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Amazon sues state agency to block release of company records to Bezos-owned Washington Post

Jan. 30, 2025 14:23 PM EST

Amazon is suing a Washington state agency to prevent the release of some company materials to The Washington Post, the newspaper which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In a lawsuit filed this week in King County Superior Court, the Seattle-based company asked the court to step...

Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension

Jan. 29, 2025 18:37 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter. It's the latest...

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. ...

Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class message

Jan. 28, 2025 09:33 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the U.S. economy’s trajectory, could never afford to live in his Manhattan skyscraper or visit his club in south...

He's emboldened, he's organized and he's still Trump: Takeaways from the president's opening days

Jan. 25, 2025 11:57 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s first week in office isn't over yet, but already it offers signals about how his next four years in the White House may unfold. Some takeaways from the earliest days of his second term: He’s emboldened like never...

5 economic forces that could shape the first year of Trump's presidency

Jan. 24, 2025 13:43 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like most presidents, Donald Trump faces an economy that seldom bends to political ambitions. The Republican has promised strong growth, high tariffs, income tax cuts and booming oilfields. But despite the solid job market and low 4.1% unemployment rate, he has to...

White House would have many ways to upend lives of Trump's enemies

Jan. 22, 2025 15:50 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the many people considered enemies by President Donald Trump, his return to the White House has sparked anxiety about how much power he has to upend their lives. The White House has ways to reward friends or punish foes, putting aside the long expectation that...

Democrats struggle to pick their message against Trump's shock-and-awe campaign

Jan. 21, 2025 17:38 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats knew this was coming. President Donald Trump promised a shock-and-awe campaign to deliver major policy victories immediately after he took office. Much of it was outlined in the Project 2025 document that Democrats predicted he would adopt. ...

Trump invoked all corners of American history. How might he use them to build his new 'Golden Age'?

Jan. 21, 2025 17:04 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — He talked of a new Manifest Destiny and a “Golden Age." He invoked the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. An honor guard appeared with tricorn hats, fifes and drums — all traditional Revolutionary War iconography. Those in attendance heard...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Jan. 21, 2025 15:37 PM EST

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 21 The Washington Post on the need for transparency from social media platforms Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken a lot of heat since he announced last week that he...