Top diplomat Blinken will visit the Mideast again this coming week. What can he...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his seventh diplomatic mission to the region since the...
A suspect is in custody after 6 people were shot outside a club in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixc people were shot late Friday outside a nightclub in the nation’s capital, police said.The shootings happened around 11:30 p.m. in...
As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had a question.“Is it true?” Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in...
South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — is getting attention again. This time,...
Commerce Department announces new restrictions on U.S. firearms exports
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department on Friday announced new restrictions on U.S. firearms exports in an effort to prevent the guns from ending...
Planning for potential presidential transition underway as Biden administration kicks it off
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration on Friday formally began planning for a potential presidential transition, aiming to ensure continuity of government no...
Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid...
President Joe Biden says he’s ‘happy to debate’ Donald Trump. Trump says he’s ready...
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall...
US postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has determined that an Israeli army battalion committed grave human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York’s special congressional election
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans’ majority could tighten by another vote after Tuesday’s special congressional election in Buffalo — at least, temporarily.Voters are choosing...
