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JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is finally scheduled to appear on Dec. 17 to testify before a special state Senate committee examining her prosecution of President Donald Trump, but lawyers aren’t done arguing over lawmakers’ power to haul her in. Lawyers for Willis and the state Senate

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The clock is ticking for the U.S. government to open up its files on Jeffrey Epstein. After months of rancor and recriminations, Congress has passed and President Donald Trump has signed a law compelling the Justice Department to give the public everything it has on

By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Senate leader announced Tuesday he’s resigning from the legislature to focus on his Republican campaign for lieutenant governor. “Continuing my service in the state senate while also running for Lt. Governor would be a disservice to both my constituents and the thousands of

By The Associated Press President Donald Trump road-tested his claims that he’s tackling Americans’ affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — a trip that came as polling consistently shows that public trust in Trump’s economic leadership has faltered. Following dismal results for Republicans in last month’s off-cycle elections, the White House

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press Bruce Blakeman, a Republican county official in New York’s City’s suburbs, announced Tuesday that he’s running for governor, setting up a primary clash with fellow Trump ally U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik. Blakeman, who has cast himself as a bulwark against the liberal policies of urban Democrats, criticized

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve faces an unusually contentious meeting this week that will test Chair Jerome Powell’s ability to corral the necessary support from fellow policymakers for a third straight interest rate cut. The Fed’s 19-member rate-setting committee is sharply divided over whether to lower borrowing costs

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared to back a Republican-led drive, supported by President Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president. A day after the justices indicated

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms. Higgins, 61, will

By SAHAR AKBARZAI, MARTHA BELLISLE, REBECCA SANTANA and JULIE WATSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Giselle Garcia, a volunteer who has been helping an Afghan family resettle, drove the father to a check-in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She warned him and his family to prepare for the worst.

By MARC LEVY and JOSH BOAK Associated Press MOUNT POCONO, Pa. (AP) — On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Donald Trump tried to emphasize his focus on combating inflation, yet the issue that has damaged his popularity couldn’t quite command his full attention. The president told the crowd gathered at a casino and

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery places CNN and its sister cable networks squarely back into what is likely to be an extended period of management limbo. There was some relief at CNN with last Friday’s announcement that Netflix was buying Warner’s studio and streaming businesses,

By The Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a similar step by Texas last month. The directive against the Council on American-Islamic Relations comes in an executive order DeSantis posted on the social media

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal magistrate judge on Monday rejected a bid by a former Colorado county clerk to be released from prison while she appeals her state conviction for orchestrating a data breach scheme driven by false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race. Former Mesa

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Blakeman, a Republican county official in New York City’s Long Island suburbs, is expected to launch a campaign for New York governor on Tuesday, according to a person with knowledge of his plans. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump has linked his administration’s immigration crackdown against Minnesota’s large Somali community to a series of fraud cases involving government programs in which many defendants have roots in the east African country. Trump last week labeled Minnesota Somalis as “garbage” and said he didn’t want

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer President Donald Trump won’t be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension. Kimmel’s previous, multiyear contract had been set to expire next May, so the extension will keep him on the air until at least May 2027. Kimmel’s

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former attorney in battleground Wisconsin alleged Monday that a judge presiding over his felony forgery case related to the 2020 election is guilty of misconduct and must step aside. The attorney and two other former Trump associates charged in relation to their roles

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the latest Republican candidate for Georgia governor to attack campaign finance rules, saying they unconstitutionally limit his free speech while allowing Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to raise unlimited contributions. Safe Affordable Georgia filed suit Monday in federal court in Atlanta asking

By MEG KINNARD and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press Ahead of next year’s midterms, a number of members from both major parties have already announced they’re heading for the exits, either because they’re seeking higher office, simply aren’t running again, or are leaving the chamber early. Midterm elections are historically tough on the party of the

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden Globes this year introduced a best podcast category and, predictably, the nominees announced Monday will get people talking. The six nominees for the inaugural best podcast award are “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard,” “Call Her Daddy,” “Good Hang with Amy Poehler,” “The Mel

By BILL BARROW and JOHN HANNA Associated Press Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Texas, telling President Donald Trump, “I’m coming for you,” and bringing a national profile to what could be a critical race for Democrats’ long-shot hopes of reclaiming a Senate majority in next year’s midterm

By The Associated Press The Supreme Court seems likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump ’s firing of board members. During arguments on Monday, the court’s conservative majority suggested it would overturn a 90-year-old decision that has limited when presidents can fire agencies’ board members, or leave

By MARC LEVY and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in key battleground U.S. House districts are working to contain the political fallout that may come when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act. For a critical sliver of the Republican majority,

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press State senators in Indiana advanced a proposal to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries Monday, although it is not clear if it has the support to become law in a final vote expected later this week even after months of pressure from President Donald Trump. The legislation was designed to favor

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic governors met this weekend in Arizona, looking to parlay last month’s big victories for the party in New Jersey and Virginia into campaigns for next year’s midterms, when a majority of governor’s seats will be up for election. Those elections helped Democrats zero in on

By JIM MUSTIAN and JACK BROOK Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — State and federal authorities are closely tracking online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans, monitoring message boards around the clock for threats to agents while compiling regular updates on public “sentiment” surrounding the arrests, according to law enforcement records