George Santos is ‘unrepentant’ as he faces years in prison for fraud, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos “remains unrepentant” as he faces years in federal prison for fraud and identity theft, federal prosecutors say, citing a tirade of his social media posts in recent
Virginia Democrats reap fundraising gains as they center campaigns around Elon Musk
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats vying to shield their statehouse majority and flip the governor’s mansion in November raised millions of dollars more than Republicans in the first three months of 2025, according to newly released
Ex-New York Times editorial page editor apologizes to Sarah Palin at defamation trial
NEW YORK (AP) — An emotional former opinion page editor for The New York Times delivered a tearful apology Thursday to Sarah Palin as he testified about a 2017 editorial that she says damaged her reputation. James
In his words: Shapiro recounts evacuating arson fire in pajamas at Pennsylvania governor’s residence
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday provided new details about the arson fire early Sunday that prompted his family’s evacuation from the governor’s official residence in Harrisburg, recounting how wife and four kids
AP and the Trump administration argue over presidential access before appeals judges
The Associated Press and the Trump administration returned to a courtroom Thursday — and will be in another on Friday — as part of the high-stakes battle over who can control which journalists are able to question
A New Hampshire judge is deciding whether to block Trump’s anti-DEI directive to schools
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Teachers trying to block the Trump administration’s guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in schools are trying to “manufacture harm,” a government attorney told a federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday.
University protests blast Trump’s attacks on funding, speech and international students
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — University professors and students led protests on campuses across the U.S. on Thursday against what they say are broad attacks on higher education, including massive cuts to funding, the expulsion of international students
Nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as as Trump’s government downsizing continues
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is drastically shrinking the size and the mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the latest step in an extraordinary reshaping of the federal government. Roughly 1,500 employees will be cut
White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts
The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate funding for Head Start, a move that would cut early education for more than half a million of the nation’s neediest children and child care for their families. The
In East Palestine derailment trial, railroad and chemical maker agree on who pays residents
Norfolk Southern reached an agreement with one of two companies about how much each side will help pay for a $600 million class-action settlement, which the railroad agreed to after the disastrous 2023 Ohio train derailment and
