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FILE - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during an event, March 20, 2025, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
6 hours ago

House ethics panel tells Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to pay more for Met Gala attendance

Read full article: House ethics panel tells Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to pay more for Met Gala attendance

The House Ethics Committee is telling Rep_ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to make additional payments for her attendance at the 2021 Met Fashion Gala, where she drew attention for wearing a dress adorned with the message “tax the rich.”.

U.S Army Sgt. Brenden Richards monitors the area while standing next to a Stryker combat vehicle Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Sunland Park, N.M. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
6 hours ago

Takeaways: US military enters gray area with expanded role at Mexico-US border

Read full article: Takeaways: US military enters gray area with expanded role at Mexico-US border

U.S. troops are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the southern U.S. border under an emergency declaration from President Donald Trump.

ARCHIVO - Audrey Strauss, fiscal federal interina del Distrito Sur de Nueva York, seala una foto de Jeffrey Epstein y Ghislaine Maxwell, en una conferencia de prensa en Nueva York, el 2 de julio de 2020. (AP Foto/John Minchillo, Archivo)
8 hours ago

Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell finishes interviews with Justice Department officials

Read full article: Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell finishes interviews with Justice Department officials

Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell has finished 1 1/2 days of interviews with Justice Department officials.

President Donald Trump speaks with supporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 25, 2025, in Washington. The President is traveling to Scotland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
6 hours ago

In Epstein furor, Trump struggles to shake off a controversy his allies once stoked

Read full article: In Epstein furor, Trump struggles to shake off a controversy his allies once stoked

President Donald Trump faces ongoing questions about the Jeffrey Epstein case, overshadowing his administration's achievements.

LASOS summer campers hold up an art project at Bel Air High School in Bel Air, Md., on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/KT Kanazawich)
5 hours ago

Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools

Read full article: Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday.

President Donald Trump, left, meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
9 hours ago

Trump wants to play global peacemaker. Derailed Gaza ceasefire shows how daunting that ambition is

Read full article: Trump wants to play global peacemaker. Derailed Gaza ceasefire shows how daunting that ambition is

The United States cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks this week plunges one of President Donald Trump’s pushes to solve global conflicts into new uncertainty.

FILE Alina Habba, President Donald Trump's pick to be the interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, arrives to speak with reporters outside the White House, March 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
11 hours ago

Trump administration clears way to keep Alina Habba as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor

Read full article: Trump administration clears way to keep Alina Habba as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor

President Donald Trump has taken steps to keep Alina Habba as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.

FILE - Barry Stevens, portraying Benjamin Franklin, right, walks past a just unveiled stamp marking the 250th anniversary of the postal service, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington, as Postmaster General David Steiner looks on. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
12 hours ago

From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation

Read full article: From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation

The U.S. Postal Service is turning 250.

Police guard the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, Friday, July 25, 2025, ahead of President Trump's visit Scotland. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
2 hours ago

The Latest: Justice Department completes interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s accomplice

Read full article: The Latest: Justice Department completes interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s accomplice

Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney says the imprisoned ex-girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has finished answering questions with U.S. Justice Department officials.

FILE - Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez speaks at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)
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Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez enters 2026 governor's race, calls Trump a 'maniac'

Read full article: Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez enters 2026 governor's race, calls Trump a 'maniac'

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is the first Democrat to officially enter the race for governor.

Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, speaks to reporters following his White House meeting as Republicans work to push President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts across the finish line even as conservative and moderate GOP holdouts slow that effort, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
15 hours ago

Rep. Ralph Norman, among House's most conservative, set to enter South Carolina governor's race

Read full article: Rep. Ralph Norman, among House's most conservative, set to enter South Carolina governor's race

Republican congressman Ralph Norman is entering South Carolina's 2026 governor's race.

A Stryker combat vehicle sits atop a hill overlooking the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Sunland Park, N.M., Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
6 hours ago

A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm

Read full article: A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm

U.S. troops are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the southern U.S. border under an emergency declaration from President Donald Trump.

FILE - Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrives at federal court for sentencing, April 25, 2025, in Central Islip, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)
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Disgraced former US Rep. George Santos reports to NJ federal prison to serve 7-year fraud sentence

Read full article: Disgraced former US Rep. George Santos reports to NJ federal prison to serve 7-year fraud sentence

Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos has reported to a federal prison in New Jersey to begin serving a seven-year sentence for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress.

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., from foreground left, President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell visit the Federal Reserve, joined by Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, in background third from right, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
22 hours ago

Trading a suit for boots and a hard hat: Behind the scenes at the Federal Reserve, mid-renovation

Read full article: Trading a suit for boots and a hard hat: Behind the scenes at the Federal Reserve, mid-renovation

On Thursday, staff at the Federal Reserve led a small group of journalists, photographers and television cameras on an extensive tour of the large, active construction site that comprises two 1930s-era buildings.

FILE - In this image released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, law enforcement officers arrest Ryan Wesley Routh, a man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump, Sept. 15, 2024. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
8 hours ago

What to know about the man charged with trying to assassinate Trump in Florida

Read full article: What to know about the man charged with trying to assassinate Trump in Florida

A man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida was back in court Friday.

Former federal prosecutor Michael Gordon poses for a photo outside the Sam Gibbons United States Courthouse, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
1 day ago

Prosecutor who handled high-profile Capitol riot cases sues government over his firing

Read full article: Prosecutor who handled high-profile Capitol riot cases sues government over his firing

A former Justice Department prosecutor has filed a lawsuit that claims his recent firing was politically motivated retribution for his work on prosecuting Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell looks over a document of cost figures as President Donald Trump watches during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
1 day ago

Fed chair tells Trump he has his facts wrong on central bank's renovation costs

Read full article: Fed chair tells Trump he has his facts wrong on central bank's renovation costs

As president, Donald Trump doesn't get a lot of pushback, but he got some Thursday from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about the renovation costs of the Fed's headquarters.

Texas state Rep. Jolanda "Jo" Jones looks through U.S. Congressional District maps during a redistricting hearing at the Texas Capitol, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
1 day ago

The White House wants more states to redraw House maps to help GOP. Democrats are readying a fight

Read full article: The White House wants more states to redraw House maps to help GOP. Democrats are readying a fight

The White House is focusing on redistricting efforts beyond Texas to help Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House in 2026.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends an event at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
1 day ago

Lula says the US has ignored Brazil’s attempts to negotiate Trump's announced tariff

Read full article: Lula says the US has ignored Brazil’s attempts to negotiate Trump's announced tariff

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that his government has not been successful in trying to negotiate the 50% tariff on Brazilian imports that U.S. President Donald Trump announced earlier this month.

FILE - A healthcare worker prepares a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in La Paz, Bolivia, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
1 day ago

Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to allow $783 million research-funding cuts

Read full article: Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to allow $783 million research-funding cuts

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to cut hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to roll back federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

FILE - Penn State offensive lineman Nick Dawkins (53) in action during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Minnesota, Nov. 23, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)
17 hours ago

Trump signs order to clarify college athletes' employment status amid NIL chaos

Read full article: Trump signs order to clarify college athletes' employment status amid NIL chaos

President Trump has signed an executive order directing federal authorities to clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of their schools.

FILE - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Committee on Banking hearing, June 25, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
1 day ago

How Trump could use a building renovation to oust Fed Chair Powell

Read full article: How Trump could use a building renovation to oust Fed Chair Powell

President Donald Trump says he's found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the U.S. central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation project.

Migrants deported months ago by the United States to El Salvador under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown arrive at Simon Bolvar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Migrant sent to El Salvador prison by the Trump administration says he was beaten by guards

Read full article: Migrant sent to El Salvador prison by the Trump administration says he was beaten by guards

A migrant from Venezuela deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador has taken the first step toward suing the U.S. government.

FILE - Flags for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the state of North Dakota stand in Memorial Hall of the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., on Dec. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)
1 day ago

Supreme Court blocks North Dakota redistricting ruling that would gut key part of Voting Rights Act

Read full article: Supreme Court blocks North Dakota redistricting ruling that would gut key part of Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court has blocked a lower-court ruling in a redistricting dispute in North Dakota that would gut a landmark federal civil rights law for millions of people.

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order after speaking during an AI summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
1 day ago

Trump's order to block 'woke' AI in government encourages tech giants to censor their chatbots

Read full article: Trump's order to block 'woke' AI in government encourages tech giants to censor their chatbots

Tech companies selling AI to the federal government now face a new challenge: proving their chatbots aren't "woke."

Alfredo Chavez, a cattle rancher and livestock technician, shows New World screwworm larvae removed from a cow at his ranch in Cintalapa, Chiapas, Mexico, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, amid an infestation that led the U.S. to suspend cattle imports over fears the pest could reach the border. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos)
1 day ago

Ranchers in southern Mexico are struggling against a flesh-eating parasite infecting livestock

Read full article: Ranchers in southern Mexico are struggling against a flesh-eating parasite infecting livestock

Ranchers in southern Mexico face rising costs and limited government help to battle a flesh-eating parasite.

FILE - Students sit on the front steps of Low Memorial Library on the Columbia University campus in New York City, Feb. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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Trump’s settlement with Columbia could become a model for his campaign to reshape higher education

Read full article: Trump’s settlement with Columbia could become a model for his campaign to reshape higher education

The Trump administration’s milestone settlement with Columbia promises to bring stability to a university embroiled in scrutiny.

White House special envoy Steve Witkoff waits for the arrival of President Donald Trump at Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, N.J., en route to attend the Club World Cup final soccer match, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
1 day ago

US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks and accuses Hamas of lacking 'good faith'

Read full article: US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks and accuses Hamas of lacking 'good faith'

The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, saying the latest response from Hamas “shows a lack of desire" to reach a truce.

FILE - This photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein, March 28, 2017. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)
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Trump's onetime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein is well-known — and also documented in records

Read full article: Trump's onetime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein is well-known — and also documented in records

The revelation that Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump that his name was in the Jeffrey Epstein files has focused fresh attention on the president’s relationship with the wealthy financier and the Justice Department’s announcement this month that it would not be releasing any additional documents from the case.

White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin talks during an interview, during work to transition a replica of the White House Oval Office from the days of former President Joe Biden with President Donald Trump's decor, at the White House Historical Association in Washington, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
1 day ago

A replica Oval Office near the White House just got a Trump makeover

Read full article: A replica Oval Office near the White House just got a Trump makeover

A replica Oval Office on display near the White House has been made over to look exactly like President Donald Trump’s Oval Office.

David Oscar Markus, attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell, center, speaks during a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Tallahassee, Fla., Thursday, July 24, 2025. Behind him is Leah Saffian, co-attorney, left, and Mellissa Madrigal, right. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
1 day ago

Justice Dept. official meets with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend

Read full article: Justice Dept. official meets with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend

The Justice Department’s No. 2 official has met with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

FILE - Michael Whatley, chairman of the Republican National Committee, speaks at a campaign rally, Nov. 2, 2024, in Greensboro, NC. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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RNC Chairman Michael Whatley plans to run for Senate in North Carolina, with Trump's backing

Read full article: RNC Chairman Michael Whatley plans to run for Senate in North Carolina, with Trump's backing

Michael Whatley, chairman of the national Republican Party, plans to run for an open Senate seat in North Carolina in 2026, with the blessing of President Donald Trump, after Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara, passed on the seat.

President Donald Trump speaks during an AI summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
1 day ago

Trump visits Federal Reserve as feud with its chair continues

Read full article: Trump visits Federal Reserve as feud with its chair continues

President Donald Trump has visited the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, where he publicly scorned Fed chairman Jerome Powell over the costs of a long-planned, roughly $2.5 billion renovation project.

FILE - Abortion rights activists and Women's March leaders protest as part of a national day of strike actions outside the Supreme Court, June 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
1 day ago

How US adults feel about legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, according to AP-NORC poll

Read full article: How US adults feel about legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, according to AP-NORC poll

A new poll finds that despite dramatic changes in abortion availability, support for abortion rights among U.S. adults is close to where it was just before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Data from the University of Florida’s Shimberg Center for Housing Studies shows the typical single-family home in Florida now costs around $400,000 — a 66% increase over the past 10 years, even after adjusting for inflation.
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About two-thirds of Florida Republicans surveyed support Alligator Alcatraz, want to nix property taxes: UNF poll

Read full article: About two-thirds of Florida Republicans surveyed support Alligator Alcatraz, want to nix property taxes: UNF poll

Nearly half of Florida Republicans now believe the state’s top priority should be housing-related issues, according to a poll released Thursday by the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab.

FILE - In this image released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, law enforcement officers arrest Ryan Wesley Routh, a man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump, Sept. 15, 2024. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
1 day ago

Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump can represent himself at trial, judge says

Read full article: Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump can represent himself at trial, judge says

A federal judge says a man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year in South Florida can represent himself during his trial.