Two former FBI officials settle lawsuits with Justice Department over leaked text messages
Two former FBI officials have settled lawsuits with the Justice Department to resolve claims that their privacy was violated when the department leaked to the news media text messages that they had sent one another that disparaged former President Donald Trump.
Israel-Hamas war latest: US Vice President Harris urges Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon
United States Vice President Kamala Harris has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal with Hamas soon so that dozens of hostages held by the militants in Gaza since Oct. 7 could return home.
Blinken to celebrate Biden legacy, reassure allies in Asia after president drops out of 2024 race
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case for the Biden administrationโs expanded commitment to Asia and the Indo-Pacific as he visits Laos, Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and Mongolia this week and next.
Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons
President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after reporting by The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption, failures and abuse in the federal prison system.
Harris is starting to vet potential running mates. Her initial list includes nearly a dozen names
Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate as she approaches one of most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy.
Netanyahu visit sparks wave of protests in DC, with all sides criticizing the Israeli PM
The arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has touched off a flurry of protests in the nationโs capital, including a sit-in at a congressional office building that ended with multiple arrests.
FTC orders 8 companies to provide information on 'surveillance pricing' practices
The Federal Trade Commission has ordered information from eight companies that the agency says offer products and services that use personal data to set prices based on a shopperโs individual characteristics.
Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
Protesters against the Gaza war have staged a sit-in at a congressional office building ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs address to Congress, and Capitol Police have made multiple arrests.
US banks to begin reporting Russian assets for eventual forfeiture under new law
The Treasury Department is ordering the nationโs banking industry to start disclosing its holdings of Russian assets, with the goal of eventually seizing those billions of dollars in assets and selling them to aid the devastated Ukrainian economy.
Pentagon Arctic report calls for more investment in sensors, equipment to keep up with Russia, China
A new Pentagon strategy says the U.S. must invest more to upgrade sensors, communications and space-based technologies in the Arctic to keep pace with China and Russia who are increasingly operating there, including in joint military exercises.
Blinken points to wider pledges to support Ukraine in case US backs away under Trump
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ukraine is on its way to being able to โstand on its own feetโ militarily and more than 20 other countries have pledged to maintain their own military and financial aid to the country even if the U.S. were to withdraw its support under a different president.
Mexican president calls Donald Trump 'a friend' and says he'll warn him against closing border
Mexico's president has called Donald Trump โa friend,โ and says he will write the former U.S. president a letter to warn him against pledging to close the border or blaming migrants for bringing drugs into the United States.
Rally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other US officials on his phone, AP sources say
The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump had photos on his phone of the former Republican president, President Joe Biden and other officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray.
Democrats aim to nominate president in first week of August, as some push Biden to quit the race
Democrats will look to hold a virtual vote to make President Joe Biden their partyโs nominee in the first week of August, as Biden has rebuffed calls from some in his party to quit the race after his disastrous debate performance.
Homeland Security inspector general investigates Secret Service handling of security at Trump rally
The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general says its investigating the U.S. Secret Serviceโs handling of security for former President Donald Trump on the day a gunman tried to assassinate him at a Pennsylvania rally.
Prosecutors say neo-Nazi 'murder cult' leader plotted to give poison candy to Jewish kids in NYC
Prosecutors say the leader of a violent neo-Nazi extremist group based in eastern Europe has been charged with plotting to have an associate dress up as Santa Claus and hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children in New York City to sow terror.
Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor's appointment
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida has dismissed the prosecution because of concerns over the appointment of the prosecutor who brought the case.
US and South Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines in face of North Korean threats
The U.S. and South Korea signed new joint nuclear deterrence guidelines, weeks after North Korea and Russia struck a defense pact that raised concerns in the region about the Northโs growing nuclear threats.
Biden confronts decisive day in his campaign, as his team says no Democrat would do better
The Biden campaign is laying out what it sees as its path to winning the White House in a new memo sent to its staffers saying winning Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the โclearest pathwayโ to victory.
Biden expected to announce $225 million weapons package for Ukraine, including Patriot system
President Joe Biden is expected to announce the U.S. will provide Ukraine an additional Patriot battery to bolster its air defenses against a deadly onslaught of Russian airstrikes, including one this week that hit a children's hospital in Kyiv.
IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers
The IRS has collected $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth tax cheats โ a milestone meant to showcase how the agency is making use of the money it received as part of the Biden administrationโs signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022.
Powell stresses message that US job market is cooling, a possible signal of coming rate cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reinforced a message that the Fed is paying growing attention to a slowing job market and not only to taming inflation, a shift that signals itโs likely to begin cutting interest rates soon.
The Latest: Biden, facing pressure over age, meets with labor groups; Trump revels in Biden turmoil
President Joe Biden, facing pressure from within his own party to abandon his reelection campaign, is set to meet with top labor leaders as he tries to make the case that his record matters more than his age.
NATO allies commit to sending dozens of air defense systems to Ukraine, including four Patriots
The U.S. and an array of other NATO allies will send Ukraine dozens of air defense systems in the coming months, including at least four of the powerful Patriot systems that Kyiv has been desperately seeking to help fight off Russian advances in the war.
Views toward China diverge between rich and middle-income nations, Pew report shows
New poll data released by the Pew Research Center show that global views towards China appear to be divided between high-income countries and middle-income ones, and the gap is apparently widest among Chinaโs neighbors in the Indo-Pacific region.
US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed
Several U.S. officials say the pier built by the American military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled on the beach to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently.
Vice President Kamala Harris leads new campaign effort to reach out to Asian American voters
President Joe Bidenโs reelection campaign is launching its formal outreach campaign to Asian American voters and putting Vice President Kamala Harris at the forefront of the effort with events in Nevada and Pennsylvania this week.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID. Vice President Harris has tested negative
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms, his office announced Sunday, but his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, has tested negative and remains asymptomatic.
Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania, seeking to project strength and quiet Democratic jitters
President Joe Biden is attending a Black church and rallying with union members in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, trying to project enough strength for his reelection campaign to quell a growing clamor from within in his own party for him to abandon his candidacy.
Federal Reserve highlights its political independence as presidential campaign heats up
The Federal Reserve is highlighting the importance of its political independence at a time when Donald Trump, who frequently attacked the Fedโs policymaking in the past, edges closer to formally becoming the Republican nominee for president again.
Biden to bestow Medal of Honor on two Civil War heroes who helped hijack a train in confederacy
President Joe Biden is awarding the Medal of Honor for โconspicuous gallantryโ to a pair of Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove it north for 87 miles as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett is first Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party's nominee
A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Bidenโs debate performance failing to โeffectively defend his many accomplishments.โ.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell: US inflation is slowing again, though it isn't yet time to cut rates
Inflation in the United States is slowing again after higher readings earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said, while adding that more such evidence would be needed before the Fed would cut interest rates.
Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
The Supreme Court has extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects he could be tried before the November election.
The Supreme Court nears the end of another momentous term. A decision on Trump's immunity looms
In the last 10 days of June, on a frenetic pace of its own making, the Supreme Court has touched a wide swath of American society in decisions on abortion, guns, the environment, health, the opioid crisis, securities fraud and homelessness.
As North Korean and Chinese threats rise, US looks to lock in defense partnerships with Asian allies
The newly inaugurated Freedom Edge exercise is wrapping up in the East China Sea, having brought together Japanese, South Korean and American naval assets for multidomain maneuvers for the first time.