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By LISA MASCARO, JOSH BOAK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, saying he planned to meet with budget director Russ Vought to talk through “temporary or permanent” spending cuts that could set

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election, Adelita Grijalva arrived at the U.S. Capitol, where her father had served for decades. But as she roamed the familiar halls, she said she could not help but feel like a tourist.

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo has apologized to New York City’s Jewish community for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was governor, a rare retreat on a signature campaign issue as he runs for mayor. In a video that circulated online Wednesday, Cuomo said

By PATRICK WHITTLE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine said Wednesday it is shutting down its primary care operations because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers. President Donald Trump’s policy and tax bill, known as the “ big beautiful bill,”

ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer cast doubt on the prospect of running for president in 2028 while speaking in Toronto on Wednesday. Whitmer was asked by a Canadian journalist in a moderated discussion whether she is considering seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2028. “I anticipate helping,

By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The Democratic member of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board that President Donald Trump fired ahead of the group considering the largest rail merger ever filed a lawsuit challenging his dismissal as illegal. Robert Primus, who had served on the board since 2001, said the White House never even gave

By LINLEY SANDERS and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump got a significant amount of blame during the last partial government shutdown, which took place toward the end of his first term after he forced a shutdown over border wall funding — but with Democrats embracing the shutdown fight this time,

By PHILIP MARCELO and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City rapper who joined President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has been sentenced to five years behind bars after he admitted he used earnings from his music career to fuel gang violence in Brooklyn. Sheff G, whose

By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Historically, the U.S. military has been an engine for cultural and social change in America. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s vision for the armed forces he leads runs counter to that. In comments Tuesday to hundreds of military leaders and their chief enlisted advisers, Hegseth made clear he

By ALI SWENSON and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government shut down Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers insisting that any deal address their health care demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can happen after the government is funded. At issue are tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who was defeated in 2022 in a North Carolina primary, is looking for a comeback by running for Congress again, this time from Florida. Cawthorn, 30, announced in an online video Wednesday that he would seek the southwest Florida

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative Wisconsin appeals court judge announced Wednesday that she is running for an open seat on the battleground state’s Supreme Court, promising to stop the politicization of the courts after record-high spending in the last race, fueled by billionaires Elon Musk and George Soros. Appeals

By The Associated Press The U.S. Senate adjourned for the day on Wednesday with no resolution on how to reopen the government. Blame was being cast on all sides on the first day of the shutdown. A vote to end the government shutdown failed earlier Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press A panel of federal judges began considering Wednesday whether Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that boosts Republicans and launched an expanding redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The case in an El Paso courtroom is the first test of Texas’ new map. Republican state lawmakers quickly

By STEVE PEOPLES National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On this, at least, the Democrats agree: It’s time to fight. Whether far-left activists, Washington moderates or rural conservatives, Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are shrugging off the risks and embracing a government shutdown they say is needed to push back against President Donald

By ANNIE MA AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says many of its core operations will continue in the shutdown kicking off Wednesday. Federal financial aid

By The Associated Press The U.S. government shutdown has begun after President Trump and Congress failed to reach a funding deal by Wednesday’s deadline. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers face furloughs and many offices will close. Trump has threatened irreversible actions as he seeks to punish Democrats. Democrats picked this fight as they demand

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government was thrown into a shutdown Wednesday with no easy endgame in sight, as Democrats held firm to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republican in Congress have dismissed as something to possibly

By SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is withdrawing the nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to a White House official and an AP source who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the action, which has yet to be

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address Tuesday to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his confirmation early this year and helped elevate his voice as a Fox News commentator — the fitness of women to serve in combat. Hegseth

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents grabbed and shoved journalists in a hallway outside a New York City immigration court on Tuesday, sending one to the hospital in the latest clash between authorities enforcing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and members of the public seeking to observe and document

By JULIE WATSON, LAURIE KELLMAN and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Armed with a 10-point plan and pacing a stage in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth enumerated for hundreds of assembled military leaders just how much of the force’s policy, philosophy and culture will change for more than 2

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — With the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years looming, the Trump administration is using official government communications to blame Democrats and promote the president’s policies. At least one agency has posted a public warning blaming “the massive pain” of any shutdown on “The Radical Left,”

By JACK BROOK and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A top New Orleans police official on Tuesday welcomed the possibility of a National Guard deployment in his city but pushed back on suggestions of rising crime rates and said he was unclear on how the military might be used. Republican Louisiana Gov.