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Supreme Court could revive lawsuit against Texas officer who shot motorist stopped for unpaid tolls

Jan. 22, 2025 14:02 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to revive a civil rights lawsuit against the Texas police officer who shot a man to death during a traffic stop in Houston over unpaid tolls. The justices appeared to be in broad agreement that the New Orleans-based...

Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law alleges abuse against second wife in affidavit to Senate

Jan. 21, 2025 19:25 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News host was abusive to his second wife, to the point where she feared for her safety. Hegseth denies the allegations. ...

Inside the intimate inauguration: Close-up encounters between political rivals, some awkward

Jan. 20, 2025 19:15 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A president’s inaugural address is typically a choreographed spectacle. A makeshift grandstand is erected next to the Capitol, hundreds of thousands of people line the National Mall and the images and words of the day endure for generations. This time was...

Schedule of events surrounding Trump's second inauguration

Jan. 19, 2025 16:00 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at the lineup of official inaugural events surrounding Donald Trump's second inauguration as president. It's unclear how the decision to move Trump's swearing-in indoors to the Capitol Rotunda on Monday might affect the scheduled lineup for the ceremony: ...

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19

Jan. 10, 2025 17:55 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company. Hearing arguments in a momentous clash of free speech and...

The Latest: Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that could ban TikTok in the US on Jan. 19

Jan. 10, 2025 17:11 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company. Hearing arguments in a momentous clash of free speech and national...

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case

Jan. 09, 2025 21:11 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s final bid to put his New York hush-money case on hold, clearing the way for him to be sentenced for felony crimes days before he returns to the presidency. The court’s 5-4...

The Latest: Jimmy Carter’s Georgia funeral ends

Jan. 09, 2025 18:47 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed. What to know: ...

Jimmy Carter eulogized by Kamala Harris and others as 39th president returns to Washington

Jan. 07, 2025 22:42 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington on Tuesday for state funeral rites that featured the kind of bipartisan praise and ceremonial pomp the Georgia Democrat rarely enjoyed at his political...

Supreme Court leans toward Utah oil railway plan, but may not make broad environmental ruling

Dec. 10, 2024 15:22 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed to favor a Utah oil railroad expansion in arguments on Tuesday, but appeared more skeptical of putting strict new limits on a key national environmental law. The justices were weighing a multibillion-dollar project that could quadruple...