Latest Inaugurations News

Michigan priest has license revoked by church after mimicking Musk's straight-arm gesture

Jan. 30, 2025 11:44 AM EST

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan priest had his license revoked by the Anglican Catholic Church after he mimicked a straight-arm gesture performed by Elon Musk during a speech earlier this month that some have interpreted as a Nazi salute. Calvin Robinson, who is listed as the...

North Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear facility as Pyongyang pressures Trump administration

Jan. 29, 2025 03:08 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Wednesday, as the North looks to increase pressure on the United States following the...

Some Trump voters are skeptical of his opening moves to embrace fellow billionaires

Jan. 28, 2025 12:40 PM EST

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Enrique Lopez votes sporadically but bought into Donald Trump’s vows to fight for everyday workers, helping the Republican flip Arizona last year. Then the home construction contractor watched how the billionaire president opened his second administration. ...

Netanyahu hopes to meet Trump in Washington as soon as next week, US officials say

Jan. 27, 2025 21:21 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington as early as next week, according to two U.S. officials familiar with preliminary planning for the trip. Should the trip come together in that timeframe, Netanyahu...

Saudi crown prince says kingdom intends to invest $600 billion in US during call with Trump

Jan. 24, 2025 20:38 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said the kingdom wants to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years, comments that came after President Donald Trump put a price tag on returning to the kingdom as his first foreign trip. ...

What to know about Mariann Budde, the bishop who upset Trump with her inaugural sermon

Jan. 24, 2025 12:27 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. It was not the first time the cleric has publicly disagreed with Trump, but it became a striking moment in what is...

The AP establishes style guidance on the Gulf of Mexico and Mount McKinley

Jan. 23, 2025 09:38 AM EST

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday shortly after his inauguration calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America, and Denali, the tallest peak in the United States, to revert to the name Mount McKinley. The Associated Press sent its staff the...

Episcopal bishop says she'll continue to pray for Trump, who lashed out at her over viral sermon

Jan. 22, 2025 19:41 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Diocese of Washington, said Wednesday that she will continue to pray for President Donald Trump, hours after he lashed out at her over a sermon. “I don’t consider him an enemy,” Budde told The Associated...

Trump administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page and social media

Jan. 22, 2025 12:14 PM EST

Within hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website. The site — currently https://www.whitehouse.gov/es/ — now gives users an “Error 404” message. It also included a “Go...

Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants

Jan. 22, 2025 09:58 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she made a direct appeal to him during a prayer service marking his inauguration to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrant workers who are in the United States...