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Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate

Dec. 25, 2024 07:28 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s views on vaccines, accusations of sexual misconduct against Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard's 2017...

Congress is looking to ban Chinese drones that are widely used in US. What to know about the debate

Dec. 23, 2024 08:32 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic and technological rivalry between the United States and China has come to the drone market, where Chinese-made flying devices are a dominant player. Lawmakers in Washington are seeking to ban new sales of drones from two dominant Chinese...

Many Americans have come to rely on Chinese-made drones. Now lawmakers want to ban them

Dec. 23, 2024 07:49 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Hedrick, a North Carolina farmer, flies drones to spray fertilizers on his corn, soybean and wheat fields at a fraction of what it would cost him to use a conventional ground spreader. As a volunteer rescuer, Hedrick uses thermal drones to search for...

Trump chooses Herschel Walker as US ambassador to Bahamas

Dec. 17, 2024 22:04 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Herschel Walker, the football legend who unsuccessfully ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, has been chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be ambassador to the Bahamas. Trump made the announcement Tuesday in a post on Truth Social, his social media website....

'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...

Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes

Nov. 29, 2024 16:14 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Six Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said. Sen. Chris Murphy and all five House members — Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson, Jahana Hayes and...

Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks

Nov. 27, 2024 17:30 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A number of President-elect Donald Trump 's most prominent Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks," Trump's transition team said Wednesday. The FBI said it was investigating. “Last night and this morning, several of...

The United Nations faces uncertainty as Trump returns to US presidency

Nov. 15, 2024 17:06 PM EST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations and other international organizations are bracing for four more years of Donald Trump, who famously tweeted before becoming president the first time that the 193-member U.N. was “just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time.” ...

Trump's mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies — and worry China

Nov. 14, 2024 00:17 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is famously unconventional, but he made conventional picks for his two top foreign policy positions. That could be reassuring to American allies, while China and Iran have reasons to be wary. Trump on Wednesday announced his choice of...

Trump names former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy

Nov. 11, 2024 20:29 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters. Zeldin, a Republican who mounted a failed bid for governor...