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Brittany Mahomes, the NFL and Donald Trump among those praising Swift and Kelce’s engagement

By The Associated Press Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement following a two-year romance was swiftly praised by stars from the entertainment and sports worlds, British royalty and even the U.S. president. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the couple announced in an Instagram post Tuesday. The couple took the spotlight

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The Latest: Fed governor to sue Trump, saying he can’t legally fire her

By The Associated Press Financial markets worldwide have been rattled by President Donald Trump’s announcement that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move and sharp escalation in his effort to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. But Cook said she’s not leaving, and

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Trump says he’s firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for central bank control

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday night that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. Trump said

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Trump honors fallen US service members and criticizes Biden to mark Afghanistan bombing anniversary

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday marked the fourth anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members during the chaotic withdrawal at the end of the Afghanistan War by signing a proclamation honoring the fallen. Surrounded by about 35 family members of those killed, including

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What to know about Trump deportation policies that could send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts by U.S. immigration officials to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, a country to which the Salvadoran national has no ties, has again focused attention on efforts by the Trump administration to send people to countries other than their own. The administration’s agreements with so-called

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House committee subpoenas Epstein’s estate for documents, including birthday book and contacts

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein on Monday as congressional lawmakers try to determine who was connected to the disgraced financier and whether prosecutors mishandled his case. The committee’s subpoena is the latest effort by both Republicans and Democrats to respond

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Photos of Abrego Garcia turning himself in at ICE office surrounded by family and supporters

By STEPHANIE SCARBROUGH and KT KANAZAWICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia turned himself in at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore on Monday. He was accompanied by his wife, brother and supporters who were protesting the Trump administration’s plan to deport him to Uganda. Abrego Garcia was wrongfully

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces new deportation efforts after ICE detains him in Baltimore

By BRIAN WITTE, TRAVIS LOLLER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and BEN FINLEY Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s aggressive effort to remove noncitizens from the U.S., was detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore on Monday to face renewed efforts to deport him after a brief

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The Latest: Trump fires Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud allegations

By The Associated Press President Donald Trump says he’s firing Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, amid mortgage fraud allegations, opening a new front in the fight over America’s central bank. The president’s announcement came Monday night, days after Cook said she wouldn’t leave her post despite Trump calling for

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Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment

By JONATHAN J. COOPER, LEAH ASKARINAM and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms, an escalation of his military deployment that makes good on a directive issued late last week by his defense secretary. A Defense

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Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir. Months after her death, it’s coming out

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf said Sunday. “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice” is scheduled for release Oct. 21,

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Judge strikes down Minnesota law banning religious tests for college credit program

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Religious colleges that require students to sign a statement of faith cannot be excluded from a popular Minnesota program that lets high school students take college courses for credit, a federal judge has ruled, tossing a state law that she called an unconstitutional violation of religious freedom.

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