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POLITICS


4 hours ago

Panda Diplomacy: The departure of DC's beloved pandas may signal a wider Chinese pullback

5 hours ago

Court reviews gun-carry restrictions under health order in New Mexico, as states explore options

5 hours ago

DeSantis said he would support a 15-week abortion ban, after avoiding a direct answer for months

5 hours ago

Hunter Biden returns to court in Delaware and is expected to plead not guilty to gun charges

Hunter Biden is due back in a Delaware courtroom.

5 hours ago

Trump's civil fraud trial in New York to get down to business after fiery first day

After a fiery first day, lawyers in Donald Trumpโ€™s New York business fraud trial will move on to the more plodding task of going through years' worth of his financial documents.

5 hours ago

Trump turns his fraud trial into a campaign stop as he seeks to capitalize on his legal woes

Donald Trumpโ€™s court appearances are no longer distractions from his campaign to return to the White House.

5 hours ago

US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas carjacked by three armed attackers about a mile from Capitol

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked Monday night by three armed attackers, his office says.

8 hours ago

Sheriff Paul Penzone of Arizona's Maricopa County says he's stepping down a year early in January

Sheriff Paul Penzone of Arizona's Maricopa County says he is resigning in January after serving almost two terms.

10 hours ago

New Baltimore police commissioner confirmed by City Council despite recent challenges

The Baltimore City Council has voted to confirm Richard Worley as the city's new police commissioner.

5 hours ago

Rep. Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, throwing House into new turmoil

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing an extraordinary referendum on his leadership of the House after Rep. Matt Gaetz, a longtime critic, moved to launch a vote to oust him from the helm.

7 hours ago

California governor chooses labor leader and Democratic insider to fill Feinstein's Senate seat

When California Gov. Gavin Newsom needed to fill the U.S. Senate seat of his late mentor Dianne Feinstein, he could have turned to a big-city mayor, a member of Congress or a powerful legislator.

12 hours ago

Judge plans May trial for US Sen. Bob Menendez in bribery case

A judge is planning a spring trial for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife.

11 hours ago

Congress didn't include funds for Ukraine in its spending bill. How will that affect the war?

When U.S. lawmakers approved a spending bill Saturday that averted a widely expected government shutdown, the measure didnโ€™t include the $6 billion in military assistance that Ukraine said it urgently needed.

13 hours ago

Selma Blair helps White House salute landmark disability legislation

Actor and disability rights advocate Selma Blair has helped President Joe Biden salute the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, displaying a touch of the comedic timing that made her a star in Hollywood hits like โ€œLegally Blondeโ€ and โ€œCruel Intentions.โ€.

12 hours ago

Prosecutors reveal a reason for Capitol rioter's secretive sentencing: His government cooperation

Federal authorities have revealed a reason for the unusual secrecy surrounding a Pennsylvania manโ€™s guilty plea and prison sentence for attacking police during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

11 hours ago

The Pentagon warns Congress it is running low on money to replace weapons sent to Ukraine

The Pentagon is warning Congress that it is running low on funding to replace weapons the U.S. has sent to Ukraine and has already been forced to slow down resupplying some troops.

15 hours ago

Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows

New polling finds Americaโ€™s college campuses are seen as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech.

19 hours ago

Southern Republicans look to nationalize 2023 governors' races by invoking Biden

President Joe Bidenโ€™s name isn't on the ballot in 2023.

15 hours ago

The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers

The Supreme Court has opened its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers and rejections of hundreds of appeals, including one from an attorney who pushed a plan to keep former President Donald Trump in power.

10 hours ago

Gaetz launches effort to bring down McCarthy, but removing the House speaker is no easy task

One of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's harshest critics is making good on his threat to try to remove the California Republican from his leadership post.

19 hours ago

Forced kiss claim leads to 'helplessness' for accuser who turned to Olympics abuse-fighting agency

Former elite fencer Kirsten Hawkes feels let down by the U.S. Center for SafeSport after filing a complaint to the agency formed six years ago to combat sexual misconduct in Olympic sports.

16 hours ago

California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named Democratic strategist and Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign adviser Laphonza Butler to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by Sen. Dianne Feinstein's death.

11 hours ago

Trump seethes through the start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth

Donald Trump has spent a day in court for the sometimes testy start of a trial in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties.

1 day ago

Attorney General Garland says in interview he'd resign if Biden asked him to take action on Trump

Attorney General Merrick Garland says in an interview that he would resign if asked by President Joe Biden to take action against Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.

1 day ago

Gaetz says he will seek to oust McCarthy as speaker this week. 'Bring it on,' McCarthy says

Rep. Matt Gaetz says he'll try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week.

1 day ago

Pennsylvania governorโ€™s voter registration change draws Trumpโ€™s ire in echo of 2020 election clashes

Donald Trump has Pennsylvaniaโ€™s voting rules in his sights, and it's a familiar target.

1 day ago

Trump campaigns before thousands in friendly blue-collar, eastern Iowa, touting trade, farm policy

Donald Trump was back in Iowa to resume a fall push in the state that kicks off the Republican nomination calendar.

1 day ago

The Supreme Court's new term starts Monday. Here's what you need to know

The Supreme Court seems a bit quieter than in recent years as the justices begin a new term.

1 day ago

Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world

Jimmy Carter put off his usual Sunday practice of watching church services online to instead celebrate his 99th birthday with his wife, Rosalynn, and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Plains.

2 days ago

Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie

The judge deciding the future of former President Donald Trumpโ€™s real estate empire has driven a taxi cab, played in a band and protested the Vietnam War.

1 day ago

Biden says there's 'not much time' to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must 'stop the games'

President Joe Biden says American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he tries to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort.

2 days ago

California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers

California wonโ€™t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike.

2 days ago

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's body returns to San Francisco on military flight

A military jet carrying the body of California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has landed in her hometown of San Francisco.

2 days ago

Rep. Jamaal Bowman triggered a fire alarm in a House office building amid voting on a funding bill

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman has acknowledged triggering a fire alarm in a U.S. Capitol office building.

2 days ago

Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina's new abortion law; 12-week near-ban remains in place

A federal judge blocked two portions of North Carolinaโ€™s new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues.

2 days ago

Anti-abortion groups are at odds on strategies ahead of Ohio vote. It could be a preview for 2024

Abortion opponents in Ohio are at odds over how to frame their opposition to a reproductive rights amendment on the stateโ€™s November ballot and over longer-term goals on how severely they would restrict the procedure.

2 days ago

Dianne Feinstein was at the center of a key LGBTQ+ moment. She's being lauded as an evolving ally

The nation's LGBTQ+ leaders are lauding the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein as a longtime friend who learned and evolved to become an ally.

2 days ago

The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl

The Supreme Court is returning to a new term with familiar topics such as guns and abortion, as well as concerns about ethics swirling around the justices.

2 days ago

Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight

The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday night after Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep federal agencies open until Nov. 17.

2 days ago

A lead prosecutor in the Hunter Biden case cut a contentious path during his time in Baltimore

Before Leo Wise was assigned to investigate Hunter Biden, he had built a reputation in Baltimore as a tough and hard-charging federal prosecutor.

2 days ago

The Dianne Feinstein they knew: Women of the Senate remember a tireless fighter and a true friend

In tributes to Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death, her female colleagues talked about her indomitable, fierce intelligence and how she had paved the way for so many women.

2 days ago

Biden says it's 'good news' the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for 'manufactured crisis'

The White House has pinned the blame for a possible government shutdown on House Republicans who, until Saturday, had been paralyzed by their inability to pass a funding package.

2 days ago

Iowa's two campaigns: Donald Trump's rivals search for paths to stop him as he blazes his own trail

Nikki Haley has booked her largest venue in Iowa since launching her campaign.

3 days ago

Mississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change

Mississippi's human services director says the state has seen a consistent increase in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in almost all circumstances.

3 days ago

Federal prosecutors press Trump gag order request as judge sets hearing for arguments

Federal prosecutors are pressing their case for a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump.

3 days ago

IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of Trump, wealthy people

A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service has been charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about thousands of the countryโ€™s wealthiest people.

3 days ago

More refugees to come from Latin America, Caribbean under Biden's new 125,000 refugee cap

As the number of migrants coming to the U.S.โ€™s southern border is climbing, the Biden administration aims to admit more refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next year.

3 days ago

Bail bondsman charged alongside Trump in Georgia pleads guilty, becoming first defendant to do so

A bail bondsman charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others in the Georgia election interference case has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges.

3 days ago

Looming shutdown rattles families who rely on Head Start program for disadvantaged children

Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 disadvantaged children would immediately lose federal funding if the government shutdown isn't averted.

3 days ago

Gen. Milley delivers defense of democracy and swipes at Trump in farewell address

Army Gen. Mark Milley delivered a full-throated defense of democracy and not-so-subtle swipes at former President Donald Trump during a packed ceremony as he closed out his four, often tumultuous years as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

3 days ago

What Dianne Feinsteinโ€™s death means for control of the Senate and the looming government shutdown

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinsteinโ€™s death creates a vacancy in the Senate at a time when Democrats hold the slimmest majority in the chamber.

3 days ago

Another suit to disqualify Trump under the Constitution's 'insurrection' clause is filed in Michigan

A liberal group has filed a lawsuit in Michigan seeking to disqualify former president Donald Trump from the White House under a rarely-used clause in the U.S. Constitution.

3 days ago

California Gov. Newsom will pick Feinsteinโ€™s replacement. He pledged in past to choose a Black woman

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing pressure to appoint a replacement for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

3 days ago

The Navy will start randomly testing SEALs and special warfare troops for steroids

The Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steriods and other performance-enhancing drugs beginning in November.

3 days ago

FDA wants to regulate thousands of lab tests that have long skirted oversight

The Food and Drug Administration says it plans to begin regulating laboratory-based medical tests.

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