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Who's the guy handing Trump those binders of executive orders? Meet Will Scharf

Jan. 24, 2025 00:13 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Those binders full of executive orders that President Donald Trump has been signing with a flourish and a wide-tipped Sharpie during his first week in office don't just magically appear before him. White House staff secretary Will Scharf has been a prominent part...

March for Life returns to Washington: What to look for when anti-abortion activists gather

Jan. 24, 2025 00:11 AM EST

Thousands of anti-abortion activists are coming to Washington Friday for the annual March for Life, seeking to build momentum after a string of victories and maintain pressure on legislators. After decades of fighting to overturn Roe v. Wade, organizers are seeking to focus on the multiple...

The Latest: Trump says he will declassify the JFK, RFK and MLK Jr. records

Jan. 23, 2025 22:01 PM EST

President Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, asserting unprecedented executive power and daring anyone to stop him. Here's the latest: Trump heads to North Carolina and California on Friday Trump is going to...

A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship

Jan. 23, 2025 18:48 PM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging...

Texas bar association drops lawsuit against AG Ken Paxton over 2020 election challenge

Jan. 23, 2025 17:45 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct. The decision, revealed...

Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin

Jan. 23, 2025 16:35 PM EST

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, the attorneys general from several states announced Thursday. The deal, agreed...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost launches 2026 bid for governor

Jan. 23, 2025 16:34 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday that he is running to be the next governor of Ohio — wedging the news between the departure from the race of a top rival and the expected entry as soon as next week of a new one. Yost, 68, seeks to...

Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms is back in court

Jan. 23, 2025 15:17 PM EST

As Louisiana schools remain stuck in the middle of a legal battle over a new state law requiring every public classroom to display the Ten Commandments, a panel of three judges heard arguments over the controversial mandate on Thursday morning. The law, which has been touted by...

Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?

Jan. 23, 2025 14:42 PM EST

A number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020. Emboldened by a U.S....

North Carolina Supreme Court passing for now on ruling if ballots in close race are valid

Jan. 23, 2025 10:46 AM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday a request by the trailing candidate in an extremely close race for a seat on this same court to rule now on whether well over 60,000 ballots should be removed from the tally. Instead, the justices ordered...