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By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press Some U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities are heavily secured, closed off behind metal fences, hardened doors and armed guards. Many are in federal buildings built with a focus on security. Detainees are often moved in and out of buildings through underground parking garages. And in other cases, the outer

By SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press Federal agents seized multiple documents labeled “classified,” “confidential” and “secret” from the office of former national security adviser John Bolton as part of an investigation into whether Bolton mishandled defense records, according to court filings that were unsealed on Tuesday. The seized documents marked as confidential appear to be about

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris, forced to confront Israel’s war in Gaza on the first night of her book tour, expressed compassion for the Palestinians and condemned President Donald Trump for giving the Israeli government “a blank check.” “What’s happening to the Palestinian people

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press Hillary Clinton on Wednesday slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and accused the Trump administration of turning “the clock back” on public health. Clinton expressed alarm about people in the country listening to “crackpot ideas” after a press conference Monday in which the Secretary of Health and Human Services and President

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and REBECCA BOONE WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Wednesday to reinstate eight former inspectors general who filed a lawsuit after the Trump administration fired them with no warning and little explanation. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said that while President Donald Trump likely violated the federal law governing the

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel’s return monologue watched by nearly 6.3 million viewers on broadcast TV, despite blackouts in many cities.

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Wednesday that it’s unconstitutional to require states to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get funding for disasters, which is overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general in May filed a

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has added a Presidential Walk of Fame to the exterior of the White House, featuring portraits of each of the previous commanders-in-chief — except for one. Instead of a headshot of Joe Biden, the Republican incumbent instead hung a photo of an autopen signing

By DAVE COLLINS and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has ordered a senior U.S. Justice Department official to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agent’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit involving Alex Jones’ conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a person familiar with the matter said

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel is back on his ABC late-night show, but it’s still a mystery when — or if — viewers in cities such as Washington, Seattle and St. Louis will be able to see him again on their televisions. ABC stations owned by the Nexstar

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At least two senior Justice Department officials likely broke court rules governing the conduct of prosecutors by reposting comments President Donald Trump made about Luigi Mangione, the man accused of assassinating the CEO at UnitedHealthcare, a federal judge said Wednesday. Judge Margaret

The Associated Press In his speech before the U.N. General Assembly, President Donald Trump promoted a second-term talking point about his efforts to settle multiple conflicts around the world. “In a period of just seven months, I have ended seven unendable wars. They said they were unendable.” he said Tuesday, repeating a claim he frequently

By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect, its parent company Alphabet said Tuesday. In a letter submitted in response to subpoenas from the House Judiciary

By The Associated Press A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing one detainee and wounding two others before taking his own life, authorities said. The exact motivation of the attack was not immediately known. The FBI said at

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sen. Jon Husted looks on as Vivek Ramaswamy fires up a standing-room-only crowd in Ohio, making the case for why he should be their next governor. It’s a speech Husted, just months ago, had expected to give himself. But Husted’s political path took an abrupt turn

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After serving with the Marine Corps in Iraq, Julio Torres has the American flag and Marine insignia tattooed on his arms to show his pride in serving a country he calls home. After post-traumatic stress syndrome, drug addiction and a criminal charge following his deployment, the 44-year-old

By AARON MORRISON and JAYLEN GREEN Associated Press How Charlie Kirk is being memorialized — with many conservatives and white Christians, particularly evangelicals, emphasizing his faith and labeling him a martyr — has sparked debate among Black clergy, who are trying to square a heroic view of the 31-year-old with insulting statements about people of

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel, nearly breaking down, says it was ‘never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man.’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election to U.S. House in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A senior U.S. Justice Department official sent a letter to a lawyer for relatives of victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, asking pointed questions about a retired FBI agent’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit that led to a $1.4 billion judgment against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Ed

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte’s light rail system, the North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a criminal justice package that limits bail and seeks to ensure more defendants undergo mental health evaluations. The Republican-penned bill also

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Faith Ayer had no qualms about taking Tylenol for chronic migraines and COVID-19 during her pregnancy, and grew disappointed and angry as she watched President Donald Trump rail against the pain medicine. “A lot of the claims that were shared have just not been backed by evidence,” said Ayer,

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work. The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or

By JOHN O’CONNOR and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Catholic bishop’s opposition to the Archdiocese of Chicago’s plans to honor Sen. Dick Durbin despite the powerful politician’s support of abortion rights has revived a decades-old struggle between church teaching and political reality. Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago announced last week that

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A fierce loyalist of President Donald Trump who represents a broad swath of Wisconsin’s rural north woods in Congress entered the governor’s race in the battleground state Tuesday, shaking up the Republican primary. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany becomes the front-runner over the two other announced Republican

By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — After a two-week trial, a jury took just two hours Tuesday to convict Ryan Routh of trying to assassinate Donald Trump on a Florida golf course last year, a plot that was undone when a Secret Service agent spotted Routh and fired a shot that

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration is strongly recommending that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless medically necessary. “I want to say it like it is, don’t take Tylenol,” he said, encouraging women to “just fight like hell not to take it.” But

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer ABILENE, Texas (AP) — The afternoon sun was so hot that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman traded his usual crewneck sweater for a T-shirt on the last legs of a Tuesday visit to the massive Stargate artificial intelligence data center complex that will power the future of ChatGPT. OpenAI announced

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press From the pulpit of the presidency, Donald Trump offered some advice to pregnant women: “Tough it out” before taking Tylenol. Nine times in all, Trump said expectant mothers should suffer through their discomfort instead of reaching for acetaminophen — or paracetamol in countries outside the U.S. — to cure their