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By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is in “exceptional health,” his physician said Friday after he underwent a checkup that included lab tests and preventive health assessments at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Trump spent roughly three hours at the Bethesda, Maryland, hospital earlier Friday for what his

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, even though three African countries they’ve approached have rejected the idea, a judge heard during testimony Friday. Abrego Garcia is challenging efforts

By MATT BROWN and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father. The delay has attracted mounting attention this week, with Johnson challenged by

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