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Trump’s GOP seizes on violent rhetoric from Virginia AG candidate as high-stakes elections loom

By STEVE PEOPLES and OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republicans are seizing on recently unearthed violent rhetoric from Virginia’s Democratic candidate for attorney general in a push to re-shape the state’s governor’s race — and tarnish the Democratic Party nationally — less than a month before Election Day. President Donald Trump, like

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MISSOURI ————-——————— US-Supreme Court-Missouri Gun Law Supreme Court rebuffs push to revive Missouri law barring police from enforcing some U.S. gun laws SUMMARY: The Supreme Court

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MISSOURI ————-——————— US-Supreme Court-Missouri Gun Law Supreme Court rebuffs push to revive Missouri law barring police from enforcing some U.S. gun laws SUMMARY: The Supreme Court

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Social Security Administrator Frank Bisignano is named to the newly created position of IRS CEO

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano was named to the newly created position of CEO of the IRS on Monday, making him the latest member of the Trump administration to be put in charge of multiple federal agencies. As IRS CEO, Bisignano will report to Treasury Secretary

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Venezuela denounces alleged ‘extremist’ plan to attack shuttered US Embassy complex

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela warned Monday of an alleged plan by extremists to attack the shuttered U.S. Embassy complex in Caracas with explosives, coming as bilateral tensions simmer over Washington’s military deployment in the Caribbean. Jorge Rodríguez, head of the National Assembly and of Venezuela’s delegation for dialogue with the U.S., said in a

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MLB Postseason Glance

By The Associated Press All Times EDT x-if necessary WILD CARD SERIES (Best-of-3) American League Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: Cleveland 6, Detroit 1 Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3 New York 2, Boston 1 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Boston 3, New York 1 Wednesday, Oct.

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US NORWAY PRINCE-MINNEAPOLIS DESCRIPTION: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway on Oct. 7 will visit

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US NORWAY PRINCE-MINNEAPOLIS DESCRIPTION: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway on Oct. 7 will visit

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US NORWAY PRINCE-MINNEAPOLIS DESCRIPTION: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway on Oct. 7 will visit

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US NORWAY PRINCE-MINNEAPOLIS DESCRIPTION: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway on Oct. 7 will visit

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Maine’s moderate US House member will face a Democratic primary challenge during reelection fight

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s state auditor and former secretary of state said Monday he will challenge four-term Democratic Rep. Jared Golden in a primary in advance of one of the most closely watched congressional races in the upcoming midterms. Golden is a moderate Democrat who represents Maine’s 2nd Congressional

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Trump considers cutting US refugee intake to 7,500, focusing on white South Africans, officials say

By MATTHEW LEE, LISA MASCARO and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is considering admitting far fewer refugees into the U.S. this year — as few as 7,500, and mostly white South Africans, officials say — a dramatic new low as the administration is conducting sweeping immigration raids as part of

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DOJ contradicts DeSantis: Some detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ likely never in removal proceedings

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. government lawyers say that detainees at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” likely include people who have never been in removal proceedings, which is a direct contradiction to what Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been saying since it opened

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Democrat Amy McGrath launches comeback bid in seeking the seat of retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Amy McGrath, a retired Marine aviator, on Monday entered the Senate campaign in Kentucky, vowing to be a “bulwark against authoritarianism” in launching a comeback bid after being trounced by Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2020. McGrath joins a growing field of Republicans and Democrats

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Sports on TV for Tuesday, Oct. 7

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Oct. 7 COLLEGE GOLF 5:30 p.m. GOLF — 2025 NB3 Collegiate: Match Play – Day 1, Twin Warriors Golf Course, Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPNU — Denver at Georgetown MLB BASEBALL 4:05 p.m. FS1 — A.L.

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The Latest: National Guard deploys as ICE uses increasingly combative tactics in US cities

By The Associated Press It’s now Day 6 of the shutdown, and the Democratic minority leader has challenged the Republican House speaker to a televised debate on the impasse over reopening the federal government. Mike Johnson dismissed Hakeem Jeffries’ challenge as “theatrics.” Mutual trust between President Donald Trump and the Democrats is elusive as leaders

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