport the El Salvadoran national whose arrest and fight to stay in the country have become a flashpoint in the president’s immigration crackdown. The scheduled check-in at an Immigration and […]
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‘No magic fixes’ for Democrats as party confronts internal and fundraising struggles

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ken Martin is in the fight of his life. The low-profile political operative from Minnesota, just six months on the job as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is charged with leading his party’s formal resistance to President Donald Trump and fixing the Democratic brand. “I think the greatest divide right now […]
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FILE - Charles Kushner arrives for the funeral of Ivana Trump, July 20, 2022, in New York. (AP Phot...

France summons US Ambassador Kushner over ‘unacceptable’ letter about rising antisemitism

WASHINGTON (AP) — France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism. France’s foreign ministry issued a statement Sunday announcing it had summoned Kushner to appear Monday at the French Ministry for Europe […]
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