AP Online Headlines - Washington

Americans may have elected Donald Trump to a second term in November, but that doesn’t mean they have high confidence in his ability to choose well-qualified people for his Cabinet or effectively manage government spending, the military and the White House

Among the roughly 1,500 people whose sentences were commuted or who were pardoned by President Joe Biden are a nonprofit leader who supports at-risk youth, a social worker who fosters animals and a counselor and recovery coach

Sen. Mitt Romney is due to give his final speech after seeing the Republican Party for which he was once the standard bearer drastically transform under Donald Trump

President-elect Donald Trump is offering his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports

The White House has announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia

China experts say Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties between the two nations

U_S_ Senate Chaplain Barry Black has been hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency and is expected to have a “smooth recovery.”

New Pentagon data shows that reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row

The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot even though the bureau did prepare for the possibility of violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report

The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot even though the bureau did prepare for the possibility of violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report