By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer If the byproduct of a raid on a Washington Post journalist’s home is to deter probing reporting of government action, the Trump administration could hardly have chosen a more compelling target. Hannah Natanson, nicknamed the “federal government whisperer” at the Post for her reporting on President Donald Trump’s changes
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By WILL WEISSERT, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday even as he has questioned her credibility to take over her country after the U.S. ousted then-President
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By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The president was barely a year into his administration when a health care debate began to consume Washington. On Capitol Hill, partisan divides formed as many Democrats pressed for guaranteed insurance coverage for a broader swath of Americans while Republicans, buttressed by medical industry lobbying, warned about
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By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact on Thursday that would allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage joint training to boost deterrence against China’s growing aggression in the region and to bolster their preparation for natural
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Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL SOTOMAYOR and MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of Venezuelans prayed for their country on Wednesday. They gathered in a major Catholic procession in Barquisimeto, about 170 miles (270 kilometers) west of Caracas, to honor Divina Pastora, a title for the Virgin Mary. The longing for peace, prosperity and
Continue ReadingWednesday No. 1 UConn (17-0) did not play. Next: vs. Villanova, Thursday. No. 2 South Carolina (17-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 4 Texas, Thursday. No. 3 UCLA (16-1) beat Minnesota 76-58. Next: vs. No. 12 Maryland, Sunday. No. 4 Texas (18-1) did not play. Next: at No. 2 South Carolina, Thursday. No. 5
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Wednesday No. 1 Arizona (17-0) beat Arizona State 89-82. Next: at UCF, Saturday. No. 2 Iowa State (16-1) did not play. Next: at Cincinnati, Saturday. No. 3 UConn (17-1) did not play. Next: at Georgetown, Saturday. No. 4 Michigan (15-1) beat Washington 82-72. Next: at Oregon, Saturday. No. 5 Purdue (16-1) beat Iowa 79-72. Next:
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After weeks of escalating tension, U.S. and Iranian officials faced each other Thursday at the U.N. Security Council, where America’s envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to lower the temperature between the two adversaries. The U.S.
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — One week after the nation marked the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, the history of what happened that day is being reconsidered, revised and reassessed by the party in power. The House GOP’s new Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack held
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By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Liberian man arrested over the weekend after heavily armed immigration agents used a battering ram to break through the front door of his Minneapolis home had been checking in regularly with federal authorities for years, his attorney said Tuesday. The arrest of Garrison Gibson, 37 during
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Whole milk is heading back to school cafeterias across the country after President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday overturning Obama-era limits on higher-fat milk options.
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By MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a year before an American military operation deposed Nicolás Maduro, a senior aide to President Donald Trump argued that the Venezuelan leader had been dispatching gang members into the United States. “If you’re a dictator of a poor country with a high crime rate, wouldn’t
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There was a glass bottle of milk on the Resolute Desk, and President Donald Trump promised to get to it soon. But first he had to talk about Iran, the capture of someone accused of leaking secret information about Venezuela and a pair of executive orders he
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year’s World Cup. Soccer’s organizing body said outside the host United States, Mexico and Canada, the most requests were made by fans residing in Germany, England, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Colombia. FIFA is asking for
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance Wednesday, a day after turning himself in to face charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of
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By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation. Trump put intense pressure on five Republican senators who joined with Democrats to
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California can use a new voter-approved U.S. House map that is designed to boost Democrats in the 2026 midterms, a federal three-judge panel ruled Wednesday. In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel in Los Angeles denied requests from state Republicans and the U.S. Justice Department to
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By TIFFANY STANLEY and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of tightening immigration restrictions, the Department of Homeland Security is attempting to make it easier for visa-holding religious workers to serve their U.S. congregations with less disruption. DHS announced on Wednesday a regulatory change aimed at reducing visa wait times abroad
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