By TARA COPP, AAMER MADHANI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, …
Read More »Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching judges Tuesday, shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of one who ruled against his deportation …
Read More »Zelenskyy leaves White House without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blow up
By WILL WEISSERT, ZEKE MILLER and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for being “disrespectful” Friday in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, then abruptly called off the signing of a minerals deal with the U.S. that Trump said would have moved …
Read More »AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ terminology dispute
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding the presidential airplane Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico was to blame for the exclusion. …
Read More »Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, raising prospect of inflation and trade conflict
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China — fulfilling one of his post-campaign commitments to voters that also carries the risk of sparking higher inflation and disrupting businesses across North America. Trump’s order …
Read More »Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a contentious confirmation hearing to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions about Medicare and Medicaid, programs that affect tens of millions of Americans, or to provide details about how he would work to …
Read More »Update: Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants and loans after widespread confusion
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter. The …
Read More »White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, ZEKE MILLER and ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on …
Read More »Trump issues sweeping pardon of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who attacked police
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned or commuted the prison sentences of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, including people convicted of seditious conspiracy and assaulting police officers, …
Read More »Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the country’s past leaders and makes sweeping promises
By STEVE PEOPLES, NICHOLAS RICCARDI and BILL BARROW Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address featured similar themes to his first: a sweeping indictment of the country he inherits and grand promises to fix its problems.Eight years ago, Trump described “American carnage” and promised to …
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