Trump pardons Nevada politician known as 'Lady Trump'
Fri 5:58pm By Mallory WilsonPresident Trump pardoned Michele Fiore, a Republican member of the Las Vegas City Council who was convicted for using donations raised for a statue of a fallen police officer on herself instead.Judge blocks Trump's union-busting executive order
Fri 4:56pm By Stephen DinanA federal judge has blocked much of President Trump's executive order trying to cancel collective bargaining rights for tens of thousands of federal workers, saying the move was "unlawful."China stops tariffs on some U.S. semiconductors
Fri 3:03pm By Mallory WilsonChina appears to have rolled back the 125% tariffs on some imports from the U.S., a move that could mark the start of de-escalating the trade war between the two countries.Arkansas Republicans urge Trump administration to reconsider disaster aid denial
Fri 2:06pm By Alex MillerArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the state's entire congressional delegation called on President Trump to reverse his administration's decision to deny the governor's request for federal disaster assistance following deadly storms in the region.DOJ asks court to allow El Salvador deportations despite Boasberg's ruling
Fri 1:34pm By Stephen DinanAdministration lawyers asked a federal appeals court to end a lower court's contempt proceedings against the government, saying District Judge James Boasberg's relentless meddling in last month's deportations to El Salvador has caused a "needless…Trump says Crimea will stay Russia's
Fri 1:18pm By Mallory WilsonPresident Trump said Crimea will remain part of Russia, a stipulation that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made clear he's not on board with.ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around U.S., lawyer says
Fri 1:16pm By Janie Har and Kate BrumbeckThe federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S., a government lawyer said Friday.Trump reveals 200 trade deals are done, with no specifics
Fri 12:18pm By Kerry PicketPresident Trump said the U.S. has made 200 trade deals, but has yet to name which nations were involved.Donald Trump's trip to Pope Francis' funeral puts a sharper focus on their clashes over the years
Fri 12:02pm By Peter Smith and Michelle L. PriceThe day before he died, in his final public address, Pope Francis expressed an Easter Sunday message of unity and an appeal for the marginalized and migrants. "All of us," he proclaimed, "are children of God!"Wesley Hunt has met with White House aides about entering the Texas Senate primary, AP sources say
Fri 11:53am By Thomas BeaumontU.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas may enter his state's Republican primary for a Senate seat, adding more intrigue to what is already a marquee midterm contest.Trump and Zelenskyy among dignitaries converging on Rome for funeral of Pope Francis
Fri 11:52am By Colleen BarryHeads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square, but the group of poor people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis' humble…Talk of raising taxes on millionaires swirls as Republicans draft Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
Fri 11:32am By Lisa MascaroWhy not tax the millionaires?Feds charge Wisconsin judge with felonies for helping illegal immigrant escape ICE
Fri 11:14am By Stephen DinanThe Justice Department has lodged two federal felony charges against a local judge in Wisconsin accusing her of helping an illegal immigrant duck out of her courtroom before he could be nabbed by immigration officers.Ex-U.S. Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft
Fri 10:23am By Philip MarceloDisgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who lied about his life story and defrauded donors, was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in prison, sobbing as he heard his punishment.How the public's shift on immigration paved the way for Donald Trump's crackdown
Fri 9:56am By Jill ColvinAlleged gang members without criminal records wrongly sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.Trump administration says machine guns aren't protected by Second Amendment
Fri 9:39am By Stephen DinanThe Trump administration is taking heat from gun rights advocates after the Justice Department argued in court that machine guns fall outside the scope of firearms guaranteed by the Second Amendment.Immigration is Trump's strongest issue, but many say he's gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Fri 9:00am By Linley SandersPresident Donald Trump's handling of immigration remains a point of strength as he takes wide-ranging actions to ramp up deportations and target people in the U.S. illegally, according to a new poll.From climate change to crypto, congressional Republicans are wiping out Biden's regulations
Fri 8:57am By Lindsey McPhersonRepublicans, in their first 100 days with a bicameral majority in Congress, have repealed seven of President Biden's regulations, mostly energy-related rules that they say burden producers and raise prices for consumers.As immigrant arrests surge, complaints of abuse mount at America's oldest detention center in Miami
Fri 8:45am By Joshua Goodman and Gisela SalomonAs hundreds of migrants crowded into the Krome Detention Center in Miami on the edge of the Florida Everglades, a palpable fear of an uprising set in among its staff.Steel dossier: How government subsidies in other countries wrecked the U.S. steel industry
Fri 8:14am By Jeff MordockThe United States relied on domestically produced steel for most of the 20th century. But for the last few decades, it has imported roughly 25% of the steel it uses, decimating an industry once synonymous with America.
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