By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JOSHUA GOODMAN CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by…
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By MATTHEW BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire…
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, DEVNA BOSE and LAURA BARGFELD Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nation’s capital said Thursday they have paused gender-affirming care for…
Donald Trump talks so much that White House stenographers and everyone else is struggling to keep up
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House stenographers have a problem. Donald Trump is talking so much, the people responsible for…
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, is expected to face tough questions from lawmakers Thursday over past comments about…
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, will encounter deeply skeptical questioning from Democratic senators Thursday about his loyalty to the president…
By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, will encounter deeply skeptical questioning from Democratic senators…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces the first of two confirmation hearings as President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services. A son…
By LINLEY SANDERS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine advocacy is outside the mainstream. His previous statements on abortion could alienate…
By BYRON TAU, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad eight years…
By JESSE BEDAYN, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said it is investigating Denver Public Schools for alleged discrimination after the district…
By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press A White House directive to pause federal grants and loans raised uncertainty and fears among many who depend on…
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees…
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who led the Democrats’ Senate campaign efforts the past two election cycles, has announced…
By JOHN HANNA and NICK INGRAM TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Carlos Wriedt came to the U.S. from Mexico in his 40s with his wife to…
By MELINA WALLING, Associated Press President Trump’s first week in office included a flurry of executive orders with implications for Earth’s climate and environment. While…