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What Americans think about Trump and Musk's plans for the federal government: AP-NORC poll
Americans see the federal government as rife with corruption, inefficiency and red tape — but they’re less sure about whether Elon Musk is the right person to fix it More »
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Florida's special congressional primaries
Republicans are eager to find replacements for former GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz in Tuesday’s special congressional primaries in Florida to add some breathing room to their slender majority in the U.S. House, but control of the chamber isn’t on the line More »
Trump orders release of JFK, RFK and MLK assassination records
President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy More »
Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017 More »
Who is Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop who upset Trump during an inaugural prayer service?
The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service More »
Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances
President Donald Trump is pardoning anti-abortion activists who were convicted in the October 2020 invasion and blockade of a Washington clinic More »
The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
The Senate has confirmed Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA More »
Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
President Donald Trump's pardons of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and the rhetoric of retribution from some of those released this week is raising deep concern among attorneys, former federal investigators and experts who follow extremism More »
Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary, despite allegations
The Senate has advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary More »
Trump signs executive order on developing artificial intelligence 'free from ideological bias'
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on artificial intelligence Thursday that will revoke past government policies his order says “act as barriers to American AI innovation.” More »
