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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court won’t reconsider its ruling upholding a $5 million civil judgment against President Donald Trump in a civil lawsuit alleging he sexually abused a writer in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. In an 8-2 vote Friday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter; Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.; retired Gen. Joseph Votel, former commander of U.S. Central Command. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rand Paul, R-Ky. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Padilla, Klobuchar; Los

SAN FRANCISCO A federal judge in San Francisco on Friday stopped Secretary of State Marco Rubio from proceeding with plans to downsize the State Department, saying that it was prohibited behavior under an injunction she issued last month. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston barred the Republican administration from carrying out much of its plans to

By MICHAEL PHILLIS and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A program to compensate people exposed to radiation from past nuclear weapons testing and manufacturing could be restarted and expanded under a provision added by U.S. senators to the major tax and budget policy bill. The language added Thursday to the Senate version

WASHINGTON (AP) — US ground-based air defense systems are helping shoot down missiles Iran targeted at Israel, US official says.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marines are seen standing guard outside federal building in Los Angeles as they start operations.

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking former President Joe Biden to New Hampshire Democrats last year was acquitted Friday of voter suppression and impersonating a candidate. Steven Kramer, 56, of New Orleans, admitted orchestrating a message sent to thousands of voters two days before the state’s Jan.

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Consultant behind AI robocalls mimicking Biden acquitted of voter suppression, candidate impersonation in New Hampshire.

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the terminations of three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission after they were fired by President Donald Trump in his effort to assert more power over independent federal agencies. The commission helps protect consumers from dangerous products by issuing recalls,