Wednesday May 7th, 2025 4:42PM

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an American multinational nonprofit news agency headquartered in New York City. The AP is owned by its contributing newspapers, radio, and television stations in the United States, all of which contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists.
The Associated Press
FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts
The National Fire Academy, the country's preeminent federal fire training academy, has canceled classes effective immediately amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration
4:12PM ( 1 month ago )
House GOP campaign chairman says voters will 'reward us' for the Trump-Musk DOGE cuts
The chairman of the House Republican campaign committee is already predicting his party will pick up seats in the midterm election that are some 20 months away
8:40AM ( 1 month ago )
Trump is forcing a generational shift in GOP foreign policy. Here's how Republicans are responding
Republicans in Congress have long been intent on countering America’s rivals and spreading U.S. influence abroad
8:23AM ( 1 month ago )
Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans
7:59AM ( 1 month ago )
Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'
Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst
12:06AM ( 1 month ago )
Tribes and Native American students sue over Bureau of Indian Education firings
Three tribal nations and five Native American students say in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has failed its legal obligations to tribes when it cut jobs at Bureau of Indian Education schools
10:17PM ( 1 month ago )
Justice Dept. says ending Louisiana petrochemical case helps 'dismantle radical DEI programs'
The Justice Department is celebrating its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community
7:37PM ( 1 month ago )
Republican lawmakers hold telephone town halls as protesters demand more
Protesters in western Michigan are calling on GOP Rep. Bill Huizenga to hold an in-person town hall to address their concerns
6:16PM ( 1 month ago )
Trump will lead task force preparing for 2026 World Cup
President Donald Trump created a task force Friday to prepare for the 2026 World Cup, which will bring the globe’s premier soccer tournament to North America at a time when Trump’s on-again-off-again tariffs have ratcheted up tensions across the continent
5:31PM ( 1 month ago )
Freedom Caucus in Wyoming claims victory with approval of most priorities
Freedom Caucus leaders in the Wyoming House of Representatives are claiming victory after a legislative session in which most of their priorities got passed
5:09PM ( 1 month ago )