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Senate confirms Zeldin to lead Environmental Protection Agency as Trump vows to cut climate rules

Jan. 29, 2025 16:47 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and...

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...

Democrats are splintered on immigration and how to respond to Trump

Jan. 26, 2025 08:06 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Donald Trump took office in 2017 with promises to crack down on immigration, he was met by widespread protests that filled churches, airports and union halls as Democratic lawmaker vowed to fight the new Republican president at every turn. The second time...

Turner tackles HUD program reforms at confirmation hearing for housing secretary

Jan. 16, 2025 16:40 PM EST

There were sports analogies galore but few policy specifics during Scott Turner ’s confirmation hearing on Thursday to become housing secretary. Turner spoke before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee as he seeks to become leader of the Department of Housing...

The Latest: Burgum, Zeldin and more appear for confirmation hearings, Bondi returns for day 2

Jan. 16, 2025 13:54 PM EST

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run. Here's the latest: ...

Arizona's Democratic governor faces uphill battle as Republicans control Legislature

Jan. 13, 2025 19:16 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs knows she is outnumbered this legislative session, since Republicans expanded their majorities in the statehouse after the last election. But the first-term governor sees room for bipartisan compromise as she looks to advance...

The Latest: Harris certifies Trump’s electoral victory

Jan. 06, 2025 14:25 PM EST

Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump’s election under the tightest national security level possible. Layers of tall black fencing flank the U.S. Capitol complex in a stark reminder of what happened on January 6 four years ago. Here's the latest: Trump...

Democrats' outgoing chair says Trump's win forces party to reassess how it reaches voters

Dec. 03, 2024 00:17 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — As he concludes his time as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Jaime Harrison is downplaying his party’s November loss to President-elect Donald Trump and arguing Democrats avoided even greater losses that parties in power have faced around the world. ...

Trump won about 2.5M more votes this year than he did in 2020. This is where he did it

Nov. 26, 2024 14:59 PM EST

It’s a daunting reality for Democrats: Republican Donald Trump's support has grown broadly since he last sought the presidency. In his defeat of Democrat Kamala Harris, Trump won a bigger percentage of the vote in each one of the 50 states, and Washington, D.C., than he did four...