By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Associated Press Business Writer A Senate committee voted Thursday to advance the nomination of President Donald Trump’s choice to head the Department…
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a judge’s order giving the Trump administration…
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to offer a “gold card” visa with a path to citizenship for $5 million,…
Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk violated the law with his weekend demand that federal employees explain…
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of…
By LEA SKENE and LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump…
White House will celebrate Black History Month as some government agencies skip after anti-DEI order
By MATT BROWN and MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will celebrate Black History Month at the White House on…
By HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press Until a few weeks ago, the biggest news to come out of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., was its…
By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers who were involved in the government’s response…
By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a burning political question for weeks: How long will President Donald Trump — who doesn’t…
By HANNA ARHIROVA and JUSTIN SPIKE, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of living…
By JONEL ALECCIA, Associated Press Health Writer A push to ban sugary drinks, candy and more from the U.S. program that helps low-income families pay…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday stopped support for legal representation in immigration court for children who enter the United States alone, a…
Tens of millions of dead people aren’t getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old…
By MATTHEW LEE and DASHA LITVINOVA, Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Russia and the U.S. agreed Tuesday to start working towards ending the war…
By AMANDA SEITZ, ANDREW DEMILLO and KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care…