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Newly unsealed documents reveal more details of prosecutors' evidence in 9/11 attacks
Read full article: Newly unsealed documents reveal more details of prosecutors' evidence in 9/11 attacksNewly unsealed documents give one of the most detailed views yet of the evidence gathered on the accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, including how prosecutors allege he and others interacted with the hijackers who carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
Read full article: Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of IsraelPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel.
Georgia lawmakers advance a bill to prevent transgender women from competing in women's sports
Read full article: Georgia lawmakers advance a bill to prevent transgender women from competing in women's sportsGeorgia's state Senate approved a bill that would prevent transgender women from competing in women's sports.
Chris Swanson, prominent sheriff and Democrat, announces run for Michigan governor
Read full article: Chris Swanson, prominent sheriff and Democrat, announces run for Michigan governorGenesee County Chris Swanson has told The Associated Press he's launching a Democratic bid to be Michigan's next governor.
DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources say
Read full article: DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources sayOfficials working with Elon Muskās Department of Government Efficiency sought access to the Treasury Department payment system to stop money from flowing to the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Trump's Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchs
Read full article: Trump's Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchsThe Trump administration's Justice Department has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs as a means to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
Read full article: 13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal dataDemocratic attorneys general in several states are vowing to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Muskās Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems containing Americansā sensitive personal information.
As Trump pushes the limits of presidential power, the courts push back
Read full article: As Trump pushes the limits of presidential power, the courts push backPresident Donald Trump has faced several setbacks from federal courts, which have blocked or paused some of his most controversial plans since taking office.
How Rubioās trip abroad was overshadowed by foreign policy at home, from USAID to Trump's Gaza plan
Read full article: How Rubioās trip abroad was overshadowed by foreign policy at home, from USAID to Trump's Gaza planU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may have hoped to spend his first trip abroad focused exclusively on issues close to his heart: immigration, counternarcotics and curbing Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere.
Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobs
Read full article: Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobsLabor unions that serve teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees in Utah will no longer be able to negotiate on behalf of their workers under a bill that has received final legislative approval.
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
Read full article: Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget officeThe Senate has confirmed Russell Vought, President Donald Trumpās nominee for White House budget director.
Trump and Jay Monahan meet at White House as PGA Tour deal with Saudis gets closer
Read full article: Trump and Jay Monahan meet at White House as PGA Tour deal with Saudis gets closerPGA Tour Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is thanking President Donald Trump for helping the tour close in on a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.
OpenAI looks across US for sites to build its Trump-backed Stargate AI data centers
Read full article: OpenAI looks across US for sites to build its Trump-backed Stargate AI data centersOpenAI is scouring the U.S. for sites to build a network of huge data centers to power its artificial intelligence technology, expanding beyond a flagship Texas location and looking across 16 states to accelerate the Stargate project championed by President Donald Trump.
San Jose State and Penn face inquiries in Trump crackdown on transgender athletes
Read full article: San Jose State and Penn face inquiries in Trump crackdown on transgender athletesThe Education Department says it is investigating potential civil rights violations at two universities and a high school sports league that allowed transgender athletes to compete on womenās teams.
Trump meets with congressional Republicans as GOP lawmakers argue over tax and spending cuts
Read full article: Trump meets with congressional Republicans as GOP lawmakers argue over tax and spending cutsPresident Donald Trump hosted an unusually long meeting with House Republicans at the White House on Thursday.
US imposes sanctions on network that helps ship Iranian oil to China
Read full article: US imposes sanctions on network that helps ship Iranian oil to ChinaThe U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of more than a dozen people and firms that are accused of facilitating the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian oil to China.
Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractors
Read full article: Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractorsThe emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic ā a White House adviser who's using one of the worldās most powerful information platforms to sell the governmentās talking points while threatening its detractors.
The Latest: Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
Read full article: The Latest: Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resignA federal judge has blocked President Donald Trumpās plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives.
What is 'ordo amoris?' Vice President JD Vance invokes this medieval Catholic concept
Read full article: What is 'ordo amoris?' Vice President JD Vance invokes this medieval Catholic conceptVice President JD Vance recently cited medieval Catholic theology in justifying the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump.
A short honeymoon for Catholics in D.C. as Vice President Vance clashes with bishops on migration
Read full article: A short honeymoon for Catholics in D.C. as Vice President Vance clashes with bishops on migrationLess than a week after he shared the inauguration stage with a senior Catholic cardinal, Vice President JD Vance picked a fight with the top American leaders of his church.
After prayer breakfast, Trump creates task force to root out 'anti-Christian bias'
Read full article: After prayer breakfast, Trump creates task force to root out 'anti-Christian bias'President Donald Trump says at a private religious group's Washington prayer breakfast he's forming a commission on religious liberty.
Justice Department appeals as second judge in 2 days blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
Read full article: Justice Department appeals as second judge in 2 days blocks Trump's birthright citizenship orderA second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trumpās executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
Read full article: Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resignA federal judge has blocked President Donald Trumpās plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives.
US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit
Read full article: US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visitThe Trump administration has seized the second of two planes belonging to Venezuelan President NicolƔs Maduro's government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.
Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rules
Read full article: Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rulesGoogle is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have been abandoning or scaling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.