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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A top California Democratic political aide agreed to plead guilty Thursday to charges including conspiracy to commit bank fraud related to a scheme to steal campaign funds from Xavier Becerra when he served as the federal health secretary.
BEIJING (AP) -- Rubio says it would be 'terrible mistake' if China tried to take Taiwan by force and US position on island is unchanged.
BEIJING (AP) -- Trump invites Chinese President Xi Jinping for a Sept. 24 visit at the White House.
BEIJING (AP) -- Trump and Xi wrap up meeting after two hours of talks covering Taiwan, trade and other differences in US-China relations.
BEIJING (AP) -- Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could bring US and China to clashes or conflict, Chinese state media reports.
BEIJING (AP) -- Trump arrives at the Great Hall of the People to begin two days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.
President Donald Trump departed Tuesday afternoon for Beijing to meet with China's President Xi Jinping. The high-stakes visit comes after Trump spent weeks trying, and failing, to persuade China to influence Iran to meet U.S. terms to end the war -- or at the very least, reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told House lawmakers Tuesday that the ceasefire with Iran remains in effect despite recent exchanges of fire as he faces another round of bipartisan questioning over the costs and endgame of the war. He's now testifying before the Senate.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told House lawmakers Tuesday that the ceasefire with Iran remains in effect despite recent exchanges of fire as he faces another round of bipartisan questioning over the costs and endgame of the war. He's now testifying before the Senate.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told House lawmakers Tuesday that the ceasefire with Iran remains in effect despite recent exchanges of fire as he faces another round of bipartisan questioning over the costs and endgame of the war. He's now testifying before the Senate.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces a new round of questioning from lawmakers over the Iran war Tuesday, including some Republicans who have expressed concerns over the length of the conflict and its lack of congressional approval.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additional four winnable U.S. House seats.
Iran and the United States reached an impasse again Monday over how to end their war while their ceasefire grew increasingly shaky, with the two sides exchanging fire in recent days, ships and Gulf states being targeted, and fighting flaring between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
President Donald Trump said Friday the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, saying it could be the "beginning of the end" of the long war between them.
President Donald Trump said Friday the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, saying it could be the "beginning of the end" of the long war between them.
U.S. Central Command said Friday that its forces have disabled two more Iranian tankers that were trying to breach an American blockade on Iran's ports -- the latest strain on the war's shaky ceasefire.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa, as America's top diplomat wrapped up two days of fence-mending talks in Italy and the Vatican following weeks of tensions over the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
The U.S. military said Thursday that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and "targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces."
The U.S. military said Thursday that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and "targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces."
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee enacted a new U.S. House map Thursday that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis, reshaping it to the GOP's advantage.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed "efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East" in talks at the Vatican on Thursday aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump's criticisms of Pope Leo XIV.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed "efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East" in talks at the Vatican on Thursday aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump's criticisms of Pope Leo XIV.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting the Vatican to mend ties after President Donald Trump's criticisms of Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. Rubio's planned audience with Leo was complicated at the last minute by Trump's latest criticism of the Chicago-born pope.
Voters headed to the polls in Indiana and Ohio for pivotal primary elections that will test President Donald Trump's influence within the Republican Party and help shape the road to the midterms. Meanwhile, a closely watched state Senate race in Michigan could determine control of the chamber.
The primary election Tuesday in Ohio set up what is expected to be one of the most expensive races for U.S. Senate this year as Republicans try to hold on to the chamber, while biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will face a challenge from the state's former health director as he seeks to keep the governor's office in GOP hands.
Billionaire biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy clinched the Republican nomination for Ohio governor on Tuesday and will face off this fall against the state's COVID-era health director, Democrat Amy Acton.
There are primary elections Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana as well as a key state Senate race in Michigan that will decide control of the chamber.
There are primary elections Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana as well as a key state Senate race in Michigan that will decide control of the chamber.
U.S. forces on Monday launched an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, where hundreds have been stuck since the Iran war began.
U.S. forces on Monday launched an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, where hundreds have been stuck since the Iran war began.
U.S. forces on Monday launched an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, where hundreds have been stuck since the Iran war began.
U.S. forces on Monday launched an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, where hundreds have been stuck since the Iran war began.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors in New Jersey have charged four residents with illegally voting.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Kentucky congressman Andy Barr in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former longtime Senate GOP leader.
Iran has handed over its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States to mediators in Pakistan, Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday. President Donald Trump subsequently said he's "not satisfied" with it, but did not elaborate on the proposal's apparent shortcomings. The shaky ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran has lasted for three weeks.
The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of a ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump says he's still looking at a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines.
President Donald Trump's administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval.
President Donald Trump's administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval.
President Donald Trump's administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval.
President Donald Trump has signed legislation funding much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, ending the longest shutdown in the agency's history. After weeks of delay, the House voted earlier Thursday for a bipartisan package that would avoid another round of airport disruptions.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff faced another day of grilling Thursday on Capitol Hill, with senators getting their first opportunity to confront or praise the leaders' handling of the Iran war. The Trump administration is seeking a historic $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana's congressional primaries won't be going forward as scheduled in May, as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a majority Black congressional district, the state's top elected officials said Thursday.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana's congressional primaries won't be going forward as scheduled in May, as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a majority Black congressional district, the state's top elected officials said Thursday.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face a second day of grilling from Democrats on Capitol Hill, with senators getting their first opportunity on Thursday to confront or praise the Pentagon chief over his handling of the Iran war.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed the Trump administration's push to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians as migrants fleeing war and natural disaster.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Former Florida governor and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is seeking yet another office, this time running for mayor of his hometown of St. Petersburg.
The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than half a century in a case concerning a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana.
The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than half a century in a case concerning a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana.
The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than half a century in a case concerning a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana.
The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than half a century in a case concerning a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and is accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier, outfitted with an ammunition bag, shoulder gun holster and a sheathed knife, investigators said Wednesday in a new court filing.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and is accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier, outfitted with an ammunition bag, shoulder gun holster and a sheathed knife, investigators said Wednesday in a new court filing.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court will weigh arguments Wednesday over the Trump administration's push to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians as migrants fleeing war and natural disaster.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- King Charles III will embrace some of Washington's most formal ceremonial trappings as he tries to emphasize a bond between the United Kingdom and the United States that is so strong it can withstand the political turmoil of the moment.
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Donald W. Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress for nearly three decades under seven presidents, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A small plane crashed just after taking off from Crystal Airport north of Minneapolis on Saturday, killing a North Dakota state legislator and the pilot, authorities said.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump was reported uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after an unspecified threat. There did not immediately appear to be any injuries, and one law-enforcement official said a shooter opened fire.