Category: National Politics

By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that news organizations that refuse to use President Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico were telling “lies” and insisted it would continue to bar Associated Press journalists from presidential events. Trump has decreed that the international body of water — which borders Mexico, the United States and other nations — be called the Gulf of America. In its influential Stylebook, the AP said it would continue to use Gulf of Mexico, while also noting Trump’s decision, to ensure that names of geographical...

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, Associated Press Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans. Related Articles National Politics | Trump official’s directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states National Politics | Trump says he’s revoking Biden’s security clearance, ending intelligence...

By STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump’s power into one of the most influential positions in the federal government. Related Articles National Politics | Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel National Politics | Trump’s Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian...

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The association representing thousands of FBI agents urged congressional leaders Monday to protect the jobs of employees at risk of punishment or possibly termination over their participation in investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Related Articles National Politics | RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says National Politics | Trump administration’s data deletions set off ‘a mad scramble,’ researcher says National Politics | ...

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a sweeping execution order on the death penalty Monday, directing the attorney general to “take all necessary and lawful action” to ensure that states have enough lethal injection drugs to carry out executions. Related Articles National Politics | Billionaires, tech titans, presidents: A guide to who stood where at Trump’s inauguration National Politics | Trump orders government not to infringe on Americans’ speech, calls for censorship investigation National...

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ALEX CONNOR The crowded dais in the Capitol Rotunda on Inauguration Day featured four of the world’s five wealthiest men, five U.S. presidents, tech titans and business moguls, and two foreign leaders with prime spots. President Donald Trump welcomed a mix of traditional, unprecedented and unorthodox guests — from Supreme Court justices to the vice president of China, and the head of TikTok, an app U.S. authorities have flagged as a national security risk, next to the person Trump has chosen to lead the intelligence community. Scattered throughout were the...

By JILL COLVIN and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — During his first term as president, Donald Trump led the effort to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing site he said posed a threat to U.S. national security. But on the eve of his return to the White House, the president-elect is being hailed as the app’s savior. After going dark for users this weekend, Trump said on his social media site that he would issue an executive order after he’s sworn in for a second term on Monday delaying a TikTok ban “so that we can make a deal to protect our national security.” He...

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most presidents get to move into the White House once. President-elect Donald Trump is doing it twice, and his wife, Melania, says it’s a lot easier the second time around. “I know where I will be going. I know the rooms where we will be living. I know the process,” the incoming first lady said recently. She described their first move to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in 2017 as “challenging.” Regardless of who is president, the whole process also challenges the White House residence staff: The maids, butlers and others who look after the...