Obama will campaign with Harris in key swing states next week

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is planning to hit key swing states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the White House, starting next Thursday in Pittsburgh. The Harris campaign says Obama will travel around the country over the final 27 days...

Supreme Court steps into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico

Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before rioters roamed the halls of the U.S. Capitol threatening to “hang Mike Pence,” Donald Trump told his vice president that people are going to “hate your guts” and “think you're stupid” if he failed to stop the 2020 election certification. ...

US arranges flights to bring Americans out of Lebanon as others seek escape

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.-arranged flights have brought about 250 Americans and their relatives out of Lebanon this week during escalated fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, while thousands of others still there face airstrikes and diminishing commercial flights. In Washington,...

Conference expansion creates intriguing matchups for Big Ten

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Of all the concerns he has about UCLA's move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, there was one that clearly topped coach Mick Cronin's list. The Bruins play at Indiana on Feb. 14, and friends and family back home keep asking for tickets. Cronin has bad news for...

Remember the shortage of medical gowns during COVID? Feds spending $350 million for stockpile

WASHINGTON (AP) — Six U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic National Stockpile, years after doctors and nurses working in hospitals found themselves without the equipment while COVID-19 raged. The purchase of the...

What's next after prosecutors reveal new evidence in Trump's 2020 election interference case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has provided a road map for how prosecutors hope to prove their case charging former President Donald Trump with an illegal scheme to overturn his 2020 election loss — if it ever gets to trial. In court papers unsealed Wednesday,...

Cleveland visits Washington in a matchup of teams with seasons going in opposite directions

Cleveland (1-3) at Washington (3-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox BetMGM NFL odds: Commanders by 3 1/2 Series record: Browns lead 35-12-1. Against the spread: Cleveland 1-3; Washington 3-1. Last meeting: Browns beat the Commanders...

Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage ticks up to 6.12%, first increase in 7 weeks.

It's a championship game rematch as No. 10 Michigan travels to Washington in Big Ten clash

No. 10 Michigan (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) at Washington (3-2, 1-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Washington by 2 1/2. Series record: Michigan leads 9-5. What's at stake? It’s a rematch of last season’s College...