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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...

Trump highlights partnership investing $500 billion in AI

Jan. 22, 2025 18:27 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. The new entity, Stargate, will start building out data centers...

The Latest: Trump administration directs all federal DEI staff to be put on leave

Jan. 21, 2025 22:08 PM EST

Donald Trump began his presidency with a dizzying display of force, signing a blizzard of executive orders that signaled his desire to remake American institutions while also pardoning nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Here's the latest: ...

Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics

Jan. 21, 2025 22:01 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol and suggested there could be a place in American politics for the Proud Boys and Oath...

What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?

Dec. 17, 2024 18:55 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs — including Apple's Tim Cook, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, SoftBank's Masayoshi Son and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos — have joined a parade of business and world...

Why is tech giant SoftBank investing over $100 billion in the US?

Dec. 17, 2024 05:50 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States over the coming four years. Trump said the investments in building artificial...

Trump weighs in on NY mayor, vaccines and drones in freewheeling press conference at Mar-a-Lago

Dec. 16, 2024 17:51 PM EST

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In a freewheeling press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club, President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, declared the country was “not going to lose" the polio vaccine and weighed in on the flurry of drone...

Japan's SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years.

Dec. 16, 2024 13:16 PM EST

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump joined SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to announce plans by the Japanese company to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years. Trump announced the planned investments, which are expected to focus on...