Jasmine Crockett concedes to James Talarico in Texas Democratic Senate primary
Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday conceded the Democratic primary in the Texas Senate race to James Talarico.
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Trump's Harvard move reflects one of his go-to tactics: Lawsuits
ATLANTA (AP) -- Donald Trump has played many roles. Real estate developer. Marketing extraordinaire. Reality TV host. Candidate. President -- twice.
Vance posted and then deleted a message referring to the 'Armenian genocide.' Why the phrase matters
U.S. Vice President JD Vance's team posted and then deleted a message on social media about the Republican's visit to a memorial paying tribute to early 20th century Armenians killed by the Ottoman Empire.
Why the words 'Armenian genocide' matter after Vance social media reference is deleted
U.S. Vice President JD Vance's team posted and then deleted a message on social media about the Republican's visit to a memorial paying tribute to early 20th century Armenians killed by the Ottoman Empire.
Insurrection Act: How it's been used and what Trump wants to do with it
ATLANTA (AP) -- Donald Trump would not be the first president to invoke the Insurrection Act, as he has threatened, so that he can send U.S. military forces to Minnesota.
Trump's Insurrection Act threat stands out against the law's long history
ATLANTA (AP) -- Donald Trump would not be the first president to invoke the Insurrection Act, as he has threatened, so that he can send U.S. military forces to Minnesota.
NSA employee sues the Trump administration over transgender rights and 'immutable' genders
A transgender employee of the National Security Agency is suing the Trump administration and trying to block enforcement of a presidential executive order and other policies the employee says violate federal civil rights law.
NSA employee plans to sue administration over order on transgender rights and 'immutable' genders
A transgender employee of the National Security Agency plans to sue the Trump administration and try to block enforcement of a presidential executive order and other policies the employee says violate federal civil rights law.
NSA employee sues Trump administration over order on transgender rights and two 'immutable' genders
A transgender employee of the National Security Agency is suing the Trump administration and seeking to block enforcement of a presidential executive order and other policies the employee says violate federal civil rights law.
Trump gave an unusually partisan White House address. Should networks have given him the TV time?
ATLANTA (AP) -- When Donald Trump delivered the first White House address of his second presidency Wednesday night, all major U.S. networks beamed his image and voice onto their airwaves, cable feeds and online platforms.
Democrats keep 2024 election review under wraps, saying a public rehash won't help them win in 2026
ATLANTA (AP) -- Democrats will not issue a postelection report on their 2024 shellacking after all.
Takeaways: Susie Wiles pulls back the curtain on the Trump administration in revealing interviews
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles offered an unusually candid look inside President Donald Trump's administration in a series of interviews published Tuesday by Vanity Fair magazine, delivering details and reservations that presidential aides usually save for memoirs.
Another blue wave? Meet the Democrat trying to make it happen and the Republican trying to stop her
ATLANTA (AP) -- Even though Republican Brian Jack is only a first-term congressman, he has become a regular in the Oval Office these days. As the top recruiter for his party's House campaign team, the Georgia native is often reviewing polling and biographies of potential candidates with President Donald Trump.
Elon Musk says DOGE was only 'somewhat successful' and he wouldn't do it again
Mega billionaire Elon Musk, in a friendly interview with his aide and conservative influencer Katie Miller, said his efforts leading the Department of Government Efficiency were only "somewhat successful" and he would not do it over again.
Allred switches from Texas US Senate race to a House comeback bid. Crockett's Senate decision looms
Former Rep. Colin Allred is ending his U.S. Senate campaign in Texas and instead will attempt a House comeback bid, potentially paving the way for Rep. Jasmine Crockett to enter the race for Democrats' nomination in a state that is critical for the party's long shot hopes to reclaim a Senate majority in next year's midterm elections.
Allred switches from Texas Senate race to a House comeback bid. Crockett's Senate decision looms
Former Rep. Colin Allred is ending his U.S. Senate campaign in Texas and instead will attempt a House comeback bid, potentially paving the way for Rep. Jasmine Crockett to become the early favorite for Democrats' nomination in a state they have long hoped to make more competitive.
Trump's breakup with Greene is not the same as others. But like always, there may be second chances
ATLANTA (AP) -- President Donald Trump's chaotic political universe has at least one consistent law that rises above any other: The president has no permanent friends and no permanent enemies.
Tom Steyer is running for California governor as a populist billionaire
Billionaire businessman and activist Tom Steyer, who once self-financed an unsuccessful White House campaign and spent his own money advocating for President Donald Trump's impeachment, has launched his bid for California governor as a Democrat.
In AP interview, Harris says Democrats 'are standing up for working people' in government shutdown
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- As Democrats dig in for a lengthening government shutdown, former Vice President Kamala Harris is cheering them on as she travels the country touting her presidential campaign memoir amid speculation about another White House run.
Trump's push to change Department of Defense to 'War Department' would turn back the clock to WWII
ATLANTA (AP) -- President Donald Trump's push to rename the Department of Defense goes beyond subjective word choices about whether to change a name that's been in place since 1949.
Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it's his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead
ATLANTA (AP) -- Amy Kremer was an early tea party leader who supported Donald Trump for president in 2016. She ran for Congress from Georgia in 2017 and got less than 1% of the Republican primary vote.
In Trump's redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity and progressives are on board
ATLANTA (AP) -- Fight! Fight! Fight!
Trump's new congressional map in Texas still stymied as Gavin Newsom urges president to give up
Texas Republicans were unable again Monday to approve new congressional districts to meet President Donald Trump's demands as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats urged Republicans to stand down and avoid a partisan brawl spanning multiple statehouses.
Newsom urges Trump to abandon redistricting fight as Texas Republicans remain stymied on new maps
Texas Republicans were set Monday try to convene the state Legislature and redraw congressional districts to satisfy President Donald Trump, as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats urged Republicans to stand down and avoid a partisan brawl spanning multiple statehouses.
Democratic governors may offer a path forward for a party out of power in Washington
ATLANTA (AP) -- Anderson Clayton wanted a headline name to speak at North Carolina Democrats' summer gala -- but the state party chair bypassed familiar Capitol Hill figures, looking instead to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family's opposition
The Trump administration has released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate's family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination.
Trump administration released FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family's opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration has released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate's family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination.
US military parade has global counterparts in democracies, monarchies and totalitarian regimes
The military parade to mark the Army's 250th anniversary and its convergence with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday are combining to create a peacetime outlier in U.S. history. Yet it still reflects global traditions that serve a range of political and cultural purposes.
Trump's military parade is a US outlier in peacetime but parades and reviews have a long history
Troops marching in lockstep. Patriotic tunes filling the air. The commander in chief looking on at it all.
Mike Johnson downplays Musk's influence and says Republicans will pass Trump's tax and budget bill
With an uncharacteristically feistiness, Speaker Mike Johnson took clear sides Sunday in President Donald Trump's breakup with mega-billionaire Elon Musk.
Hall of Famers. A Heisman winner. An MMA fighter. Tuberville is not the only sports politician
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Tommy Tuberville is a U.S. senator and wants to become the next Alabama governor. But his new campaign paraphernalia recognize his old job: coach.
The Democrats' path back to power might start in places like this Appalachian town
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Janet Lynn Stumbo leaned on her cane and surveyed the two dozen or so voters who had convened in a small Appalachian town to meet with the chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party.
Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez: A billionaire and a former bartender emerge as Trump resistance leaders
ATLANTA (AP) -- The billionaire heir and the former bartender.
In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation
President Donald Trump's administration has dug in on its contention that the government should not have to repatriate Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite U.S. Supreme Court and lower court rulings that he was wrongly deported and should be returned to the United States.
Even in Alabama, some Republicans worry about Trump's sweeping agenda
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- On a day when stock markets around the world dropped precipitously, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl led a celebration of the president whose global tariffs sparked the sell-off.
Even in conservative Alabama, there are quiet concerns and caveats amid Republican cheers for Trump
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- On a day when stock markets around the world dropped precipitously, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl led a celebration of the president whose global tariffs sparked the sell-off.
In conservative Alabama, Republicans are cheering for Trump - with some quiet concerns and caveats
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- On a day when stock markets around the world dropped precipitously, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl led a celebration of the president whose global tariffs sparked the selloff.
Why does the US restrict its presidents to 2 terms? A look at the tradition Trump is questioning
ATLANTA (AP) -- Only one person in U.S. history has defied the two-term example set by the first president, George Washington. And voters responded by forbidding future presidents from being elected more than twice.
Critics see Trump attacks on the 'Black Smithsonian' as an effort to sanitize racism in US history
ATLANTA (AP) -- President Donald Trump's order accusing the Smithsonian Institution of not reflecting American history notes correctly that the country's Founding Fathers declared that "all men are created equal."
California's Gavin Newsom opposes trans athletes in women's sports, splitting with progressives
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, used the inaugural episode of his new podcast to break from progressives by speaking out against allowing transgender women and girls to compete in female sports.
A Project 2025 author carries out his vision for mass federal layoffs
ATLANTA (AP) -- The Trump administration's demand that federal agencies plan to radically downsize is driven by a key figure in the conservative movement who has long planned this move.
The few Republicans who still oppose Trump gather in search of a path to oppose him
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservatives from across the country filled a ballroom a few blocks from the White House and lamented that the United States is abandoning the ideals that forged a great nation. Some attendees donned red hats with various inscriptions mocking President Donald Trump and his "Make America Great Again" movement.
'Waste, fraud and abuse' is a political fight older than the nation. Here's what to know
ATLANTA (AP) -- Good-government advocates, anti-tax conservatives, politicians of various stripes and everyday Americans grouse about "waste, fraud and abuse" across the U.S. government.
What has Donald Trump not done yet? Here are some policy areas where he might act next
ATLANTA (AP) -- Donald Trump's second administration has put forth an avalanche of policy changes and political pronouncements that have jolted Washington and the world.
Trump is leveraging tariffs. Is he ready for potential fallout? Are consumers? Here's what to know
ATLANTA (AP) -- President Donald Trump has taken executive action to impose or threaten new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China.
Trump followed through on tariffs. Is he ready for the fallout? Are Americans? Here's what to know
ATLANTA (AP) -- President Donald Trump has taken executive action to impose or threaten new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China.
Trump kept his pledge on tariffs. Is he ready for the fallout? Are Americans? Here's what to know
ATLANTA (AP) -- President Donald Trump has taken executive action to impose new tariffs on imports from Canada, China and Mexico.
What to know about Trump's tariffs targeting Canada, Mexico and China
ATLANTA (AP) -- President Donald Trump has taken executive action to impose new tariffs on imports from Canada, China and Mexico.
Former Federal Reserve adviser indicted and arrested for alleged espionage in dealings with China
Federal authorities have arrested a former Federal Reserve senior adviser for allegedly giving inside economic information to China.
Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class message
ATLANTA (AP) -- President Donald Trump's brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the U.S. economy's trajectory, could never afford to live in his Manhattan skyscraper or visit his club in south Florida.
Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
President Donald Trump started his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient the U.S. government.
Everything Trump did in the first executive orders of his presidency
President Donald Trump started his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient the U.S. government.
Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here's what he's proposed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump has promised sweeping actions in his second administration.
'American Carnage': Looking back at Trump's first inaugural address before his second
Eight years ago, Donald Trump delivered an inaugural address that overshadowed the typical optimism and promises of unity with a dark portrait of national life.
Jimmy Carter honored with Washington funeral before burial in his Georgia hometown
Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, is being honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown.
Jimmy Carter will be honored at a Washington funeral before burial in his Georgia hometown
Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown.
Jimmy Carter will be honored at Washington funeral before burial in Georgia hometown
Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown.
Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated
ATLANTA (AP) -- Young Jimmy Carter and his friends were walking across a pasture after a day's farm labor during the Great Depression. As they came to a gate, his companions stood aside and let Carter enter first.
Jimmy Carter continues to lie in state at Capitol Rotunda ahead of his state funeral
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Jimmy Carter will lie in state for a second day Wednesday after his remains arrived in Washington a day earlier as part of state funeral rites.
Jimmy Carter on his way back to Washington, where he remained an outsider
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returns to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting Tuesday.