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POLITICS/GOVERNMENT


President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
3 hours ago

Trump promises to order that the US pay only the price other nations do for some drugs

Read full article: Trump promises to order that the US pay only the price other nations do for some drugs
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., speaks with an officer demanding she be let into the ICE Detention office after the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
7 hours ago

What to know about the Newark mayor’s arrest at an immigration detention center

Read full article: What to know about the Newark mayor’s arrest at an immigration detention center
FILE - Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property oversight hearing of the United States Copyright Office, Nov. 13, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)
3 hours ago

Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress

Read full article: Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress
FILE - Hikers look up at a fast moving storm as it makes its way through Zion National Park outside of Springdale, Utah, July 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Sandy Huffaker, File)
8 hours ago

A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight

Read full article: A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight

Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell or transfer 460,000 acres of public land will generate revenue and offer space to build houses in Western cities.

FILE - A 13-year-old private Boeing aircraft that President Donald Trump toured on Saturday to check out new hardware and technology features, and highlight the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft, takes off from Palm Beach International Airport, Feb. 16, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
2 hours ago

Trump reportedly is set to accept a jet from Qatar’s ruling family for possible use as Air Force One

Read full article: Trump reportedly is set to accept a jet from Qatar’s ruling family for possible use as Air Force One

President Donald Trump is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week, and U.S. officials say it could be converted into a potential presidential aircraft.

Lisa Brakel poses at the Bedford Branch Library in Temperance, Mich., Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
16 hours ago

'Beacon of freedom' dims as US initiatives that promote democracy abroad wither under Trump

Read full article: 'Beacon of freedom' dims as US initiatives that promote democracy abroad wither under Trump

The United States is pulling back from its role in spreading democratic ideals abroad under President Donald Trump.

FILE - Voters check in to cast ballots in the New Hampshire presidential primary at a polling site in Derry, N.H., Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
16 hours ago

Before they name a 2028 nominee, Democrats will have to decide which state will weigh in first

Read full article: Before they name a 2028 nominee, Democrats will have to decide which state will weigh in first

Democrats will pick their next presidential nominee in 2028, but before that happens, the party will have to decide which state gets to go first on the nominating calendar.

From left Bobby Gumpright and Jermaine Hudson talks with the Associated Press on Tuesday, April 29 in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith)
23 hours ago

A split jury and a lie sent him to prison. Now he’s working to change Louisiana’s law

Read full article: A split jury and a lie sent him to prison. Now he’s working to change Louisiana’s law

Bobby Gumpright was in the throws of addiction 25 years ago when he fabricated a story that he had been robbed at gunpoint by a Black man.

A pedestrian walks past the St. Vincent Jewelry Center in the Jewelry District of Los Angeles, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
23 hours ago

Economic jitters and soaring gold prices create a frenzy for US jewelry merchants

Read full article: Economic jitters and soaring gold prices create a frenzy for US jewelry merchants

As gold prices soar to record highs resulting from global economic jitters, hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars’ worth of gold are circulating through the doors of the St. Vincent Jewelry Center in downtown Los Angeles on any given day.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller speaks to reporters outside the White House, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
1 day ago

Trump team mulls suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it?

Read full article: Trump team mulls suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it?

Top White House aide Stephen Miller says the Trump administration is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally.

FILE - Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., votes aye at the final moment as the Senate Finance Committee holds a roll call vote to approve the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
1 day ago

Louisiana governor pushes Trump to weigh primary challenger to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, AP sources say

Read full article: Louisiana governor pushes Trump to weigh primary challenger to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, AP sources say

President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry have discussed the possibility that Julia Letlow, a congresswoman elected in 2021 after her husband died of COVID, might challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy in next year's Republican primary.

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FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined from left by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., talks to reporters about his push for a House-Senate compromise budget resolution to advance President Donald Trump's agenda, even with opposition from hard-line conservative Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
1 day ago

Tax the rich? Slash spending? Republicans wrestle with economic priorities in the Trump era

Read full article: Tax the rich? Slash spending? Republicans wrestle with economic priorities in the Trump era

The Republican Party is trying to figure out what it stands for in terms of economic policy during the second Trump administration.

FILE- President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman during a bilateral meeting, in Riyadh, May 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
1 day ago

Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia raises the prospect of US nuclear cooperation with the kingdom

Read full article: Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia raises the prospect of US nuclear cooperation with the kingdom

Saudi Arabia wants U.S. help developing its own civil nuclear program, and the Trump administration says it’s “very excited” at the prospect.

FILE - Women and girls look on as President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington.(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)
1 day ago

Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

Read full article: Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds that most U.S. adults agree with President Donald Trump that whether a person is a man or woman is determined by their sex at birth.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at an education event and executive order signing in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
1 day ago

Judge pauses much of Trump administration's massive downsizing of federal agencies

Read full article: Judge pauses much of Trump administration's massive downsizing of federal agencies

A California judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt much of its massive downsizing of the federal workforce.

FILE - A New York City police officer keeps watch on the campus of Columbia University in New York, Monday, May 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
2 days ago

Columbia suspends over 65 students following pro-Palestinian protest in library

Read full article: Columbia suspends over 65 students following pro-Palestinian protest in library

Columbia University has suspended dozens of students and barred alums and others who participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the school’s main library earlier this week.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a town-hall style meeting, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Acworth, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
2 days ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene declines to challenge Jon Ossoff in Georgia Senate race

Read full article: Marjorie Taylor Greene declines to challenge Jon Ossoff in Georgia Senate race

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene won't challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia in next year’s midterms.

FILE - New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears before a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.,File)
2 days ago

Trove of documents unsealed in NYC mayor's criminal case offers a glimpse of thwarted investigation

Read full article: Trove of documents unsealed in NYC mayor's criminal case offers a glimpse of thwarted investigation

Federal agents investigating New York City Mayor Eric Adams were still seizing phones and applying for search warrants days before Justice Department leaders ordered prosecutors to drop the corruption case.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, oversight hearing of the U.S. Department of the Treasury on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
2 days ago

Treasury secretary calls on Congress to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by mid-July

Read full article: Treasury secretary calls on Congress to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by mid-July

The U.S. is on track to run out of money to pay its bills as early as August without congressional action.

FILE - North Carolina Executive Director of the State Board of Election, Karen Brinson Bell is seen during an election forum, Sept. 19, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
2 days ago

Ousted top election official in key swing state urges civility toward 'caretakers of our democracy'

Read full article: Ousted top election official in key swing state urges civility toward 'caretakers of our democracy'

The former North Carolina elections director who was ousted this week after a politically motivated move by Republicans said Friday she hopes the new leadership will approach elections in a nonpartisan way and called for an end to verbal attacks against those who oversee the voting process.

CORRECTS NAME TO MEGYN INSTEAD OF MEGAN - FILE - Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, left, and journalist Megyn Kelly, attend a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
2 days ago

On podcasts, Trump’s surgeon general pick touts organics, questions vaccines and talks spirituality

Read full article: On podcasts, Trump’s surgeon general pick touts organics, questions vaccines and talks spirituality

President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, has appeared on numerous wellness and right-wing podcasts over the past year.

FILE - A baby is carried in the tailgating section before an NFL football game, Nov. 25, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)
2 days ago

Liam and Olivia dominate — again — with top baby names for a sixth year in a row

Read full article: Liam and Olivia dominate — again — with top baby names for a sixth year in a row

Liam and Olivia have, for a sixth year together, topped the list of names for babies born in the U.S. in 2024.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives before President Donald Trump speaks on his first 100 days at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

How the military is dealing with Hegseth's order to remove transgender troops

Read full article: How the military is dealing with Hegseth's order to remove transgender troops

The military services are scrambling to nail down details and put together new guidance to start removing transgender troops from the force.

FILE - The CHS oil refinery is silhouetted against the setting sun, Sept. 28, 2024, in McPherson, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)
2 days ago

15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his 'energy emergency' order

Read full article: 15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his 'energy emergency' order

A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources.

FILE - White South Africans demonstrate in support of U.S. President Donald Trump in front of the U.S. embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
2 days ago

US to accept white South African refugees while other programs remain paused

Read full article: US to accept white South African refugees while other programs remain paused

The Trump administration will welcome more than two dozen white South Africans to the United States as refugees next week.

Supporters of a Maryland measure to create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery rally on Friday, May 9, 2025 in Annapolis, Md., next to a statute of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
2 days ago

Supporters of a bill to study reparations for slavery urge Maryland Gov. Moore to sign the measure

Read full article: Supporters of a bill to study reparations for slavery urge Maryland Gov. Moore to sign the measure

Supporters of a measure to create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery in Maryland have rallied next to the Capitol and the governor’s residence to urge Gov. Wes Moore to sign the legislation.

FILE - Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden arrives on the red carpet for the 2024 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoring Elton John and Bernie Taupin at DAR Constitution Hall March 20, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
2 days ago

US poets laureate criticize Trump's firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Read full article: US poets laureate criticize Trump's firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Three recent U.S. poet laureates are condemning President Donald Trump's firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
2 days ago

Pentagon directs military to pull library books that address diversity, anti-racism, gender issues

Read full article: Pentagon directs military to pull library books that address diversity, anti-racism, gender issues

The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21.

FILE - A neighborhood still flooded from Hurricane Milton prepares to have the FEMA Disaster Recover Center covert to a polling location for the general election on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Ridge Manor, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)
2 days ago

'Don't get in my way,' the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff

Read full article: 'Don't get in my way,' the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff

The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is warning staff not to try to impede upcoming changes.

FLORIDA LEGISLATURE


Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference about a recent immigration enforcement operation, at the South Florida office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Enforcement and Removal Operations, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Miramar, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A legislative session like no other: Key issues that didn’t go in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ favor

Read full article: A legislative session like no other: Key issues that didn’t go in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ favor
House, Senate face $4 billion gap in budget proposals, must have budget decision made before July 1

Florida lawmakers remain at odds over budget, taking the week off

Read full article: Florida lawmakers remain at odds over budget, taking the week off
Proposed Florida Museum of Black History in St. Johns County

Proposed amendment would establish three Florida Black history museums instead of just one in St. Johns County

Read full article: Proposed amendment would establish three Florida Black history museums instead of just one in St. Johns County
Jacksonville lawmaker among those who backed effort to direct 75% of ‘bed tax’ funds toward lowering property taxes

Florida House approves bill to shift ‘bed tax’ money from tourism marketing to property tax relief

Read full article: Florida House approves bill to shift ‘bed tax’ money from tourism marketing to property tax relief
Mannika Hopkins talks with her fourth graders on the first day of school at Greenville Elementary in Greenville, Fla. on Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)

Bills moving through the Florida Legislature could benefit charter schools. Some say traditional schools will suffer

Read full article: Bills moving through the Florida Legislature could benefit charter schools. Some say traditional schools will suffer
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With Florida lawmakers at odds over budget, House takes Monday off & Dems lose party member amid turmoil

Read full article: With Florida lawmakers at odds over budget, House takes Monday off & Dems lose party member amid turmoil
President of China Xi Jinping arrives in the Kremlin for a gala concert held for heads of foreign delegations, in Moscow, Thursday, May 8, 2025, ahead of celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Alexandr Kryazhev/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP)
2 days ago

You called me. No — you called ME. Before US-China meeting, nations each say the other wanted talks

Read full article: You called me. No — you called ME. Before US-China meeting, nations each say the other wanted talks

Before high-level U.S. and Chinese officials hold talks in Switzerland this weekend to discuss high tariffs, Washington and Beijing have been in a rhetorical duel over which side reached out first.

Bill just needs signature of Gov. Ron DeSantis to become law
2 days ago

‘Trenton’s Law’: Bill named after St. Johns County teen killed in crash increases penalties for repeat DUI offenders

Read full article: ‘Trenton’s Law’: Bill named after St. Johns County teen killed in crash increases penalties for repeat DUI offenders

A bill named after 18-year-old Creekside High grad Trenton Stewart, who was struck and killed by a reckless and impaired driver in 2023, is waiting for the signature of Gov. Ron DeSantis. "Trenton's Law" would increase penalties for repeat DUI offenders.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
2 days ago

Two dolls instead of 30? Toys become the latest symbol of Trump's trade war

Read full article: Two dolls instead of 30? Toys become the latest symbol of Trump's trade war

Toy dolls have become the latest rhetorical poster child for President Donald Trump's tariffs crusade.

David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
2 days ago

To keep millions alive after aid cuts, pull climate and other funding in richer nations, group says

Read full article: To keep millions alive after aid cuts, pull climate and other funding in richer nations, group says

Leading aid organizations are triaging aid after countries led by the U.S. funnel less money to foreign assistance.

El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump habla con reporteros en el exterior de la Casa Blanca, el jueves 8 de mayo de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

Trump revives, then discards, then revives again the idea of taxing the rich in big GOP bill

Read full article: Trump revives, then discards, then revives again the idea of taxing the rich in big GOP bill

After flirting with raising the tax rate for the wealthiest earners, President Donald Trump is backing off that call — sort of.

FILE - US Mail is delivered at to an apartment complex in Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
2 days ago

FedEx board member Steiner is picked to be next USPS postmaster general amid talk of privatization

Read full article: FedEx board member Steiner is picked to be next USPS postmaster general amid talk of privatization

A former CEO of the nation’s largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors will take over control of the U.S. Postal Service.

FILE - David Souter, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is shown, Dec. 1993. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File)
2 days ago

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal favorite, dies at 85

Read full article: Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal favorite, dies at 85

Retired Supreme Court Justice David H.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in front of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

The Latest: Trump floats cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of weekend meeting

Read full article: The Latest: Trump floats cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of weekend meeting

President Donald Trump on Friday floated cutting tariffs on China to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting as he looks to de-escalate the trade war.

Governor continues push for property tax reform, potential elimination of property taxes
2 days ago

‘Free & clear’: Florida homeowners, buyers being priced out of market because of property taxes, DeSantis says

Read full article: ‘Free & clear’: Florida homeowners, buyers being priced out of market because of property taxes, DeSantis says

Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a roundtable at 10 a.m. Friday in Jacksonville.

President Donald Trump speaks at an event for Military Mothers, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
2 days ago

As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump's tariff hammer looks less mighty than he claims

Read full article: As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump's tariff hammer looks less mighty than he claims

The way President Donald Trump sees it, beating China in a trade war should be easy.

FILE - People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
2 days ago

Most Americans disapprove of Trump's treatment of colleges, a new AP-NORC poll finds

Read full article: Most Americans disapprove of Trump's treatment of colleges, a new AP-NORC poll finds

A new poll shows a majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, as his Republican administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda.

Commercial dealers weigh creates of lobsters on a dock in Stonington, Maine, on Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
2 days ago

Fishermen battling with changing oceans chart new course after Trump's push to deregulate

Read full article: Fishermen battling with changing oceans chart new course after Trump's push to deregulate

Commercial fishermen are eager to see if President Donald Trump's command to shed federal fishing regulations will boost one of the nation's oldest industries.

The Supreme Court building is seen on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
3 days ago

Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight amid turmoil in nation's legal system

Read full article: Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight amid turmoil in nation's legal system

Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight in battles faced by the nation's legal system.

FILE - Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden arrives at the presentation of the Gershwin Prize, to be awarded to Joni Mitchell at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
2 days ago

President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Read full article: President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

President Donald Trump has fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the Republican president and his agenda.

FILE - Jeanine Pirro arrives at Fox Nation's Patriot Awards, Nov. 16, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
3 days ago

Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

Read full article: Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

President Donald Trump says he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens during a meeting with Peru's Foreign Affairs Minister Elmer Schialer and Peru's Minister of Defense Walter Astudillo at the Pentagon, Monday, May 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
3 days ago

Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

Read full article: Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify.

First lady Melania Trump, from right, Dorothy Bush Koch, Alice Gonzalez Yates, CEO of the George and Barbara Bush Foundation, and Judy de Torok, vice president of corporate affairs at the U.S. Postal Service, unveil a U.S. Postal Service Stamp honoring former first lady Barbara Bush, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
3 days ago

Melania Trump hosts White House event to unveil Barbara Bush postage stamp

Read full article: Melania Trump hosts White House event to unveil Barbara Bush postage stamp

In the White House’s East Room, first lady Melania Trump and members of the Bush family gathered to unveil a U.

FILE - Migrants gather in an area near the Libyan-Tunisia border, as Libyan security forces and Libyan Red Cross workers distribute food aid to them on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad, file)
3 days ago

Reports of Trump deportation plans highlight abuse of migrants in Libya

Read full article: Reports of Trump deportation plans highlight abuse of migrants in Libya

Experts, human rights workers and lawyers criticized reports of plans to deport migrants from the U.S. to Libya.

FILE - FBI director Kash Patel arrives on the South Lawn of the White House before President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in the White House Easter Egg Roll, April 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
3 days ago

A day after saying FBI needs more resources, Patel strikes different tone to Congress on budget plan

Read full article: A day after saying FBI needs more resources, Patel strikes different tone to Congress on budget plan

FBI Director Kash Patel is pledging to make the bureau’s mission “work on whatever budget we’re given."

FILE - Then Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference, July 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
3 days ago

Democrats block stablecoin bill as they raise concerns about Trump's crypto ventures

Read full article: Democrats block stablecoin bill as they raise concerns about Trump's crypto ventures

Senate Democrats have blocked legislation to regulate a form of cryptocurrency after arguing that the bill needed stronger protections.

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