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NEW YORK (AP) -- There was a time when presidential hopefuls played coy about their ambitions, crisscrossing the country under the guise of helping other candidates and deflecting when pushed on their obvious plans.
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as one of its architects works to use the government shutdown to accelerate his goals of slashing the size of the federal workforce and punishing Democratic states.
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump 's unprecedented retribution campaign against his perceived political enemies reached new heights Thursday as his Justice Department brought criminal charges against a longtime foe and he expanded his efforts to classify certain liberal groups as "domestic terrorist organizations."
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and accused the Trump administration of turning "the clock back" on public health.
NEW YORK (AP) -- As National Guard troops deploy across her city as part of President Donald Trump's efforts to clamp down on crime, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is responding with relative restraint.
Michael Whatley, chairman of the national Republican Party, plans to run for an open Senate seat in North Carolina in 2026, with the blessing of President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump was on stage at the Iowa State Fairgrounds earlier this month, kicking off the country's 250th anniversary celebration, when he heard what sounded like fireworks in the distance.
NEW YORK (AP) -- In choosing Zohran Mamdani as their candidate for mayor, Democrats in America's most Jewish city have nominated an outspoken critic of Israel, alarming some in New York's Jewish community and signaling a sea change in the priorities of one of the party's most loyal voting groups.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey primary voters chose their nominees -- and President Donald Trump notched a win in his endorsement belt -- in one of two high-stakes governor's races being held this year.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey primary voters have chosen their GOP nominee -- and President Donald Trump notched a win in his endorsement belt -- in one of two high-stakes governor's races being held this year.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Conservative legal activist Leonard Leo helped President Donald Trump transform the federal judiciary in his first term. He closely advised Trump on his Supreme Court picks and is widely credited as the architect of the conservative majority responsible for overturning Roe v. Wade.
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota assailed Donald Trump in a law school graduation speech Saturday, accusing the Republican president of creating a national emergency by repeatedly violating the rule of law.
A trio of elections Tuesday provided early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump at the beginning of an ambitious term, as Democrats rallied against his efforts to slash the federal government and the outsized role being played by billionaire Elon Musk.
The election to fill a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat has become a referendum not only on the new administration, but on Elon Musk, the billionaire who has become one of President Donald Trump 's top financial backers and the architect of his efforts to slash the federal workforce.
Wisconsin's upcoming Supreme Court race is just entering its final stretch and it's already breaking records as the most expensive judicial election in the nation's history. The April 1 contest between liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford and conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel has drawn millions of dollars in outside money -- most notably from billionaire Elon Musk, who...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Vice President JD Vance has been tapped to serve as a top fundraiser at the Republican National Committee in another sign that he is cementing his status as the torchbearer of President Donald Trump 's "Make America Great Again" movement.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- His group spent nearly $1 million on ads opposing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation's health agencies. He's delivering speeches urging the president to stand with longstanding foreign allies and lobbying members of Congress while aides write letters and opinion columns.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired Sunday during the Super Bowl preshow.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary's authority to serve as a check on executive power as the new president's sweeping agenda faces growing pushback from the courts.
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump is testing how far Republicans are willing to go in supporting his supercharged "Make America Great Again" agenda, tearing down government agencies and taking actions fundamentally at odds with once-traditional party principles.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary, is facing his first major crisis just hours after his swearing-in.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary, faces his first major crisis just hours after his swearing-in.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The marathon Q&A sessions are back, along with the cream Oval Office rug and the Diet Coke button on the Resolute Desk. So, too, are the late-night social media posts that ricochet across the globe and the barrage of executive orders.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The marathon Q&A sessions are back, along with the cream Oval Office rug and the Diet Coke button on the Resolute Desk. So, too, are the late-night social media posts that ricochet across the globe and the barrage of executive orders.
NEW YORK (AP) -- As he prepares to become the nation's first millennial vice president, JD Vance is already the presumptive heir to the "Make America Great Again" movement.
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump wants to turn the lights out on daylight saving time.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump was on the verge of backing a 16-week federal abortion ban earlier this year when aides staged an intervention.
GREENVALE, N.Y. (AP) -- Not yet even in office, Donald Trump said Thursday he's already accomplished more than President Joe Biden did in his entire term, an outsized claim by the president-elect just a month out from the election.
GREENVALE, N.Y. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday night in accepting the "Patriot of the Year" award at Fox Nation's Patriot Awards that he has already accomplished more since his election victory than President Joe Biden has in his entire term.
GREENVALE, N.Y. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump, largely ensconced at Mar-a-Lago in recent weeks, made a rare appearance outside his Florida resort, accepting the "Patriot of the Year" award at Fox Nation's Patriot Awards on Thursday night.
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump, largely ensconced at Mar-a-Lago in recent weeks, will make a rare appearance outside his Florida resort to accept the "Patriot of the Year" award at FOX Nation's Patriot Awards on Thursday night.
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump will attend the reopening celebration for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this weekend, his first foreign trip since the election.
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to two people familiar with the discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity.
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations.
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump says that Tom Homan, his former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as "border czar" in his incoming administration.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- As he bid farewell to Washington in January 2021, deeply unpopular and diminished, Donald Trump was already hinting at a comeback.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he loses -- just as he did four years ago.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump is finally getting his Madison Square Garden moment.
Former President Donald Trump will conduct an interview with Joe Rogan for his popular podcast on Friday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats on Thursday in a pointed and at times bitter speech as he headlined the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump is trading the rally stage for comedy Thursday night as he headlines the annual Al Smith charity dinner, where he was jeered eight years ago while delivering an especially pointed speech.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump will trade the rally stage for comedy Thursday night as he headlines the annual Al Smith charity dinner, where he was jeered eight years ago while delivering an especially pointed speech.
A group helping to lay the groundwork for a future Donald Trump administration said its computer systems were breached, marking the second known instance that people supporting the former president have been the target of a cyberattack.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump 's aides have requested a slew of stepped-up security measures, including military aircraft capable of shooting down surface-to-air missiles to transport the former president in the race's final stretch, amid growing concerns over threats from Iran in a campaign already shaken by violence.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump is returning to New York in the race's final stretch, scheduling a rally at the city's iconic Madison Square Garden.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump was onstage at a rally on Long Island last month, talking about taxes, when he appeared momentarily spooked by something he'd spotted over his shoulder.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump was onstage at a rally on Long Island last month, talking about taxes, when he appeared momentarily spooked by something he'd spotted over his shoulder.
INDIANA, Pa. (AP) -- From former President Donald Trump to Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, male Republican candidates are struggling to speak to female voters, using language criticized as tone deaf and patronizing as they try to win support from women and speak to issues important to them.
NEW YORK (AP) -- An apparent attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida has rocked a presidential campaign already marred by violence and raised questions about how such a thing could have happened for the second time in as many months.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A second apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump -- this time as he played golf in Florida -- has rocked a presidential campaign already marred by unprecedented violence and raised questions about how such a thing could have happened for the second time in as many months.
NEW YORK (AP) -- He claimed she would raise taxes and accused her of supporting open border policies that allowed an influx of migrants into the country. He blamed her for a litany of the current administration's failures and cast her potential presidency as four more years of the same.
NEW YORK (AP) -- He claimed she would raise taxes and accused her of supporting open border policies that would allow an influx of unvetted migrants into the country. He blamed her for a litany of the current administration's failures and cast her potential presidency as four more years of the same.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk.
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) -- As Democrats kick off their convention in Chicago, Donald Trump 's campaign is trying to regain its footing after weeks of struggling to adjust to Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the opposing ticket.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump's campaign released an update on the former president's health Saturday, one week after he survived an attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Introducing himself to the nation after being tapped as Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance is planning to use his Wednesday night address to the Republican National Convention to share the story of his hardscrabble upbringing and make the case that his party best understands the challenges facing struggling Americans.
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro was released from prison on Wednesday after completing his sentence for a contempt of Congress conviction and is expected to speak hours later at the Republican National Convention.
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- On the floor of the Republican National Convention Tuesday evening, vice presidential candidate JD Vance greeted and shook hands with excited delegates as he walked toward his seat.