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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Less than two weeks from Election Day, the fight over new California U.S. House maps that could erase up to five Republican seats is starting to look like a lopsided match-up, with opponents running low on campaign ads and options. The dynamics of the

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has suggested he’s entitled to compensation from the federal government over investigations he faced that he claims were politically motivated. Now, the Justice Department that Trump has exerted control over could approve a hefty payout in taxpayer dollars. The Republican

By The Associated Press President Donald Trump’s effort to bring down record-high beef prices by boosting imports from Argentina is facing sharp pushback from U.S. ranchers enjoying some rare profitable years and doubts from analysts who say the move is unlikely to lower grocery store prices. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) — His U.S. Senate campaign under fire, Maine Democrat Graham Platner said Wednesday that a tattoo on his chest has been covered to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol. The first-time political candidate said he got the skull and

By The Associated Press North Carolina lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a revised U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump that is intended to help Republicans win an additional seat in next year’s elections. The new congressional map reshapes the state’s only current swing district, held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis, by

By HOLLY RAMER and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Republican John E. Sununu announced a campaign for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim a seat he lost nearly two decades ago and boosting the GOP’s chances of regaining a foothold in a region overwhelmingly represented by Democrats. Sununu, 61,

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders completed their remapping of the state’s U.S. House districts on Wednesday, intent on picking up one more seat for President Donald Trump’s push to retain GOP control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections. The boundaries approved by the state

By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued last week. In an Oct. 15 memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his deputy, Steve Feinberg, ordered Pentagon officials — including the chairman

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government owes him “a lot of money” for prior Justice Department investigations into his actions and insisted he would have the ultimate say on any payout because any decision will “have to go across my desk.” Trump’s comments to reporters at the White House

By THOMAS BEAUMONT, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner revealed Tuesday that he was tattooed years ago with an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol, but he dismissed the connotation and chalked it up to a drunken Marine’s attempt at fearsomeness. He said

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a lawsuit that seeks to get Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the state’s newest member of Congress after U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to seat her a month since winning the post. The Democratic attorney general filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Washington

By BILL BARROW and JILL COLVIN Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing a request from New Jersey Republicans to send election monitors to oversee the handling of mail ballots in a key county that will help settle the state’s Nov. 4 governor’s race. The New Jersey Republican State Committee told Harmeet Dhillon,

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. Christopher LaNeve to serve as the Army’s second-highest-ranking officer, according to congressional records. Gen. James Mingus is currently vice chief of staff and has not publicly said he plans to step aside. He has been in the job less than

By MAKIYA SEMINERA and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats rallied Tuesday against a new U.S. House map proposed by North Carolina Republicans that would likely reap another GOP seat at President Donald Trump’s behest, but the critics acknowledged they’ll likely be unable to halt the redraw for now. But they

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — These photos show archival images of the White House East Wing, which housed several offices, including those of the first lady. It was built in 1942. On Monday, the White House started tearing it down to build President Donald Trump’s $250 million ballroom. This is a photo gallery curated by

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge overseeing the Trump administration’s prosecution of U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver on charges she assaulted and impeded immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center told the government to remove social media posts he called “prejudicial” to the congresswoman. U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper

By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A former Amazon delivery driver has filed a lawsuit accusing a federal civil right agency of abruptly and unlawfully abandoning her sex discrimination case and others like it following an executive order from President Donald Trump. The lawsuit filed by the former

By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — In late September, immigration agents launched a massive raid on a Chicago apartment building, deploying heavily armed agents who stormed the building from the ground floor while others rappelled onto the roof from a Black Hawk helicopter. The raid ended with 37 immigrants arrested, officials said. But

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press A California man has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government in Southern California while working as a campaign advisor for a local politician. Yaoning “Mike” Sun is expected to appear in court in Los Angeles on Monday to enter his plea under

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s choice to challenge maverick Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky announced his candidacy Tuesday, pledging to steadfastly support the president’s agenda while describing the incumbent as an obstructionist. Retired Navy SEAL officer Ed Gallrein entered the 4th District campaign after gaining Trump’s endorsement.

By The Associated Press Protesters have taken to wearing oversized inflatable costumes to deflate tensions and draw attention at rallies against Trump administration’s policies. Crowds across the U.S. and abroad rallied Saturday during “No Kings” demonstrations against what they call a slide into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump. Republicans dismissed the gatherings as “Hate America”

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill in the final stretch of their statewide campaigns for governor in Virginia and New Jersey. Spanberger and Sherrill’s campaigns said in Tuesday news releases that Obama will campaign with both candidates

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Progressive groups looking to reconnect with Latino voters are emphasizing economic hardship and highlighting President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda in an effort to regain support in places where the Republican leader made inroads. The $1.4 million digital ad and field campaign is led

By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The music begins low and ominous, with the video showing searchlights skimming along a Chicago apartment building and heavily armed immigration agents storming inside. Guns are drawn. Unmarked cars fill the streets. Agents rappel from a Black Hawk helicopter. But quickly the soundtrack grows more stirring and

By The Associated Press Senate Republicans projected a unified front at the White House Rose Garden Tuesday, arriving at President Donald Trump ’s invitation as they refuse to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds into the fourth week of the government shutdown. While hosting, Trump praised the GOP leadership, singling out senators by