Who is Susie Wiles, Donald Trump's new White House chief of staff?
Read full article: Who is Susie Wiles, Donald Trump's new White House chief of staff?Susie Wiles, President-elect Donald Trump's pick as White House chief of staff, has decades of political experience but has largely shunned the spotlight.
Election Day quiz: Which U.S. President are you?
Read full article: Election Day quiz: Which U.S. President are you?With all the stress of this year’s election season, we wanted to make sure you take some time for a little fun on election day. Answer a few short questions and find out which U.S. President you have the most in common.
Threats and assassination attempts come with the office Donald Trump once held and is seeking again
Read full article: Threats and assassination attempts come with the office Donald Trump once held and is seeking againFormer President Donald Trump and other Republicans are blaming comments made by Democrats that he is a threat to democracy for the unprecedented attacks on him, the latest coming over the weekend.
‘Deadpool’ tops charts yet again as 'Reagan' beats expectations on sluggish Labor Day weekend
Read full article: ‘Deadpool’ tops charts yet again as 'Reagan' beats expectations on sluggish Labor Day weekend“Deadpool & Wolverine" ruled the box office on a weekend of quiet openings and low theater attendance as the summer movie season came to an anticlimactic close.
Kamala Harris' election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836
Read full article: Kamala Harris' election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others who have tried the same.
McConnell says deterring America's adversaries should be 'front and center' for the next president
Read full article: McConnell says deterring America's adversaries should be 'front and center' for the next presidentSenate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says the challenge of deterring America's adversaries should be “front and center” for the next president.
Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says
Read full article: Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director saysThe gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?”.
Republicans emerge from their convention thrilled with Trump and talking about a blowout victory
Read full article: Republicans emerge from their convention thrilled with Trump and talking about a blowout victoryRepublican officials, strategists and activists who packed into their national convention this week are exuding a confidence not seen in decades.
What to know about the Secret Service's Counter Sniper Team
Read full article: What to know about the Secret Service's Counter Sniper TeamScrutiny of the U.S. Secret Service continues to grow after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Trump heads to convention as authorities investigate motive, security in assassination attempt
Read full article: Trump heads to convention as authorities investigate motive, security in assassination attemptFormer President Donald Trump is calling for unity and resilience after an attempt on his life added fresh uncertainty to a tumultuous presidential campaign.
What to know about Trump assassination attempt and the investigation into the shooting
Read full article: What to know about Trump assassination attempt and the investigation into the shootingAuthorities want to know how a shooter was able to get on top of a roof so close to where former President Donald Trump was speaking and open fire.
A look at the history of presidential assassination attempts in America
Read full article: A look at the history of presidential assassination attempts in AmericaBefore Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates.
The questions about Biden's age and fitness are reminiscent of another campaign: Reagan's in 1984
Read full article: The questions about Biden's age and fitness are reminiscent of another campaign: Reagan's in 1984In 1984, President Ronald Reagan answered the age question with a clever joke that reset his campaign from a stumbling debate performance to a 49-state landslide and a second term.
Putin calls for resuming production of intermediate missiles after scrapping of treaty with US
Read full article: Putin calls for resuming production of intermediate missiles after scrapping of treaty with USRussian President Vladimir Putin has called for resuming production of intermediate-range missiles that were banned under a now-scrapped treaty with the United States.
Biden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire the push for democracy abroad and at home
Read full article: Biden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire the push for democracy abroad and at homePresident Joe Biden has spoken from Pointe du Hoc, marking his second trip to the Normandy coast during his visit to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden. But he keeps bringing up another Democrat: Jimmy Carter
Read full article: Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden. But he keeps bringing up another Democrat: Jimmy CarterDonald Trump is running against Joe Biden, but Trump keeps bringing up another Democrat, Jimmy Carter.
To pass Ukraine aid, 'Reagan Republican' leaders in Congress navigated a party transformed by Trump
Read full article: To pass Ukraine aid, 'Reagan Republican' leaders in Congress navigated a party transformed by TrumpProviding Ukraine with weapons and other U.S. aid as it fends off a Russian invasion is rooted in the earliest and most formative political memories of the two top Republicans in Congress.
Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicated
Read full article: Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicatedBoth former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are posing the time-tested question “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”.
Fear and loathing in a Super Tuesday state: Democrats angry at Biden back him anyway to stop Trump
Read full article: Fear and loathing in a Super Tuesday state: Democrats angry at Biden back him anyway to stop TrumpDemocratic voters in suburban Minneapolis seem far less interested in sending President Joe Biden a message of dissatisfaction with him than they are in keeping Republican Donald Trump from returning to the White House.
Polish leader says US Republican senators should be ashamed for scuttling Ukrainian aid
Read full article: Polish leader says US Republican senators should be ashamed for scuttling Ukrainian aidPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says that U.S. Republican senators should be “ashamed” for leaving about $60 billion in wartime aid for Ukraine in limbo in a recent vote.
AP VoteCast: What the first contests tell us about the Trump and Biden coalitions
Read full article: AP VoteCast: What the first contests tell us about the Trump and Biden coalitionsWith momentum from this month’s presidential contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, Joe Biden and Donald Trump appear poised to give the nation a sequel to the 2020 election — but even strong victories this week for both men highlighted weak spots for each of them.
The next Republican debate is in Alabama, the state that gave the GOP a road map to Donald Trump
Read full article: The next Republican debate is in Alabama, the state that gave the GOP a road map to Donald TrumpRepublican presidential candidates will gather in Alabama for the fourth GOP debate of the 2024 presidential campaign.
Mitch McConnell, standing apart in a changing GOP, digs in on his decades-long push against Russia
Read full article: Mitch McConnell, standing apart in a changing GOP, digs in on his decades-long push against RussiaSenate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has been increasingly isolated on foreign policy among his GOP colleagues, a growing number of whom have distanced themselves as a matter of course from U.S. involvement abroad -- and particularly on Ukraine.
NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms control
Read full article: NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms controlNATO allies have frozen their participation in a key Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia’s withdrawal from the pact.
Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming the House speaker might require a brawl
Read full article: Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming the House speaker might require a brawlRepublican colleagues call Steve Scalise a fighter, but the nominee for House speaker may be in for a brawl.
Jimmy Carter admirers across generations celebrate the former president's 99th birthday
Read full article: Jimmy Carter admirers across generations celebrate the former president's 99th birthdayJimmy Carter was celebrated Saturday at his presidential library and museum in Atlanta ahead of his 99th birthday on Sunday.
Donald Trump skipped the GOP debate again. This time, his rivals took him on directly
Read full article: Donald Trump skipped the GOP debate again. This time, his rivals took him on directlySeveral of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in the second Republican presidential debate.
7 candidates have qualified for the 2nd Republican presidential debate. Here's who missed the cut
Read full article: 7 candidates have qualified for the 2nd Republican presidential debate. Here's who missed the cutThe field for the second Republican presidential debate will be smaller than the first.
Drag queens are out, proud and loud in a string of coal towns, from a bingo hall to blue-collar bars
Read full article: Drag queens are out, proud and loud in a string of coal towns, from a bingo hall to blue-collar barsIn red communities across America, lawmakers are pushing to restrict drag performances or LGBTQ+ rights.
Like Daniel Ellsberg, others who leaked US government secrets have been seen as traitors and heroes
Read full article: Like Daniel Ellsberg, others who leaked US government secrets have been seen as traitors and heroesDaniel Ellsberg’s decision to leak the Pentagon Papers made him an instant hero to opponents and a traitor in the eyes of the White House.
Hodding Carter III, State Department spokesman during Iran hostage crisis, dies at 88
Read full article: Hodding Carter III, State Department spokesman during Iran hostage crisis, dies at 88Hodding Carter III, a Mississippi newspaperman and award-winning television journalist who kept Americans informed about the Iran hostage crisis as State Department spokesman, has died at age 88.
Among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands alone
Read full article: Among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands aloneWhile he’s far from the only U.S. president to be dogged by legal and ethical scandals, Donald Trump now occupies a unique place in history as the first ever indicted on criminal charges.
EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department probes into the discovery of classified documents at the home and former office of President Joe Biden has focused renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in modern American history.
Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner
Read full article: Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinnerFour of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Society’s black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary.
Iran marks 1979 US Embassy takeover amid nationwide protests
Read full article: Iran marks 1979 US Embassy takeover amid nationwide protestsIran is marking the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran as its theocracy faces nationwide protests after the death of a 22-year-old woman earlier arrested by the country’s morality police.
Bidens dole out Halloween candy to first responders' kids
Read full article: Bidens dole out Halloween candy to first responders' kidsPresident Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, have doled out Halloween candy to trick-or-treaters dressed up as everything from Spider-Man to a flamingo to a monk to a zombie founding father.
Nevada's 'Reid Machine' staring down tough test in midterms
Read full article: Nevada's 'Reid Machine' staring down tough test in midtermsIt’s been eight years since Harry Reid led the U.S. Senate, but if his Democratic Party can manage to keep its tenuous control of the chamber this year, he may be the man responsible.
North Korea says Kim supervised cruise missile tests
Read full article: North Korea says Kim supervised cruise missile testsNorth Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has supervised tests of long-range cruise missiles, which he described as a successful demonstration of his military’s expanding nuclear strike capabilities and readiness for “actual war."
NKorea confirms simulated use of nukes to 'wipe out' enemies
Read full article: NKorea confirms simulated use of nukes to 'wipe out' enemiesNorth Korea says its recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to “hit and wipe out” potential South Korean and U.S. targets.
Liz Cheney says Arizona GOP candidates threaten democracy
Read full article: Liz Cheney says Arizona GOP candidates threaten democracyWyoming Rep. Liz Cheney says the Republican candidates for Arizona governor and secretary of state pose a huge risk for democracy because both say they will refuse to certify election results if they don’t like the results.
Trump: 'King' to some in Pennsylvania, but will it help GOP?
Read full article: Trump: 'King' to some in Pennsylvania, but will it help GOP?The enthusiasm for Donald Trump’s unique brand of nationalist populism has cut into traditional Democratic strongholds in places such as Monongahela in western Pennsylvania.
S. Korea, US and Japan hold anti-N. Korean submarine drills
Read full article: S. Korea, US and Japan hold anti-N. Korean submarine drillsSouth Korea, U.S. and Japanese warships have launched their first anti-submarine drills in five years, after North Korea renewed ballistic missile tests this week.
Trump records probe: Tensions flare over special master
Read full article: Trump records probe: Tensions flare over special masterThe FBI search of Donald Trump’s Florida estate has spawned a parallel “special master” process that has slowed the Justice Department's criminal investigation and exposed simmering tensions between department prosecutors and lawyers for the former president.
South Korea says North Korea test-fired missile toward sea
Read full article: South Korea says North Korea test-fired missile toward seaNorth Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern seas, extending a provocative streak in weapons testing as a U.S. aircraft carrier visits South Korea for joint military exercises in response to the North’s growing nuclear threat.
US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for joint drills
Read full article: US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for joint drillsThe nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has arrived in the South Korean port of Busan ahead of the two countries’ joint military exercise that aims to show their strength against growing North Korean threats.
UK's Truss says she'll slash taxes despite economic crisis
Read full article: UK's Truss says she'll slash taxes despite economic crisisU.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss said Tuesday that she’s ready to make “unpopular decisions” such as boosting bonuses for wealthy bankers in order to get the U.K.’s sluggish economy growing.
US-UK relations enter new chapter as new PM, king settle in
Read full article: US-UK relations enter new chapter as new PM, king settle inPresident Joe Biden heads to the United Kingdom to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II at a time of transition in US-UK relations, as both a new monarch and a new prime minister are settling in.
Queen's death triggers media bonanza in works for decades
Read full article: Queen's death triggers media bonanza in works for decadesPlans by news organizations that have been in place for years — even decades — to cover the death of Queen Elizabeth II were triggered and tested when the event took place.
Hotel mogul, UFO believer spending in Nevada governor's race
Read full article: Hotel mogul, UFO believer spending in Nevada governor's raceLas Vegas-based hotel magnate and longtime UFO researcher Robert Bigelow has donated, through his owned companies, a total of $5.7 million to Joe Lombardo’s campaign or PACs supporting his campaign this election cycle.