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South Carolina's McMaster is now the longest serving governor at the job he loves

Jan. 29, 2025 20:53 PM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Wednesday was a big day for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. Yes, he gave his eighth State of the State address. And he became the Palmetto State's longest serving governor at 2,927 days, thanks in large part to his evolving political instincts over 40 years in politics...

A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief's nomination fight

Jan. 29, 2025 09:06 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad eight years ago this month, she was greeted with a flurry of criticism. Lawmakers and civil society groups chastised Gabbard, then a Hawaii...

In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stick

Jan. 27, 2025 22:42 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump in his first week back in the White House has offered an early preview to his second-term foreign policy approach: Talk loudly and wield a big stick. Over the weekend, Trump threatened to levy massive tariffs on Colombia after the country’s leftist...

Trump’s Palestinian refugee idea falls flat with Arab allies and confounds a Republican senator

Jan. 26, 2025 22:51 PM EST

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza fell flat with those countries' governments and left a key congressional ally in Washington perplexed on Sunday. Fighting that broke out in...

Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally, says pardoning Capitol attackers sends 'the wrong signal'

Jan. 26, 2025 15:29 PM EST

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — A key ally of President Donald Trump said the White House pardoning rioters who fought with police while storming the U.S. Capitol in 2021 is “sending the wrong signal” and expressed concern about the future ramifications of issuing sweeping clemencies. “I...

Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies

Jan. 25, 2025 22:33 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federal oversight laws. The dismissals began...

How key Republican senators are responding to Trump allies' primary threats

Jan. 25, 2025 09:59 AM EST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — From activists on the far right to Elon Musk, allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don't back his Cabinet picks and legislative priorities. In the case of Iowa's Joni Ernst,...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Jan. 24, 2025 19:20 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — President Donald Trump's “border czar,” Tom Homan; Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif. ___ CNN's...

Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions

Jan. 23, 2025 07:50 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing...

Rep. Nancy Mace says she is considering a run for South Carolina governor

Jan. 22, 2025 14:30 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina said Wednesday that she is “seriously considering” a gubernatorial run in 2026 and will make a final decision in the coming weeks. In a wide-ranging interview Wednesday in Washington, Mace — who last year won her...