Sunday May 18th, 2025 12:09PM

AP Elections

Trump nominates Republican once accused of mishandling taxpayer funds as HHS watchdog
President Donald Trump has nominated a Republican attorney who was once accused of mishandling taxpayer funds and who has a history of launching investigations against abortion clinics to lead the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General
12:47PM ( 1 month ago )
Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist
President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of war plans to a group chat that included a journalist as “the only glitch in two months” of his administration
3:02PM ( 1 month ago )
Trump officials texted attack plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist
President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as “the only glitch in two months” of his administration
3:02PM ( 1 month ago )
Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the US 'is no longer welcome' in the country
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome” in the United States
5:32PM ( 2 months ago )
Trump environmental rollbacks would boost pollution and endanger lives, former EPA heads say
Three former Environmental Protection Agency leaders say rollbacks proposed by the Trump administration endanger the lives of millions of Americans and abandon the agency’s mission to protect the environment and human health
4:21PM ( 2 months ago )
Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high
The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer
2:31PM ( 2 months ago )
In Michigan, Vance says US manufacturing can rebound despite tariff jitters and falling markets
Vice President JD Vance has toured a Michigan plastics manufacturing facility while promoting a promised Trump administration industrial renaissance nationwide even as jitters about rising tariffs and steep drops in consumer confidence and financial markets point to the opposite
1:34PM ( 2 months ago )
Voice of America ending contracts with Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France Presse
With the Trump administration moving quickly to assert its authority, the Voice of America says it has moved to cancel contracts with The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse wire services
1:04PM ( 2 months ago )
Judge won't block destruction of old USAID classified documents as the building is cleaned out
A federal judge is refusing to block the destruction of classified documents as part of the building cleanout at the U.S. Agency for International Development
12:54PM ( 2 months ago )
Trump's tariff wars forge rare bipartisan alliance in Kentucky as bourbon makers fear escalation
President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs has forged a rare bipartisan alliance among Kentucky’s top leaders — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul
12:21PM ( 2 months ago )