Ex-FBI informant who made up bribery story about the Bidens will stay in prison, judge rules
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge has denied the U.S. government’s request to release from prison a former FBI informant who fabricated a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes that became
FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, two people
Florida seeks to enforce a law making it a crime for people in the US illegally to enter the state
MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s attorney general asked federal courts Wednesday to let authorities enforce a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people in the U.S. illegally to enter Florida by eluding immigration officials. State Attorney
The Senate votes down resolution to block Trump’s global tariffs amid economic turmoil
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans narrowly voted down a Democratic resolution Wednesday that would have blocked global tariffs announced by Donald Trump earlier this month, giving the president a modest win as lawmakers in both parties have
PHOTO ESSAY: Immigrants in the Texas Panhandle live in limbo under Trump’s crackdown
PANHANDLE, Texas (AP) — This is a documentary photo story curated by AP photo editors. The truck driver is cutting his lawn on a windy afternoon, in a town so quiet you can take afternoon walks down
North Carolina is pursuing its own restrictions amid Trump’s pushback against DEI
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Following the lead of several conservative states and the president himself, North Carolina Republican lawmakers have advanced their own bills that target diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The North Carolina House passed a
North Carolina court says stripping governor of election board appointments can go ahead for now
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court ruled Wednesday that a law stripping the governor’s authority to appoint State Board of Elections members can take effect for now, even though trial judges struck it down
Lovefest or Cabinet meeting? For Donald Trump, it’s both
WASHINGTON (AP) — Near the end of President Donald Trump’s marathon Cabinet meeting Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted that the U.S. has brought home 47 wrongfully detained Americans so far in Trump’s second term. “Forty-seven
Prosecutor says officer killed in gunman’s Pennsylvania hospital siege was hit by police fire
YORK, Pa. (AP) — An officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also hit an armed man holding hostages, a prosecutor disclosed at a news
Trump officials must report efforts, if any, to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge rules
A federal judge on Wednesday again directed the Trump administration to provide information about its efforts so far, if any, to comply with her order to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison. U.S. District
