AP Online Headlines - Washington

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017

President Donald Trump is pardoning anti-abortion activists who were convicted in the October 2020 invasion and blockade of a Washington clinic

President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to disasters in California and North Carolina

The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election amounted to professional misconduct

The Supreme Court has revived a requirement that owners of millions of small businesses register with an arm of the Treasury Department under an anti-money laundering law

The Senate has confirmed Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA

Police say a man who entered the U.S. Capitol with a handgun in his possession and took a tour of the building has been arrested and faces weapons charges

Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon

The Senate has advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary

The Senate has advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary