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By CLAIRE RUSH AND MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — President Donald Trump, members of his administration and conservative influencers painted a bleak portrait of Portland, Oregon, at a roundtable event at the White House Wednesday, alleging that the city has been besieged by violence perpetrated by “antifa thugs” and that it is

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain and head of the U.N. World Food Program, suffered a mild stroke this week and is said to be recovering “well,” according to a press release Thursday from the humanitarian organization. The statement said McCain, 71, is expected

By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the states contributing National Guard troops to President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement initiative in Washington have set target dates for their withdrawal later this fall, state officials told The Associated Press. The dates, in late October and November, could be extended, and it

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories from President Donald Trump and his supporters since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official, the new company announced Thursday. The newly formed company, Liberty Vote,

CHICAGO (AP) — Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for two weeks.

By MATTHEW BROWN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans voted Thursday to roll back restrictions on mining, drilling and other development in three Western states, advancing President Donald Trump’s ambitions to expand energy production from public lands. Senators voted 50-46 to repeal land management plans that were adopted in the final

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in a mortgage fraud case that President Donald Trump urged his Justice Department to bring after vowing retribution against some of his biggest political enemies. James, a Democrat who infuriated Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James calls fraud case ‘baseless,’ decries ‘weaponization of our justice system.’

By SEAN MURPHY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, the chair of the National Governors Association, said Thursday that he opposes sending National Guard troops across state borders without the permission of the state receiving them. The position from a sitting Republican official posed a rare

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since Donald Trump returned to office, his attempts to make a name for himself as a historic peacemaker have been frustrated by the ceaseless Russian invasion of Ukraine and the persistent fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Now Trump is on the brink of a

WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge in latest case against Trump foe, AP source says.

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Heather Campbell lost her job working for a food bank over the summer because of federal funding cuts. Her husband serves as an officer in the Air Force, but now he’s facing the prospect of missing his next paycheck because of the government shutdown. If lawmakers in