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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he plans to put greater attention on helping find an end to the brutal civil war in Sudan after being urged to take action by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Trump, who claims to have ended several wars since returning

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has made hardline immigration policies a signature issue, but acknowledged on Wednesday that he’s been criticized for recently saying some skilled immigrants should be allowed into the country from his “Make America Great Again” supporters. Trump told an audience of business executives that the

By SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former president Joe Biden will attend Thursday’s memorial service for former vice president Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral, which will feature remarks from another former president, George W. Bush. A spokeswoman for Biden confirmed his plans to attend. The Democratic president said in

By KEVIN FREKING and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House was moving Wednesday to repeal part of a new law that gives senators the ability to sue the federal government for millions of dollars if their personal or office data is accessed without their knowledge. But senators appear unlikely to go

By ED WHITE Associated Press A high-stakes dispute over whether an indictment will stand against former FBI Director James Comey is putting attention on grand juries and how they work in secret to bring charges in U.S. federal courts. The U.S. Justice Department admitted there may have been a problem in how Comey’s case was

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily halted an order restricting the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area, calling it “overbroad” and “too prescriptive.” But the7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also cautioned against “overreading” its stay and said a quick appeal

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is increasingly counting on the tech sector and the development of artificial intelligence to deliver on his economic agenda, a reality laid bare this week as he hosted Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The crown prince has committed to invest $1 trillion

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower. In a report delayed for more than seven weeks by the federal government shutdown, the Commerce Department said Wednesday that the the gap between what the