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The Latest: Congress passes immigrant detention bill, sending Trump the first law he can sign

Jan. 22, 2025 22:04 PM EST

Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, unleashing unprecedented executive orders and daring anyone to stop him. Here's the latest: Trump suggests he would like to see Biden investigated Trump is suggesting he would like to see...

Family outraged after man convicted in Connecticut killings gets clemency from Biden in drug case

Jan. 22, 2025 17:50 PM EST

Relatives of an 8-year-old boy and his mother who were murdered by a Connecticut drug gang are outraged that a man convicted in the killings was one of nearly 2,500 people whose drug-related prison sentences were commuted by former President Joe Biden in his last days in office. ...

With a US ban on TikTok hours away, Trump says he 'most likely' will grant an extension

Jan. 18, 2025 17:31 PM EST

The clock is ticking toward a U.S. ban on TikTok, but users seeking clarity on what that will mean did not get much Saturday from the company that runs the popular video-sharing platform or the tech giants that offer the TikTok app in their digital marketplaces. However,...

TikTok says it will 'go dark' unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling

Jan. 18, 2025 16:48 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok said it will have to “go dark” this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won’t enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it’s sold by its...

Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. It’d be a first

Jan. 18, 2025 08:24 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ronald Reagan probably didn't realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawer after two terms as president. He did that for George H.W. Bush, his successor and vice president of eight...

For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms

Jan. 17, 2025 22:14 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation's highest court upholding a law that's set to halt new downloads of the app starting Sunday. But many questions around what exactly this ban will look like, and whether it will actually be...

Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners

Jan. 14, 2025 20:29 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island. Senior U.S....

Biden is packing up to leave the White House. But what about any classified documents?

Jan. 14, 2025 10:52 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Joe Biden packed up and left office, he took with him thousands of papers from his decades in public service — including some classified documents that should have gone to the National Archives for safekeeping. That move spawned a federal...

Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?

Jan. 13, 2025 13:42 PM EST

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month. It's an action put in place by President Joe Biden to honor the late President Jimmy Carter, who died last month at 100. It's not a timeline that...

As Biden joins the former presidents club, here are some ideas for his retirement to-do list

Jan. 12, 2025 07:40 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is about to have a lot more free time. He need look no further than past presidents for ideas on what to put on his retirement to-do list. At age 82, Biden is the oldest U.S. president. In a recent interview with USA Today, he acknowledged...