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WASHINGTON (AP) -- As President Donald Trump's tariffs roil global markets, some of the thought leaders and influential podcasters who backed the Republican's campaign are voicing doubts.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As President Donald Trump's tariffs roil global markets, some of the thought leaders and influential podcasters who backed the Republican's campaign are voicing doubts.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The deep cuts across federal agencies since Donald Trump's return to the White House include reductions in force, which mean not only layoffs but also elimination of positions altogether.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans, particularly those in Congress, have been overwhelmingly supportive of broad cuts across the federal government at the hands of Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency. But some have had words of caution.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will stand at the front of the U.S. House chamber to address a joint session of Congress, the first of his second term in office.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will deliver the first joint congressional address of his second presidency.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As they mustered support for their confirmations by the U.S. Senate, some of President Donald Trump's appointees made statements from which they've already distanced themselves upon taking office.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia businesswoman and former senator, to lead the Small Business Administration, returning a stalwart supporter of President Donald Trump to Washington.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For more than four centuries, the body of water stretching from Florida through Texas and into Mexico has been known as the Gulf of Mexico. But in a matter of weeks, President Donald Trump and White House officials have sought to rewrite the map by calling it the Gulf of America -- and insisting others do the...
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest congressional allies, is kicking off his pursuit of a fifth term with two of his home state's top Republicans chairing his 2026 campaign, an early show of strength in a race where the longtime lawmaker is expected to face primary challengers.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chair, its departing leader says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in the 2024 race.
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) -- Changeover among federal government agencies is normal when a new administration comes to Washington. But President Donald Trump has implemented sweeping changes in the first days of his second administration, from firing career agency employees to freezing trillions in federal grant funds and halting diversity, equity and inclusion programs that could result in wide-ranging layoffs.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina said Wednesday that she is "seriously considering" a gubernatorial run in 2026 and will make a final decision in the coming weeks.
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day, pausing a 30-day flag-lowering order following the death of former President Jimmy Carter.
Jimmy Carter was remembered at his funeral Thursday at Washington National Cathedral as a man of "character" and "something of a miracle" with "prophetic" vision.
President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month.
Most of the U.S. holds its major primary and general elections in even-numbered years, but there are a handful of places where competitive congressional, state and local-level contests will be happening in 2025.
A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a federal government shutdown.
Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home -- or stay on the job without pay -- just ahead of the holidays.
Elon Musk was the sole funder of a super PAC formed less than a month before the election that focused on advertising intended to convince voters that Donald Trump 's stance on abortion was akin to that of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Elon Musk was the sole funder of a super PAC formed less than a month before the election that focused on advertising intended to convince voters that Donald Trump 's stance on abortion was akin to that of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) -- Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn't unheard of for incoming presidents -- including for Donald Trump when he was elected the first time.
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) -- Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn't unheard of for incoming presidents -- including for Donald Trump when he was elected the first time.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed a line of guitars, following up on the Bibles, sneakers, watches, photo books and cryptocurrency ventures launched during his third White House campaign.
In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist who has been seen as divisive even within his own party.
In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist who has been seen as divisive even within his own party.
In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a military veteran and popular conservative media personality with a large following of his own.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With her selection as President-elect Donald Trump 's incoming White House chief of staff, veteran Florida political strategist Susie Wiles moves from a largely behind-the-scenes role of campaign co-chair to the high-profile position of the president's closest adviser and counsel.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The results on Election Day will come down to seven states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Elon Musk's political action committee created an ad attacking Vice President Kamala Harris that includes multiple references to a vulgarity often used to demean women as well as calling her a communist.
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) -- Nikki Haley received more Republican primary votes than anyone who challenged Donald Trump for this year's presidential nomination. She has said she's voting for him, and she released her delegates so they could support him at the Republican National Convention.
Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he's elected to the White House again. But he hasn't detailed how he would fund those ideas and avoid creating a huge budget shortfall, beyond arguing he will usher in an economic boom.
Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during an appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate "to preserve democracy in America."
Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during a Saturday appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate "to preserve democracy in America."
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Donald Trump has suggested that "one rough hour" of law enforcement action would tamp down retail theft, an echo of his longstanding support for more aggressive and potentially violent policing.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate.
He's sold Bibles, sneakers, photo books and cryptocurrency during his third campaign for president. Now, Donald Trump is launching a new business venture: diamond-encrusted watches.
Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he would be the sole featured speaker at this year's Al Smith charity dinner in New York, typically a good-humored and bipartisan political event that Vice President Kamala Harris said she is skipping in favor of battleground state campaigning.
Presidential candidates typically focus much of their travel on battleground states, but Donald Trump on Wednesday is taking his message to a somewhat unlikely place: suburban New York.
Donald Trump and his running mate on Friday continued to disparage Haitian migrants in an Ohio community, further fueling false claims the Republicans have promoted even as the city saw bomb threats and school evacuations and local officials called for a cooling of the anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out another presidential debate against Kamala Harris as her campaign announced a massive fundraising haul in the hours after the two candidates met on stage.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Donald Trump is returning to the battleground state of North Carolina Friday to address a meeting of the Fraternal Order of Police as he tries to portray himself as tougher on crime than his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the campaign's closing months.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The second general election debate of the 2024 campaign season is here, but it's the first matchup for the current nominees.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted the rules set forth for next week's debate with former President Donald Trump, although the Democratic nominee says the decision not to keep both candidates' microphones live throughout the matchup will be to her disadvantage.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump 's campaign says that it brought in $130 million in August, not as much as the month prior but a figure that his advisers said put the GOP nominee in good position for the remaining two months of the general election campaign.
More than 200 staffers for four previous Republican presidential nominees have endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris' White House bid, cautioning that the notion of a second term for GOP nominee Donald Trump is "simply untenable" and "will hurt real, everyday people."
The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are arguing in advance of their high-stakes Sept. 10 debate over whether microphones should be muted except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are arguing in advance of their high-stakes Sept. 10 debate over whether microphones should be muted except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak.
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Democratic National Convention heads into its second day on Tuesday.
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday in Chicago, just four weeks after President Joe Biden shuttered his campaign and made way for Vice President Kamala Harris to ascend to the top of Democrats' ticket.
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday, with delegates and officials descending on Chicago after a wild few weeks that saw the party switch out its nominee, upending what had already been an unprecedented campaign year.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets underway for the general election.
Donald Trump's big return to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter did not begin as planned.
Donald Trump is returning -- at least for one night -- to do a live interview Monday on X, the platform from which he was banned for nearly two years following the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol.
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Republicans are questioning Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's military record after Vice President Kamala Harris named him as her running mate this week.
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's military record has come under scrutiny since he was named as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket, Republicans are questioning both Walz's characterization of his time in uniform and his departure from service.
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) -- Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants them to face off on Fox News, making it increasingly unlikely that the candidates will confront each other on stage before the November election.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are emphasizing a new line of criticism against Republicans -- branding Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, as "weird."
Vice President Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are emphasizing a new line of criticism against Republicans -- branding Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, as "weird."
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Donald Trump is holding his first public campaign rally since President Joe Biden dropped out of a 2024 matchup that both major parties had spent months preparing for, leaving the former president to direct his ire toward his likely new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.