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Unique among 'Person of the Year' designees, Donald Trump gets a fact-check from Time magazine

Dec. 13, 2024 23:35 PM EST

Time magazine gave Donald Trump something it has never done for a Person of the Year designee: a lengthy fact-check of claims he made in an accompanying interview. The fact-check accompanies a transcript of what the president-elect told the newsmagazine's journalists. Described as a...

Trump says he can't guarantee tariffs won't raise US prices and won't rule out revenge prosecutions

Dec. 08, 2024 18:20 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said he can't guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won't raise prices for American consumers and he suggested once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned. ...

'Childless Cat Lady' Taylor Swift tops Yale list of 2024's most notable quotations

Dec. 03, 2024 11:43 AM EST

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — From “Childless Cat Lady” to “They’re eating the cats,” Yale University’s list of 2024’s most notable quotations delves into the worlds of presidential politics, entertainment and conspiracy theories while saving room for sports, business and protests against...

North Carolina Republicans close in on enacting bill that weakens incoming Democratic governor

Dec. 02, 2024 18:00 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislative Republicans moved closer Monday to enacting a measure that would erode the powers of the incoming governor and other Democratic officials, and also placing on the ballot constitutional amendments that could buttress GOP voting and tax policies. ...

Trial begins for the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

Nov. 15, 2024 18:11 PM EST

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Venezuelan man "went hunting for females on the University of Georgia’s campus” earlier this year and ended up killing nursing student Laken Riley after a struggle, a prosecutor said Friday. A defense attorney said the evidence is circumstantial and doesn't prove his...

What to know about Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to serve as attorney general

Nov. 13, 2024 23:18 PM EST

In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist who has been seen as divisive even within his own party. Not one of the top names seen as a likely pick for the job, Gaetz's selection was first...

Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of state

Nov. 13, 2024 23:00 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump chose Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general on Wednesday, bypassing more experienced options in favor of a loyalist who has built a national reputation as a disruptor and whom Trump has tasked with dramatically...

What to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence

Nov. 13, 2024 16:58 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence, a powerful position that sits atop the nation's spy agencies and acts as the president's top intelligence adviser. Gabbard is a veteran...

AP Race Call: Republican Tom Emmer wins reelection to U.S. House in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District

Nov. 06, 2024 00:06 AM EST

Republican Rep. Tom Emmer won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Minnesota on Wednesday. Emmer is majority whip, the No. 3 position in the House GOP leadership. He has represented central Minnesota's conservative 6th District since 2015. He also served in the Minnesota House and ran unsuccessfully for...

Trump called Megyn Kelly 'nasty' 9 years ago. She just helped deliver his closing message

Nov. 04, 2024 22:39 PM EST

Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly delivered a fiery speech supporting Donald Trump during an event billed as his “closing message” on Monday night, a full-circle moment after the former president and the onetime Fox News star feuded bitterly during Trump's 2016 campaign. Invited...