Politics

FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer listens during a briefing, Jan. 27, 2025,...

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for a South Sudan-bound deportation flight

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to clear the way for the deportation of several immigrants to South Sudan, a war-ravaged country where they have no ties. The motion comes a day after the justices allowed immigration officials to restart quick deportations to third countries, halting a lower-court […]
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FILE - With San Francisco in the background, Alcatraz Island is pictured on Monday, May 5, 2025, in...

What to know about “Alligator Alcatraz,” Florida’s immigration detention site in the Everglades

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational, federal officials said Tuesday. Florida officials are racing ahead with the construction of what they’ve dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” to help carry out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation […]
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FILE - Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., speaks at the California Democratic Party's 2025 State Convent...

Rep. Robert Garcia elected top Democrat on Oversight panel, setting new path for party’s opposition

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Robert Garcia was elected the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, charting a new direction for the party’s opposition to congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump’s administration. Garcia, of California, won the job overwhelmingly in a closed-door vote of the House Democratic caucus. He beat out Rep. […]
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the Wh...

Trump is trying to script the perfect ending to war in Iran. Will the rest of the world go along?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wanted the brief and explosive American intervention in the Middle East to end with the satisfying tidiness of a prime-time season finale. After days of stoking suspense over whether he would help Israel’s attacks on Iran, followed by a spectacular bombing mission against nuclear facilities, he announced a surprise […]
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FILE - Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance on C...

Sen. Grassley calls delays at a benefits program for deceased officers ‘absolutely unacceptable’

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A powerful U.S. senator on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to fix a growing backlog and longtime management problems at the program that promises benefits when police and firefighters die or become disabled in the line of duty. Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, […]
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Justice Department official suggested ignoring court orders on deportations, whistleblower claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Justice Department official suggested the Trump administration might have to ignore court orders as it prepared to deport Venezuelan migrants it accused of being gang members, a fired department lawyer alleged in a whistleblower complaint made public Tuesday. The filing seeking an investigation into the claims about Principal Assistant Deputy […]
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President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 2...

Presidents vs. Congress: Trump is only the latest to test the War Powers Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — FOR TUESDAY MORNING – file around 10am ET or so Donald Trump isn’t the first president to order military strikes without congressional approval. But his decision to bomb Iran comes at a uniquely volatile moment — both at home and abroad. Overseas, the U.S. risks deeper entanglement in the Middle East if […]
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Texas will put warning labels on some foods, but its additives list has inaccuracies

DALLAS (AP) — A new Texas law promoting the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda requires first-ever warning labels on foods like chips and candies that contain dyes and additives not allowed in other countries. It could have far-reaching effects on the nation’s food supply, but a review of the legislation shows it also […]
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FILE - Eric Trump, Executive VP of The Trump Organization, from right, speaks as Co-founder of Worl...

A look at the major players in the crypto industry and their ties to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took office in January pledging to “make America the crypto capital of the world.” He has since harnessed wide swaths of the federal government to bolster the industry — all while raking in huge sums of money for his family’s business. By some estimates, crypto ventures now account for […]
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The Latest: Trump at NATO wants allies — not US — to hike spending to 5%

President Donald Trump, aboard Air Force One to the NATO conference, has sought to maintain a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, and said he’s not seeking regime change in Tehran. U.S. intelligence leaders will provide classified briefings as Congress prepares to debate whether to invoke the War Powers Act restraining Trump. The Supreme Court, without […]
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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve...

Powell says Fed can wait to reduce interest rates as Trump demands cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will continue to wait and see how the economy evolves before deciding whether to reduce its key interest rate, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a stance directly at odds with President Donald Trump’s calls for immediate cuts. “For the time being, we are well positioned to wait to learn […]
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the Wh...

Trump expresses frustration with Israel and Iran as ceasefire deal teeters and strikes continue

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Israel and Iran violated ceasefire terms by carrying out attacks against each other after an early Tuesday deadline to stop hostilities but Israel was going to “turn around” its jets and stop its assault. Trump, in comments to reporters at the White House before departing for the NATO […]
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In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Ju...

Russian attacks kill 13 civilians in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more Western aid

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones, missiles and artillery killed at least 16 civilians and injured almost 100 others in Ukraine, officials said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought guarantees of further Western military aid for his country’s efforts to repel Russia’s invasion. Russian forces have relentlessly blasted civilian areas of Ukraine throughout the […]
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A smoke trail from the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system streaks across the sky as it intercepts...

Status of ceasefire unclear after Iranian missile barrage strikes Israel after a first deadline

BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched a retaliatory limited missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar. But the status of a possible ceasefire remained tentative on Tuesday as an Iranian missile barrage struck Israel […]
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A National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security warning...

As US cities heighten security, Iran’s history of reprisal points to murder-for-hire plots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and the deputy FBI director says the bureau’s “assets are fully engaged” to prevent retaliatory violence, while local law enforcement agencies in major cities like New York say they’re on high alert. No credible threats to the homeland have surfaced publicly […]
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington,...

Intelligence leaders are set to brief Congress on Trump’s Iran strikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress will hear directly from President Donald Trump’s intelligence leaders Tuesday, receiving classified briefings just three days after Trump directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and a day after Iran struck a U.S. base in Qatar. The briefings also come the day after Trump proclaimed on social media that Israel […]
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FILE - Then-President Donald Trump stands at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 3, 2020, near...

South Dakota eager for Trump’s statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local opposition

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Officials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump ‘s proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore, but the effort has sparked a backlash from Indigenous groups who see the area as sacred. A mining company has offered to donate 40 […]
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FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during the NATO summit, Dec. 4, 2019, in Watford, England. (AP...

Trump heads to the NATO summit on the heels of a possible Israel-Iran ceasefire

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s first appearance at NATO since returning to the White House was supposed to center on how the U.S. secured a historic military spending pledge from others in the defensive alliance — effectively bending it to its will. But in the spotlight instead now is Trump’s decision to strike three […]
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Democratic mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo, left, shakes hands with Zohran Mamdani, center, as Whit...

New York votes in mayoral primary as Cuomo tries a comeback. Zohran Mamdani stands in his way

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Democrats will decide Tuesday whether to reboot Andrew Cuomo’s political career, elevate liberal upstart Zohran Mamdani, or turn to a crowded field of lesser-known but maybe less-polarizing candidates in the party’s mayoral primary. Their choice could say something about what kind of leader Democrats are looking for during […]
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FILE - The USS Gerald R. Ford, arrives in Halifax, on Oct. 28, 2022. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian P...

US carrier strike group will embark on scheduled deployment amid Middle East tensions

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The United States’ most advanced aircraft carrier leaves Virginia for a regularly scheduled deployment Tuesday that could position it near Israel after the U.S. inserted itself in Israel’s war to destroy Iran’s nuclear program. The U.S. was already planning to deploy the USS Gerald R. Ford when American warplanes bombed three […]
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FILE - Shown is the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center housing the Court of Chancery in Wilmington,...

Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada make changes to lure business amid Delaware’s ‘Dexit’ concern

CLAYMONT, Del. (AP) — Lawmakers in Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada have recently approved changes aimed at helping their states dip into the lucrative side of corporate litigation that Delaware, with a specialized court and business-friendly laws, has dominated as the world’s incorporation capital. Concerned that these changes may lure corporations away from Delaware, thereby causing […]
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A Border Patrol vehicle sits near where, in years past, volunteers would see hundreds of migrants d...

U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly seen far from the border as Trump ramps up deportation arrests

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Immigration arrests seen on video are showing an emerging trend: More Border Patrol agents are doing their jobs far from the borders with Mexico or Canada. A Border Patrol agent was seen hitting a Southern California landscaper on the head and neck as he was pinned to the ground during an […]
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This undated photo provided by Alejandro Barranco, shows members of the Barranco family, from left ...

Marine veteran says Border Patrol agents beat his dad, while agency says he swung trimmer at them

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Marine Corps veteran said he was shocked to see a video on social media of his father, a landscaper in Southern California, being beaten by masked U.S. Border Patrol officers as he was pinned to the ground during an immigration arrest. The Saturday arrest of Narciso Barranco, who came […]
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FILE - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson talks to reporters outside of the Supreme Court,...

Alan Wilson, South Carolina’s four-term Republican attorney general, enters 2026 governor’s race

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Alan Wilson, the four-term Republican attorney general of South Carolina, kicked off his bid for the state’s first open gubernatorial race in 16 years, setting up a 2026 GOP primary contest that’s likely to be a heated competition for President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Wilson held his debut campaign event at Hudson’s […]
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