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FILE - Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., votes aye at the final moment as the Senate Finance Committee holds a roll call vote to approve the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Louisiana governor pushes Trump to weigh primary challenger to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, AP sources say

Read full article: Louisiana governor pushes Trump to weigh primary challenger to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, AP sources say

President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry have discussed the possibility that Julia Letlow, a congresswoman elected in 2021 after her husband died of COVID, might challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy in next year's Republican primary.

FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined from left by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., talks to reporters about his push for a House-Senate compromise budget resolution to advance President Donald Trump's agenda, even with opposition from hard-line conservative Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Tax the rich? Slash spending? Republicans wrestle with economic priorities in the Trump era

Read full article: Tax the rich? Slash spending? Republicans wrestle with economic priorities in the Trump era

The Republican Party is trying to figure out what it stands for in terms of economic policy during the second Trump administration.

FILE - Women and girls look on as President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington.(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)
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Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

Read full article: Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds that most U.S. adults agree with President Donald Trump that whether a person is a man or woman is determined by their sex at birth.

FILE - A New York City police officer keeps watch on the campus of Columbia University in New York, Monday, May 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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Columbia suspends over 65 students following pro-Palestinian protest in library

Read full article: Columbia suspends over 65 students following pro-Palestinian protest in library

Columbia University has suspended dozens of students and barred alums and others who participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the school’s main library earlier this week.

FILE - New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears before a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.,File)
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Trove of documents unsealed in NYC mayor's criminal case offers a glimpse of thwarted investigation

Read full article: Trove of documents unsealed in NYC mayor's criminal case offers a glimpse of thwarted investigation

Federal agents investigating New York City Mayor Eric Adams were still seizing phones and applying for search warrants days before Justice Department leaders ordered prosecutors to drop the corruption case.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, oversight hearing of the U.S. Department of the Treasury on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Treasury secretary calls on Congress to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by mid-July

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The U.S. is on track to run out of money to pay its bills as early as August without congressional action.

FILE - North Carolina Executive Director of the State Board of Election, Karen Brinson Bell is seen during an election forum, Sept. 19, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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Ousted top election official in key swing state urges civility toward 'caretakers of our democracy'

Read full article: Ousted top election official in key swing state urges civility toward 'caretakers of our democracy'

The former North Carolina elections director who was ousted this week after a politically motivated move by Republicans said Friday she hopes the new leadership will approach elections in a nonpartisan way and called for an end to verbal attacks against those who oversee the voting process.

CORRECTS NAME TO MEGYN INSTEAD OF MEGAN - FILE - Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, left, and journalist Megyn Kelly, attend a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
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On podcasts, Trump’s surgeon general pick touts organics, questions vaccines and talks spirituality

Read full article: On podcasts, Trump’s surgeon general pick touts organics, questions vaccines and talks spirituality

President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, has appeared on numerous wellness and right-wing podcasts over the past year.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives before President Donald Trump speaks on his first 100 days at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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How the military is dealing with Hegseth's order to remove transgender troops

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The military services are scrambling to nail down details and put together new guidance to start removing transgender troops from the force.

FILE - The CHS oil refinery is silhouetted against the setting sun, Sept. 28, 2024, in McPherson, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)
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15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his 'energy emergency' order

Read full article: 15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his 'energy emergency' order

A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources.

Supporters of a Maryland measure to create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery rally on Friday, May 9, 2025 in Annapolis, Md., next to a statute of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
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Supporters of a bill to study reparations for slavery urge Maryland Gov. Moore to sign the measure

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Supporters of a measure to create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery in Maryland have rallied next to the Capitol and the governor’s residence to urge Gov. Wes Moore to sign the legislation.

FILE - Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden arrives on the red carpet for the 2024 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoring Elton John and Bernie Taupin at DAR Constitution Hall March 20, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
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US poets laureate criticize Trump's firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Read full article: US poets laureate criticize Trump's firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Three recent U.S. poet laureates are condemning President Donald Trump's firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Pentagon directs military to pull library books that address diversity, anti-racism, gender issues

Read full article: Pentagon directs military to pull library books that address diversity, anti-racism, gender issues

The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21.

FILE - A neighborhood still flooded from Hurricane Milton prepares to have the FEMA Disaster Recover Center covert to a polling location for the general election on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Ridge Manor, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)
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'Don't get in my way,' the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff

Read full article: 'Don't get in my way,' the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff

The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is warning staff not to try to impede upcoming changes.

President of China Xi Jinping arrives in the Kremlin for a gala concert held for heads of foreign delegations, in Moscow, Thursday, May 8, 2025, ahead of celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Alexandr Kryazhev/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP)
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You called me. No — you called ME. Before US-China meeting, nations each say the other wanted talks

Read full article: You called me. No — you called ME. Before US-China meeting, nations each say the other wanted talks

Before high-level U.S. and Chinese officials hold talks in Switzerland this weekend to discuss high tariffs, Washington and Beijing have been in a rhetorical duel over which side reached out first.

David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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To keep millions alive after aid cuts, pull climate and other funding in richer nations, group says

Read full article: To keep millions alive after aid cuts, pull climate and other funding in richer nations, group says

Leading aid organizations are triaging aid after countries led by the U.S. funnel less money to foreign assistance.

El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump habla con reporteros en el exterior de la Casa Blanca, el jueves 8 de mayo de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
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Trump revives, then discards, then revives again the idea of taxing the rich in big GOP bill

Read full article: Trump revives, then discards, then revives again the idea of taxing the rich in big GOP bill

After flirting with raising the tax rate for the wealthiest earners, President Donald Trump is backing off that call — sort of.

FILE - US Mail is delivered at to an apartment complex in Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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FedEx board member Steiner is picked to be next USPS postmaster general amid talk of privatization

Read full article: FedEx board member Steiner is picked to be next USPS postmaster general amid talk of privatization

A former CEO of the nation’s largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors will take over control of the U.S. Postal Service.

FILE - People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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Most Americans disapprove of Trump's treatment of colleges, a new AP-NORC poll finds

Read full article: Most Americans disapprove of Trump's treatment of colleges, a new AP-NORC poll finds

A new poll shows a majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, as his Republican administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda.

FILE - Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden arrives at the presentation of the Gershwin Prize, to be awarded to Joni Mitchell at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
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President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Read full article: President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

President Donald Trump has fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the Republican president and his agenda.

FILE - Jeanine Pirro arrives at Fox Nation's Patriot Awards, Nov. 16, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
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Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

Read full article: Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

President Donald Trump says he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens during a meeting with Peru's Foreign Affairs Minister Elmer Schialer and Peru's Minister of Defense Walter Astudillo at the Pentagon, Monday, May 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

Read full article: Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify.

First lady Melania Trump, from right, Dorothy Bush Koch, Alice Gonzalez Yates, CEO of the George and Barbara Bush Foundation, and Judy de Torok, vice president of corporate affairs at the U.S. Postal Service, unveil a U.S. Postal Service Stamp honoring former first lady Barbara Bush, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Melania Trump hosts White House event to unveil Barbara Bush postage stamp

Read full article: Melania Trump hosts White House event to unveil Barbara Bush postage stamp

In the White House’s East Room, first lady Melania Trump and members of the Bush family gathered to unveil a U.

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