Trump and Mamdani meet Friday in the Oval Office. They’ve cast each other as adversaries for months
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has called New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and a “total nut job.” Mamdani has called Trump’s administration “authoritarian” and described himself as “Donald Trump’s worst nightmare.”
Trump’s wind-down of the Education Department leaves schools fearing disruption
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says its plan to dismantle the Education Department offers a fix for the nation’s lagging academics — a solution that could free schools from the strictures of federal influence. Yet to
US Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
The U.S. government on Thursday released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. The Department of Transportation will consider using the dummy in the government’s vehicle crash test
Alabama board votes to remove books about being transgender from public library youth sections
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The board overseeing Alabama public libraries on Thursday voted to remove books that discuss being transgender from the teen and children’s sections of all public libraries in the state. The Alabama action is
Judge criticizes federal prosecutors for relying on testimony by officer with credibility concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that police in the nation’s capital illegally seized a gun from a man they stopped outside a laundromat, blasting the officers’ account as unreliable and sharply criticizing Justice Department
This is Trump’s plan to end the war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s 28-point draft proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine has been presented in Kyiv. Washington and Moscow worked together on the draft, and it offers terms more favorable to Russia by
Federal judges uphold several North Carolina US House districts drawn by Republicans
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal judges on Thursday upheld several U.S. House districts that North Carolina Republicans drew in 2023 that helped the GOP gain additional seats the following year. They rejected accusations the lines unlawfully fractured
What to know about Trump’s draft proposal to curtail state AI regulations
President Donald Trump is considering pressuring states to stop regulating artificial intelligence in a draft executive order obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, as some in Congress also consider whether to temporarily block states from regulating AI.
Treasury plans to change tax credit eligibility in a move critics say will hurt immigrant taxpayers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday it plans to reclassify certain refundable tax credits as “federal public benefits,” which will bar some immigrant taxpayers from receiving them, even if they file and pay taxes
Democrats allege spy agency work is being undermined and politicized under Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees blasted the Trump administration’s handling of intelligence matters Thursday, alleging that America’s spy agencies have been undermined and politicized under President Donald Trump. During a