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What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump just signed

Jan. 29, 2025 15:07 PM EST

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a slain Georgia nursing student whose name became a rallying cry during his White House campaign. Trump said that he appreciated the bipartisan support for his first piece of...

Trump says inflation isn't his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to consumer prices?

Jan. 26, 2025 08:47 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months ago, in his first network television interview after the election, Donald Trump said he owed his victory to Americans' anger over immigration and inflation, specifically the rising cost of groceries. “When you buy apples, when you buy bacon, when you...

Hegseth confirmed as Trump's defense secretary in tie-breaking vote despite turmoil over his conduct

Jan. 24, 2025 23:00 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense secretary late Friday in a dramatic tie-breaking vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women. Rarely...

House passes immigrant detention bill that would be Trump's first law to sign

Jan. 22, 2025 19:05 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes, marking the first legislation that President Donald Trump can sign as Congress, with some bipartisan support, swiftly moved in line...

The Senate advances a migrant detention bill that could be Trump's first law to sign

Jan. 17, 2025 14:38 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is heading toward a final vote on legislation that would give states the power to challenge federal immigration policies and require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, setting a new tone on immigration as Donald Trump enters...

Biden promised to turn the page on Trump. Now he's being replaced by him

Jan. 15, 2025 21:48 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden promised nothing short of a national exorcism when he took office. He wanted to “restore the soul" of the country and prove that Donald Trump was only a footnote in the American story, not its next chapter. The pitch was “let's try to get things...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Dec. 27, 2024 14:26 PM EST

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 23 The Washington Post on President Biden's commutation of death sentences President Joe Biden’s Monday announcement that he would commute the death sentences of...

The Latest: Biden spokesperson warns of possible shutdown effects

Dec. 18, 2024 20:21 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate two days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. The sudden,...

Trump pick Kash Patel must prove he'll restore public faith in the FBI, a leading GOP senator says

Dec. 01, 2024 14:55 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's drive to upend the FBI was welcomed by Republican senators although it was not clear on Sunday how strongly members of the incoming majority party would embrace his move to install ally Kash Patel as the next director of the Justice Department's top investigative...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Nov. 30, 2024 11:48 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National security adviser Jake Sullivan; Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.; Gov.-elect Josh Stein, D-N.C. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sullivan; Sens. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn. ___ ...