Category: Politics

By PHILIP MARCELO NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration said Friday that it is exploring whether the federal government can take control of the 9/11 memorial and museum in New York City. Related Articles Raid on upstate New York food manufacturer leads to dozens of detentions States move to protect vaccines in the face of attempts to remove mandates Trump administration says Kilmar Abrego Garcia is ineligible for asylum President Donald Trump to attend US Open men’s singles...

By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators say they are prepared to change the chamber’s rules to get around the Democratic blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees and are discussing a proposal to make it easier to confirm multiple nominees at once. Related Articles House rejects effort to censure New Jersey congresswoman over actions at detention center VP Vance says meeting with families of victims from Minneapolis church shooting affected him deeply Trump administration agrees to restore health...

By MATT BROWN and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — The House rejected a resolution to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., and remove her from a committee that oversees immigration and national security as she faces federal charges stemming from a visit to an immigration detention facility. Related Articles Republicans are preparing to change Senate rules to speed Trump’s nominees VP Vance says meeting with families of victims from Minneapolis church shooting affected him deeply Trump administration agrees to restore...

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a video circulating online that showed items being tossed out of an upstairs window of the White House was created with artificial intelligence, despite his press team seeming to confirm the veracity of it hours earlier. Trump, who has boasted of being an expert in building design as he takes on remodeling projects at the White House and beyond, told reporters that the video has “got to be fake” because the windows, he said, are heavy and sealed shut. The video, which circulated Monday, appears...

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana on Wednesday abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court to reject any consideration of race in redistricting in a case that could bring major changes to the Voting Rights Act. Related Articles FACT FOCUS: Rural hospitals are expected to lose money from Trump’s bill, despite RFK Jr.’s promise CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job and other agency leaders resign CDC...

By CHRIS RUGABER and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday night that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. Related Articles Trump says he’s firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for central bank control Trump honors fallen US service members and criticizes Biden to mark Afghanistan...